Determine if text layers need updating

[Ghoul Fool]

Ignoring the "some text layers might need to be updated..." message ...

Is there a scriptable way of determining if said text layer has the triangle warning icon??

(text layer needs updating warning icon)

Kinda like this:

if (theLayer.kind == "LayerKind.TEXT")
{
  if (theLayer.textItem.feelingABitSleepyAndNeedsToBeUpdated == true)
  {
    theLayer.textItem.refresh();
  }
}

Assuming this is only caused by old file created in prevouos versions of Photoshop.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

If this is about missing fonts you could adapt this Script, otherwise yould you please provide an affected file? 

// 2024, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
//
main ();
};
////////////////////////////////////
function main () {
var theFonts = new Array;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") ); 
var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var theNumber = applicationDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("numberOfLayers"));
//////
for (var m = theNumber; m >= 0; m--) {
try {
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), m);
var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var layerSet = typeIDToStringID(layerDesc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("layerSection")));
var isBackground = layerDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("background"));
var theName = layerDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('name'));
// if not layer group collect values;
if (layerSet != "layerSectionEnd" && layerSet != "layerSectionStart" && isBackground != true) {
var hasText = layerDesc.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID("textKey"));
if (hasText == true) {
var textDesc = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('textKey'));
var paragraphRangeList = textDesc.getList(stringIDToTypeID('paragraphStyleRange'));
var kernRange = textDesc.getList(stringIDToTypeID('kerningRange'));
var rangeList = textDesc.getList(stringIDToTypeID('textStyleRange'));
for (var o = 0; o < rangeList.count; o++) {
var styleDesc = rangeList.getObjectValue(o).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('textStyle'));
// check for default font;
if (styleDesc.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID('fontPostScriptName')) == true) {
    var available = styleDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("fontAvailable"));
    //checkDesc2(styleDesc);
    var aFont = [styleDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('fontPostScriptName')), available]}
else {
	var theDefault = styleDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('baseParentStyle'));
    var available = styleDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("fontAvailable"));
	var aFont = [theDefault.getString(stringIDToTypeID('fontPostScriptName')), available];
	};
// add to array;
var theCheck = true;
for (var n = 0; n < theFonts.length; n++) {
if (theFonts[n] == aFont) {theCheck = false}
};
if (theCheck  == true) {theFonts.push(aFont)}
}
}
}
}
catch (e) {};
}
alert ("the result:"+"\n"+theFonts.join("\n"))
};

[Ghoul Fool]

Thanks for that.  

Sadly that works for font's that are missing, which is different to fonts that are avaiable - but somehow need to be updated.

Most of the time it'll just update the file and save it and there is no real difference.

However...

if you are working on a typeface which is in the PSD and want to see any changes at the old/new iteration it's best to go over the whole file layer by layer - hence looking to a script.

As it seems double clicking the text layer to update it, will also save the file (without asking) Bad Photoshop, no biscuit.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

You should be able to adapt the Script – instead of collecting an array of fontnames just selecting the Layer the first time it hits a missing font? 

Or how would you want to have the thing work? 

[Ghoul Fool]

That's the thing. the font isn't missing. It needs "updating".

Had a look at two files using Beyond Compare and the comparrison is more comples than I though. Visually it's very subtle differences to the outline (fonder rendering differnce between versions?) and quite a lot of bytes in hex.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I have test-files on hand with missing fonts, but none with update-necessary fonts. 

Can you provide one? 

[Ghoul Fool]

We'll get back to you on that one. The test .psd file I have (with a visible warning icon in the text layers) dissapears on on a reboot.

[r-bin · Accepted solution]

Try this

var id = activeDocument.activeLayer.id;

var r = new ActionReference();
r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("textWarningLevel"));
r.putIdentifier(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), id);

var ret = executeActionGet(r).getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("textWarningLevel"));  

alert("Warn = " + ret);

[Ghoul Fool]

r-bin That's got it!