Only show Color Coded layers Script

[GregCont]

Hi guys Geeks & Creatives, 

I've been seeking this for a while and Script listener didn't help me. 

I just want a script that only shows red color coded layers like this 

Image 1: this panel will filter by kind, color and red

I tried with GPT + Visual Studio code and nothing.

Thank you in advance. 

Then only shows red labeled layers

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Have you done a Forum search? 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/script-to-toggle-visibility-of-specif...

[GregCont]

Hey @c.pfaffenbichler 

Thanks for the forum link, I've been doing researches here but I copy and paste the codes in VS Code and then save as .jsx but my Photoshop 2024 won't run it well. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong.

Wish me luck

[GregCont]

Didn't find any resolution? those code are not working

[Stephen_A_Marsh · Accepted solution]

AFAIK, the filter in the layers panel isn't available to actions or scripting.

The alternatives would be to select all layers labeled in red, and or to toggle the visibility of all layers that are not labeled red.

[GregCont]

Yeah, maybe I'm asking for too much 😐

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Yeah, maybe I'm asking for too much 😐

By @GregCont

Not in my opinion. I don't know why these controls were not made available to action recording (and therefore Action Manager and batchPlay) from the beginning or afterwards in updates.

[r-bin]

The Select->Isolate layers command is scriptable.

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

The Select->Isolate layers command is scriptable.

By @r-bin

You are correct! I was of course commenting on driving the filters directly from the filter settings in the layers panel.

app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID( "isolateLayers" ));

[r-bin · Accepted solution]

Select all red layers, then isolate the layers.

[Stephen_A_Marsh · Accepted solution]

@GregCont 

Try this script:

/*
Select All Layers Labeled in Red and Isolate.jsx
v1.0 - 2nd June 2024, Stephen Marsh
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/only-show-color-coded-layers-script/m-p/14655753
based on a script by jazz-y
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/select-all-layers-except-layer-groups-and-text-layer/m-p/14355053
*/

if (app.documents.length) {
    // Select the layers by color - "none","red","orange","yellowColor","grain","blue","violet","gray" - new in 2024: "magenta", "seafoam", "indigo", "fuchsia"
    selectAllLayersLabelByColor("red");
    // Toggle on the isolate layers menu command
    app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID( "isolateLayers" ));
}


// Functions

function selectAllLayersLabelByColor(theColor) {

    var AM = new ActionManager();
    from = AM.getDocProperty('hasBackgroundLayer') ? 0 : 1,
    to = AM.getDocProperty('numberOfLayers');
    
    if (to) AM.deselectLayers();
    
    for (var i = from; i <= to; i++) {
        if (AM.getLayerProperty('color', i) == theColor)
            AM.selectLayerByIndex(i, true);
    }
}

function ActionManager() {

    this.getDocProperty = function (property) {
        property = s2t(property);
        var ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putProperty(s2t("property"), property);
        ref.putEnumerated(s2t("document"), s2t("ordinal"), s2t("targetEnum"));
        return getDescValue(executeActionGet(ref), property);
    };

    this.getLayerProperty = function (property, index) {
        property = s2t(property);
        var ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putProperty(s2t("property"), property);
        ref.putIndex(s2t("layer"), index);
        return getDescValue(executeActionGet(ref), property);
    };

    this.selectLayerByIndex = function (idx, addToSelection) {
        var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putIndex(s2t("layer"), idx);
        desc.putReference(s2t("null"), ref);
        if (addToSelection) desc.putEnumerated(s2t("selectionModifier"), s2t("addToSelectionContinuous"), s2t("addToSelection"));
        executeAction(s2t("select"), desc, DialogModes.NO);
    };

    this.deselectLayers = function () {
        var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putEnumerated(s2t("layer"), s2t("ordinal"), s2t("targetEnum"));
        desc.putReference(s2t("null"), ref);
        executeAction(s2t("selectNoLayers"), desc, DialogModes.NO);
    };

    function getDescValue(desc, property) {

        switch (desc.getType(property)) {
            case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:
                return (desc.getObjectValue(property));
                break;
            case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:
                return desc.getList(property);
                break;
            case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:
                return desc.getReference(property);
                break;
            case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE:
                return desc.getBoolean(property);
                break;
            case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
                return desc.getString(property);
                break;
            case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:
                return desc.getInteger(property);
                break;
            case DescValueType.LARGEINTEGERTYPE:
                return desc.getLargeInteger(property);
                break;
            case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE:
                return desc.getDouble(property);
                break;
            case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
                return desc.getPath(property);
                break;
            case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:
                return desc.getClass(property);
                break;
            case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE:
                return (desc.getUnitDoubleValue(property));
                break;
            case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:
                return (t2s(desc.getEnumerationValue(property)));
                break;
            case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:
                var tempStr = desc.getData(property);
                var rawData = new Array();
                for (var tempi = 0; tempi < tempStr.length; tempi++) {
                    rawData[tempi] = tempStr.charCodeAt(tempi);
                }
                return rawData;
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
    }

    function s2t(s) {
        return stringIDToTypeID(s);
    }

    function t2s(t) {
        return typeIDToStringID(t);
    }
}

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

@GregCont – How did you go with my script?

[GregCont]

Omg Bro! This is insane! Crazy! It worked perfectly!

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Great!

Special thanks to @r-bin for being persistent and pointing out the obvious that I was missing!

[GregCont]

@Stephen_A_Marsh is there a way I can use it for windows version?

[GregCont]

Never mind! 

[GregCont]

It was a lot work yesterday and I just sat in my home office and I got this!