is there selected imge layers to text layers script?

[wellearn]

I'm using this script but it can make one text.

Is it possible that selected imge layers to be changed to text layers together? T T

Voilà:

if (app.documents.length > 0) mainScript();

function mainScript() {

try {

var myLayerName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;

var myLayerText = activeDocument.artLayers.add();

myLayerText.name = myLayerName ;

myLayerText.kind = LayerKind.TEXT;

myLayerText.textItem.contents = myLayerName;

} catch (errStr) {

alert(errStr);

}

}

[Stephen Marsh]

Please post before/after screenshots, or better yet, sample PSD files clearly indicating what you want.

[wellearn]

Hi, Stephen 🙂
I bring some new images for experation below.

I need to change selected image layers to text layers(same image-layer name) 

but I can't find the way. @ @

[wellearn]

*experation > explanation 

[Stephen Marsh · Accepted solution]

@wellearn 

There are many examples in the forum. You could try one of the following two scripts to process selected layers:

// from jazz-y

#target photoshop;

var s2t = stringIDToTypeID;
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('targetLayersIDs'));
r.putEnumerated(s2t('document'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
var lrs = executeActionGet(r).getList(p),
    sel = new ActionReference();

for (var i = 0; i < lrs.count; i++) {
    sel.putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), p = lrs.getReference(i).getIdentifier(s2t('layerID')));
    (r = new ActionReference()).putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), p);
    (d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t("target"), r);
    //d.putBoolean(s2t("makeVisible"), false);
    executeAction(s2t('select'), d, DialogModes.NO);


// Your code here:
alert(activeDocument.activeLayer.name);
}

Or:

/*
Process Selected Layers
Based on:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/do-action-for-selected-layer/td-p/12604989
*/

var selectedLayers = getSelectedLayersIdx();
for (var a in selectedLayers) {
   
   makeActiveByIndex(Number(selectedLayers[a]));

   // Your code here
   alert(app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name);
   
}

function getSelectedLayersIdx() {
   var selectedLayers = new Array;
   var ref = new ActionReference();
   ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt"));
   var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
   if (desc.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID('targetLayers'))) {
      desc = desc.getList(stringIDToTypeID('targetLayers'));
      var c = desc.count;
      for (var i = 0; i < c; i++) {
         try {
            activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
            selectedLayers.push(desc.getReference(i).getIndex());
         } catch (e) {
            selectedLayers.push(desc.getReference(i).getIndex() + 1);
         }
      }
   } else {
      ref.putProperty(charIDToTypeID("Prpr"), charIDToTypeID("ItmI"));
      ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt"));
      try {
         activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
         selectedLayers.push(executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID("ItmI")) - 1);
      } catch (e) {
         selectedLayers.push(executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID("ItmI")));
      }
   }
   return selectedLayers;
}

function makeActiveByIndex(idx, visible, add) {
   if (visible === undefined) visible = false; // Boolean to make the selected layer visible
   if (add === undefined) add = false;
   var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
   var ref = new ActionReference();
   ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), idx);
   desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref);
   if (add) desc.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifier'), stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifierType'), stringIDToTypeID('addToSelection'));
   desc.putBoolean(charIDToTypeID("MkVs"), visible);
   executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO);
}

[wellearn]

Oh my god, how could you solve this T T

It works perfect! Thank you so much! 🙂

I want to learn about photoshop script coding but it hard to find the study program in Korea.

Is there any photoshop scripting class abroad?

[Stephen Marsh]

Oh my god, how could you solve this T T

It works perfect! Thank you so much! 🙂

By @wellearn

You're welcome! I didn't write the code, I just curated it.

In this example, the initial layer visibility and selection is restored after the script loops over each selected layer.

/*
Special thanks jazz-y for the code to work with multiple selected layers
*/

#target photoshop

    // Capture the initial layer visibility and layer selection
    var currentLayersState = getLayersVisiblity();

    // Get the selected layers: courtesy of jazz-y
    var s2t = stringIDToTypeID;
    (r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('targetLayersIDs'));
    r.putEnumerated(s2t('document'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
    var lrs = executeActionGet(r).getList(p),
        sel = new ActionReference();

    // Loop over the selected layers: courtesy of jazz-y
    for (var l = 0; l < lrs.count; l++) {
        sel.putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), p = lrs.getReference(l).getIdentifier(s2t('layerID')));
        (r = new ActionReference()).putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), p);
        (d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t("target"), r);
        //d.putBoolean(s2t("makeVisible"), false);
        executeAction(s2t('select'), d, DialogModes.NO);

        // Your code here:
        alert(activeDocument.activeLayer.name);
    }

    // Restore the initial layer visibility and selection
    setLayersVisiblity(currentLayersState);


///// Functions /////

function getLayersVisiblity() {
    // by jazz-y
    var s2t = stringIDToTypeID,
        t2s = typeIDToStringID;
    (r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('targetLayersIDs'));
    r.putEnumerated(s2t('document'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
    var targetLayers = executeActionGet(r).getList(p),
        seletion = [],
        visiblity = {};

    for (var i = 0; i < targetLayers.count; i++) seletion.push(targetLayers.getReference(i).getIdentifier());
    (r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('numberOfLayers'));
    r.putEnumerated(s2t('document'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
    var len = executeActionGet(r).getInteger(p);

    for (var j = 1; j <= len; j++) {
        (r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('layerSection'));
        r.putIndex(s2t('layer'), j);
        if (t2s(executeActionGet(r).getEnumerationValue(p)) == 'layerSectionEnd') continue;
        (r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('layerID'));
        r.putIndex(s2t('layer'), j);
        var id = executeActionGet(r).getInteger(p);
        (r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('visible'));
        r.putIndex(s2t('layer'), j);
        var visible = executeActionGet(r).getBoolean(p);
        visiblity[id] = visible;
    }
    return {
        selection: seletion,
        visiblity: visiblity
    };
}

function setLayersVisiblity(layersStateObject) {
    // by jazz-y
    var s2t = stringIDToTypeID;
    for (var a in layersStateObject.visiblity) {
        makeVisible = layersStateObject.visiblity[a] ? "show" : "hide";
        (r = new ActionReference()).putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), a);
        (d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
        executeAction(s2t(makeVisible), d, DialogModes.NO);
    }
    if (layersStateObject.selection.length) {
        var r = new ActionReference();
        for (var i = 0; i < layersStateObject.selection.length; i++)
            r.putIdentifier(s2t("layer"), layersStateObject.selection[i]);
        (d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t("target"), r);
        d.putBoolean(s2t("makeVisible"), false);
        executeAction(s2t("select"), d, DialogModes.NO);
    } else {
        (r = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(s2t("layer"), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
        (d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
        executeAction(s2t('selectNoLayers'), d, DialogModes.NO);
    }
}

[wellearn]

Ah-ha, I understand it.   
Later after work, I will see the code again and study it. 🙂
Have a good day, Stephen~