Free script: Remove Selected

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
October 12, 2018
3 replies
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Hi all,

I wanted to share a super simple script that creates a checkbox for removing Channels, Paths, Colour Pickers and/or LayerComps allowing a simple interface in case you don't always wish to remove all.

Can someone test on Windows for me

#target photoshop   
//Created by Dale R, for public and commercial use
//global variables
var w = new Window('dialog', 'Batch Remove');
w.preferredSize = [50,100];
w.alignChildren = "left"; // align checkboxes to left
// creating buttons and checkboxes
var ck1 = w.add("CheckBox { text: 'Paths', value: false}");
var ck2 = w.add("CheckBox { text: 'Channels', value: false}");
var ck3 = w.add("CheckBox { text: 'Layer Comps', value: false}");
var ck4 = w.add("CheckBox { text: 'Colour Samplers', value: false}");
var p = w.add ('panel', undefined)
p.alignment = "center";
var btn = p.add('button', undefined, 'Run')
p.add ("button", undefined, "Cancel")
btn.onClick =  function () {
    w.close();
    if (ck1.value == true) {
    app.activeDocument.pathItems.removeAll();    
        }
    if (ck2.value == true) {
        app.activeDocument.channels.removeAll();
        }
    if (ck3.value == true) {
        app.activeDocument.layerComps.removeAll();
        }
    if (ck4.value == true) {
        app.activeDocument.colorSamplers.removeAll();
        }
}
w.center();
w.show();

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Stephen Marsh

Adobe Expert

I hacked the script to include the following options:

Remove Guides
Remove all non-clipping paths

//https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2546383
//https://forums.adobe.com/message/10675883#10675883

//Added options to remove all paths except clipping paths and to remove all guides

#target photoshop    

//Created by Dale R, for public and commercial use 
//global variables 
var w = new Window('dialog', 'Batch Remove'); 
w.preferredSize = [50,100]; 
w.alignChildren = "left"; // align checkboxes to left 

// creating buttons and checkboxes 
var ck1 = w.add("CheckBox { text: 'Non-Clipping Paths', value: false}"); 
var ck2 = w.add("CheckBox { text: 'Channels', value: false}"); 
var ck3 = w.add("CheckBox { text: 'Layer Comps', value: false}"); 
var ck4 = w.add("CheckBox { text: 'Colour Samplers', value: false}");
var ck5 = w.add("CheckBox { text: 'Guides', value: false}"); 

var p = w.add ('panel', undefined) 
p.alignment = "center"; 
var btn = p.add('button', undefined, 'Run') 
p.add ("button", undefined, "Cancel") 

btn.onClick =  function () { 
    w.close(); 

    if (ck1.value == true) { 
    //https://www.hilfdirselbst.ch/foren/Script_um_Pfade_zu_l%F6schen_P372902.html
    var myPath = activeDocument.pathItems;
    for (n = myPath.length-1; n>-1; n--)
    { aP = myPath[n];
    if(aP.kind != "PathKind.CLIPPINGPATH" ) { aP.remove() }
}
        } 
    if (ck2.value == true) { 
        app.activeDocument.channels.removeAll(); 
        } 
    if (ck3.value == true) { 
        app.activeDocument.layerComps.removeAll(); 
        } 
    if (ck4.value == true) { 
        app.activeDocument.colorSamplers.removeAll(); 
        }
        if (ck5.value == true) { 
        app.activeDocument.guides.removeAll(); 
        } 
} 
w.center(); 
w.show();

However to provide more flexibility, I would prefer to have options for removing specific PathKinds:

CLIPPINGPATH
NORMALPATH
WORKPATH

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林天60860475

Known Participant

Deleting text sometimes needs

JJMack

Adobe Expert

Why would someone want to delete things they work hard to create. The color sampler tool has a clear all button in its interface why do you need an additional way to do that.

JJMack

Stephen Marsh

Adobe Expert

Thank you for sharing varDale=undefined

JJ it is a common enough task for some workflows to supply final flattened files to a client without wishing to include all of the “workings” included… However in such a situation I personally would prefer a “silent” approach without an interface as I would be wishing to batch remove the same things every time. As varDale=undefined states the intent is to facilitate clearing various elements with the flexibility to change which elements are cleared each time.

I think that it would be good to have an option to remove all paths and all clipping paths… One may wish to keep the clipping paths, but nothing else.

Another candidate for removal could be the note tool.

JJMack

Adobe Expert

A saved jpeg file from a layer document does not have any of your work layers is a flat single layer file that does not support transparency or 16bit color. There is nothing for remove from the jpeg file. And in you work document you would want to selective remove thins like alpha channels not remove all channels or all all layer comps etc. You added then for a reason gloabl remove them is not something most would want to do IMO.

JJMack