"'Default Actions' set resets itself" bug - workaround

[Kukurykus]

Before Adobe will fix this bug: 'Default Actions' set resets itself / Bug: PS-18524 | Photoshop Family Customer Community​

function sTT(v) {return stringIDToTypeID(v)} function set(v) {
     return (ref = new ActionReference()).putIndex(sTT('actionSet'), v), executeActionGet(ref)
}
$.level = 0; try{set(2)} catch(err) {try{if ((dsc = set(1)).getString(sTT('name')) == localize
     ('$$$/Presets/Actions/DefaultActions_atn/DefaultActions=DefaultActions')) {
          dsc.putReference(sTT('null'), ref), executeAction(sTT('delete'), dsc, DialogModes.NO)
     }} catch(err) {}
}

Copy above code to notepad, then in saving name blank type "Default Actions Bug.jsx" (incl. double quotes) and save it to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Startup Scripts CC\Adobe Photoshop

[Jeff Arola]

Don't know if adobe considers that a bug or not, but i tried older versions of photoshop and it seems to have started with the first photoshop cc version (photoshop version 14).

My wish is adobe would document things like this if they are intentional changes so users could address the issues sooner rather than years after a change such as this.

[Kukurykus]

Thx for checking how that was before. I can't believe that probably noone reported it so far. In my case some of my scripts checks Action Sets length, and when there is none of them some then some process may be triggered. Now I had to rewrite some parts in them if I wanted to work like I do in C6 EXTENDED.

Default Actions are rather useless, they are example for beginners. I never used them and don't know anyone who would do. So I don't understand why we have to deal with them. Even if they didn't make conflict with anything, I don't want to see them in my workspace. It's the same with patterns or brushes (but here it was always like it, even before CS6) - they reset itself when I remove current set before leaving Photoshop.

When I want to remove all I do it intentionally so when I don't need them why they're going to be loaded with next session of Photoshop? If I wanted to have them again I can load specific set or just use reset item.

It's like we composed panels in your workspace without saving it, and then after relaunching Photoshop, had to live back with some default workspace. In my opinion user should decide what has to be present and what not.

There were three other bugs in CC2018. After few months of my begging one got fixed, but still there are two I am waiting to be sorted out as I can't work with them. Now I see there is another one. Well, another reason to stay in stable CS6 extended. It seems first modern Photoshop I may finally use will be CC2019