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To you can automate that process with a Photoshop Script, Action can not use logic to see the Layer names that are being merged and rename the merged layer name to what you want based on the former layer names. Script can use the required logic to do what you wan to automate.
The previous script ran in approx. 6.7 seconds to run on a random set of 3 layers stacked.
The new code below took approx. 4 seconds for the same 3 layers.
It's still a less than ideal hack though... A better coder than me should be able to make this much faster. Can somebody upgrade my code?
EDIT: It appears that the best/common way is to temporarily group the selected layers, then do something with the group (rather than with a new doc as my second script uses).
/*
Select all requi
I think making it run in 2 steps is a bad idea because purpose of the script is making it work with single click, and seamless if possible.
And, it is indeed possible. With some external help as well, I managed to write this. It works without opening SO (which I didn't like), but it can be a bit slower with bigger files (very little tho). I personally prefer this.
/*
Create a new smart object with the bottom layer's name
Gökhan Şimşek - 7.5.21
v1.1
*/
#target photoshop
var myDoc = app.activeI modified the get selected layers code I posted to create the smart object layer, As the cods stands the Smart object layer name will be the bottom not the top name. However, there is code that is commented out. That code would make the layer name the list of merged layers.
app.activeDocument.suspendHistory('makeSmartObject','main()');
function main() {
try {
var selectedLayers = get_selected_layers_id();
var Names = (get_layer_by_id(selectedLayers[0]).name);
/*
var Names = ""
sTT = stringIDToTypeID;
(ref = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated
(sTT('layer'), sTT('ordinal'), sTT('targetEnum'));
(dsc = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(sTT('null'), ref)
executeAction(sTT('linkSelectedLayers'), dsc)
with((actveDcmnt = activeDocument).activeLayer)
nme = linkedLayers.pop().name, merge()
actveDcmnt.activeLayer.name = nme
or:
(aD = activeDocument).suspendHistory('', ''), aHS = aD.activeHistoryState
sTT = stringIDToTypeID, dsc = new ActionDescriptor(), arr = ['back
I did not see the simplest way - to get the name of the 1st target layer and assign it after convert to SO.
function main() {
var s2t = stringIDToTypeID;
(tr = new ActionReference).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('targetLayersIDs'));
tr.putEnumerated(s2t('document'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
(lr = new ActionReference).putProperty(s2t('property'), n = s2t('name'));
lr.putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), executeActionGet(tr).getList(p).getReference(0).getIdentifier(s2t('layerID')));
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Have you looked at targeting the top layer and then using "merge down" – CMD/CTRL E as many times as required?
No need for a script, however, you could record an action to automate this command for 2, 3 or more "sets" of layers which will all retain the bottom name.
By @Stephen_A_Marsh
Stephen, I asked the same question as the OP a while back and, I thgink it was Christoph who came with an answer, but I didn't make a note of it at the time, (my bad) so I can't remember if he suggested Ctrl e.
@c.pfaffenbichler was it you, and is the answer you gave me?
No c.pfaffenbichler in this thread.
By @Kukurykus
You need to expand your horizons. There is an entire world outside of this thread.
Looks like both of them work now 🙂
But the thing is, I was using that main function to undo whole thing with only one ctrl-z. (I use undo a LoT). Anything I can do about it?
And I am just curious, 4.th code always shows this error. I am just curious what is it.
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