How to disable automatically changing text color when I change foreground color in text layer?

[지영5E57]

Hi, I can't English well 😞

In the past, even if you changed the color in the text layer, it was not immediately applied to the text.

It was applied to the text color only when I filled it.

but now, if I change a foreground color, it automatically applies to the text color.

It's fainful. so I'm looking for turn off option.

I cant' find that option, in type tool, preferences/general, type..

Is there any way to turn it off?

[지영5E57]

Oh.. It's painful.. not fainful.... haha

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Could you please post screenshots taken at View > 100% with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Character, Options Bar, …) visible? 

Did you actually select the Text or just the Type Layer? 

[지영5E57]

not select Text, just Type Layer

[지영5E57]

I don't want to set character style.

I just want to change foreground color in text layer.

Because I'm working with many layers and when I change a foreground color,

I don't want to care about which layer I chage the color on.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I cannot make out the cursor in the recording, how exactly are you changing the Foreground Color? 

If you do it via the Swatches Panel then the behaviour (setting the character style) was the same in Photoshop 2023. 

[지영5E57]

I change foreground color just click in swatches.

and I've been using swatch along, before when I changed a color with swatch the text color didn't change.

The text color started changeing a few versions ago, but I can't remember when.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Well, that has apparently been the default behaviour for a while now. 

Do you remember a Photoshop version in which it was definitely different? 

You could post a Feature Request (»Idea«), but for now I see no option to avoid this and you may have to deselect the Type  Layer; which could probably be Scripted and the Script assigned a Keyboard Shortcut. 

A more complicated but fully automated approach might be involving the Script Events Manager to catch any setting of the Foreground Color. 

[지영5E57]

Thanks for reply.

I need that option but it wasn't there.

I try scripting event manager 🙂

Wish me luck. thank you.

[지영5E57]

yap, I made script. It works.

If you want to fix this problem. try this.

1. Save the script below as a jsx file.

function restoreTextColor(){
    if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT){
        executeAction(charIDToTypeID('undo'), undefined, DialogModes.NO);
    }
}

//EventHandler: Scripts/Script Events manager
try {
    if (arguments.length >= 2){
        var desc = arguments[0];
        var event = arguments[1];
  
        if (event == charIDToTypeID('setd')){
            var ref = desc.getReference(charIDToTypeID('null'));
            var cls = ref.getDesiredClass();
  
            if (cls == charIDToTypeID('Clr ')){
                var property = ref.getProperty();
  
                if(property == charIDToTypeID('FrgC')){
                    restoreTextColor();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
catch(e){}

 2. Open Popup: Photoshop MainMenu/File/Scripts/Script Events Manager 

3. Check: Enable Events to Run Scripts/Actions 

4. Photoshop Event: Everything

5. Script: Browse...

6. Select that script file.

7. Add

then if you change foreground color in text layer.

Event handler get event, and undo Set Character Style.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Hmm … 

What happens if you change the Foreground Color not via Swatches Panel but via another methos, like clicking the swatch in the Toolbar? 

[지영5E57]

The event handler code I used is here.

he was explain that the user changes the foregroundColor using the colorPicker or eyedropper.

[지영5E57]

and Thanks to you, I found the bug.

Change foreground color in ColorPicker Popup, It's not adding auto Set Character Style.

It becames undo, which should not be done.

I'm studing script now, so I'll learn to history and fix it.

[지영5E57]

Thank you for helping me.

I was able to learn more about photoshop scripts and it was very enjoyable experience.

[지영5E57 · Accepted solution]

function restoreTextColor(){
    var doc = app.activeDocument

    if (doc.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT){
        var last = doc.historyStates.length - 1;

        if (doc.historyStates[last].name == "Set Character Style"){
            executeAction(charIDToTypeID('undo'), undefined, DialogModes.NO);
        }
    }
}

//EventHandler: Scripts/Script Events Manager...
try {
    if (arguments.length >= 2){
        var desc = arguments[0];
        var event = arguments[1];
  
        if (event == charIDToTypeID('setd')){
            var ref = desc.getReference(charIDToTypeID('null'));
            var cls = ref.getDesiredClass();
  
            if (cls == charIDToTypeID('Clr ')){
                var property = ref.getProperty();
  
                if(property == charIDToTypeID('FrgC')){
                    restoreTextColor();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
catch(e){}