Resize a selected layer

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• How to move and resize an entire layer with different objects and groups

  OK, I'm a little confused here. Things don't work the way I thought they would be and the documentation has confused me more.

  I currently have in my code

  var embedLeftSleeve = new File(folderPath+"/LeftSleeve.ai");

  var leftSleevePlaced = doc.groupItems.createFromFile (embedLeftSleeve);
  leftSleevePlaced.top = currentHeight;
  leftSleevePlaced.left = 0;

  I am importing a file HAVE and try to put it in its own layer. I want that it (the file imported AI) in its own layer. And I want the layer to be configured exactly as it was in the original. But, after importation, it seems to group non-grouped items, some items do not display the same way they have (like a shape with a gradient in there).

  And finally, I want to all the elements are resized to this layer as if I have selected the layers in illustrator and put across the hand (but it script on a defined scale).

  Can someone help me please. I am digging deep into the documentation and searching everywhere online to find what I want with little chance.

  John

  Yes Im getting problems with a met unknown shading type. Take this mixture on and everything else seems in good condition.

• How to remove each layer except the selected layer?

  Hello

  I would like to delete all layers including the background sets and layer except for the selected layer.

  It seems easy to first, but it stops... I tried in several ways; What I am doing wrong?

  #target photoshop
  cTID = function(s) { return app.charIDToTypeID(s); };
  sTID = function(s) { return app.stringIDToTypeID(s); };
  
  app.bringToFront();
  var doc = app.activeDocument;
  var currentLayer = doc.activeLayer; // remember the selected layer
  var selectedlayername = currentLayer.name;
  currentLayer.move( activeDocument, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING );  
  
    function DeleteLayer(layername) {  var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
      var ref1 = new ActionReference();   ref1.putName(cTID('Lyr '), layername);
      desc1.putReference(cTID('null'), ref1);     var list1 = new ActionList();
      list1.putInteger(17);  desc1.putList(cTID('LyrI'), list1);  executeAction(cTID('Dlt '), desc1, DialogModes.NO);
    };
  
  function DeleteBackground() { var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();  var ref1 = new ActionReference();   ref1.putProperty(cTID('Lyr '), cTID('Bckg')); desc1.putReference(cTID('null'), ref1);     var list1 = new ActionList();     list1.putInteger(1);   desc1.putList(cTID('LyrI'), list1);    executeAction(cTID('Dlt '), desc1, DialogModes.NO); };
  
  function initial () {
  for(var i = 0 ; i < doc.layers.length;i++){    if (doc.layers[i].isBackgroundLayer == true ) {  DeleteBackground();} }
  var layerNum = doc.layers.length;
  for(var  s = 1 ; s <= layerNum;s++){
     if ( doc.layers[s].name != selectedlayername ) {   
         DeleteLayer (doc.layers[s].name);
         }
     else if ( doc.layers[s].name == selectedlayername ) {
         }
     }
  }
  
  initial();
  

  Thank you

  Best regards.

  Hi arteangelus,

  Try this Code...

  #target photoshop
  var docRef = app.activeDocument;
  var layName = docRef.activeLayer.name
  var l = Number(docRef.layers.length)+1;
  while(--l){
      if(docRef.layers[l-1].name!=layName && docRef.layers[l-1].name!="Background"){
          docRef.layers[l-1].remove();
      }
  else{continue;}
  }
  

  -yajiv

• Can I move all the objects again selected layer without clicking hundreds of layer bars?

  I'm working on a complex illustrator file generated by GIS software. He gave me all kinds of groups of clip & road clip - what I really need, it's just to put all the same coloured polygons on the layer of a high level (unfortunately I can't draw all of my polygons in a group because illustrator doesn't pull these objects out of their existing clipping groups, and the card gets screwed completely upward if I release the clipping masks. With simple cards I have no problem Direct by selecting all of the polygons, I want, selecting their layers in the layers panel, then moving them to a new layer. This card is too complex, because there are hundreds of objects and hundreds of corresponding layers (they are not contiguous, or else I could simply click can be done with it).

  
  

  I used select > same > fill type to select all the polygons, I want that on a single layer, but I really hope that I don't have to select all the layers for each item one by one before I can move them to a new higher level layer. Does anyone know if there is a way to moving all the objects in a new layer selected without having to actually click all the layers in the Panel? Completely open to the alternative routes to my desired result!

  
  

  Thank you very much.
  
  

  Of course, after making the selection drag selection (to the right of the layer) icon on the desired layer. This will move any selected layer to the new layer.

  

• keyboard shortcut. (period) disable the classification in the selected layer

  I can't get my keyboard shortcut to disable the selected layer of ranking to work. Windows has the same Mac keyboard shortcut and I'm Windows.

  I use full screen and want to turn off a layer classification but cannot. I have to go back to the main panels and turn off the eyeball for the selected layer.

  Is it me who can not get this keyboard shortcut from. (period) to work?

  If I go on my pad and think that the. (period) is there, I find myself remove the selected layer using what, in my view, could be the. (period) there.

  This keyboard shortcut was reassigned and I use a pdf of Speedgrade obsolete reference? But this one is 10/12/2014.

  Everything could find your question! Re-entered Sg, played with touches of 'standard' period and paved num. Then tried to turn the NumLock... then, rather than being a temp power gimbal, the period key just to delete the layer selected. Not like a rocker... just delete the layer. Had to go back to history (Ctrl/Com - H) back on my bed.

  Then... you can check the status of your caps lock...

  Neil

• Help, please! I can't select the shape I drew with the pentool again... I have the selected layer, but there is no sign of my new shape in my path Panel?  I have been sitting here for days literally and simply cannot make it appear the race that I created

  HI - can help I'm going crazy! !

  I drew a shape with the tool pen (which took me Age..) and I go back an image that I imported, I cannot select once again it.  I can see it in red, but I'm not able to select once again it.  I have the selected layer, but there is no sign of it in my Panel of traces at all.  I tried clicking on the direct Selection tool (about 100 times), I tried the Brush tool.  I've tried everything.  The same thing happened to me the other day...    Please can someone help!  Tania

  It's the plug technique on the subject:

  Using Photoshop | Manage paths

  It contains this point under manage paths:

  When using a shape or pen tool to create a work path, the new path appears as the work path in the tracks Panel. The work path is temporary; You must save it to avoid losing its contents.

  OK, the red, you mentioned is a Stoke you added. Then quick mask is not involved.

• Problem with 'Create new Extrusion of the selected layer' CC 2014

  Hello, I am experienced with Photoshop but I'm new to 3D text in Photoshop.  I type the text and convert it to a form.  When I choose to create new Extrusion of the selected layer I get the dialog, I don't see in tutorials.  It says "you are about to create a 3D layer.  You want to switch to the 3D workspace?  Yes/No, do not display again. "Which one should I use for the 3D text?

  If I choose Yes, all the panels disappear and the content in the tool options bar (Ribbon?) just under the menu bar disappears.  I have to restart Photoshop to get back on the tool options.  What could I do it wrong?

  Thanks - Dave

  I just chose 'No' and don't look at back.  I love my workspace, just as it is and doesn't prefer Photoshop to change for me in this case especially.

  You bring up the 3D Panel yourself via the window - 3D.  I think it's a good alternative for the Actions Panel, because I don't have any currently working in the 3D world.

  You'll want to see easily if you are working on 3D are 3D Panel and panel properties, among a few others.

  Regarding return your workspace as you like it...  Note the small switch near the upper right of the main window of Photoshop.  That can be used to select a workspace.  I suggest that you experiment and familiarize yourself with the concept of workspaces.  You can set your own and save it with a name, and that can really be useful.

  -Christmas

• Resize the selected objects

  OK, so I'm trying to write a script that resizes the selected object. I have two selected objects, the above is an element, it is a rectangle. I'm trying to resize the rectangle the size of the group above it with a small margin around element. Here's what I have so far.

  var design = app.activeDocument.selection [0];

  
  

  var top = design.visibleBounds [1] + 5 * 2;

  left is design.visibleBounds [0 var]-5 * 2;.

  var width = design.visibleBounds [2] - design.visibleBounds [0] + 10 * 2;

  var height = design.visibleBounds [1] design.visibleBounds [3] + 10 * 2;

  var background = app.activeDocument.selection [1];

  Background.position = (left, top, width, height);

  The problem is the last line there. I do not know how to manipulate the size/position of the selected object, or if it is still possible I searched for it and haven not found an answer. Thanks in advance!

  position property expects an array with x and y values, in that order. In regard to the properties width and height, use them in separate statements

  background.position = [left, top];
  background.width = width;
  background.height = height;
  

• How to find my box selection? Cannot resize a selected object.

  How to find my box selection? Cannot resize a selected object.

  Display > display the bounding box

• (Layers palette) When selected, layer is highlighted in gray, not blue.

  When I select a layer, it's highlighted in gray (in the layers palette) and I can't change it. My current process to make an editable layer is as follows:

  • Select Layer (shown in gray)
  • Double-click the layer (opens the dialog "Layer Styles")
  • Dialog box close "Layer Styles"
  • Layer is now highlighted in blue and can be edited.

  I am currently running Photoshop CS5.1 on a windows machine that uses Windows 7.

  Any thoughts?

  I just found out the problem. Somehow, I had entered in "Quick mask" mode Everything works normally now.

  Thank you.

• Moves other than the selected layer layers

  After you select a layer by dragging in the image box and move other layers above this layer or folder of the group. The first selected layer is more selected, the affected layer is even if I was just dragging inside the picture of my initial layer box. CS4 Windows

  Two things to check for

  (1) see if the layer is locked.

  (2) If you were moving to the origin of this layer and the latter it does not move, look in the toolbar above and if the automatic selection box is checked.

  When this box is checked, you can select a layer on the image it self. This can be difficult if there is not a lot of clearance between the two layers as a small image on one of the layers. It would be possible to accidentally select the wrong layer when you try to drag. With the box unchecked, then you have to select the layer in the layer panel.

• Selection/layer for beginner question

  New tempting user select the image of a photo for the overlay to another.  Can select with tools without any problem but unable to understand how to use only the selected part of a photo to superimpose on the background layer.  Would appreciate help from experienced users.  Thank you

  1. Let's say you have A & B photos
  2. Open the two images.
  3. Make a selection with one of the tools on A. You should see "marching ants" around the selection
  4. Go to Edition > copy. This will put the selection to the Clipboard
  5. Open the photo B, go to Edition > paste. Now you should have the choice on its own layer on B
  6. The tool move the access, the position of the selection and you can resize it with the angle handles as well

• Is there a selected layer or not?

  Hi all

  I need a small function that tells me if there is a layer selected or not. Now I always get the active layer, even if it is not selected with this AM Code:

  getSelectedLayerId: function()
  {
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '),charIDToTypeID('Ordn'),charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); 
    return executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(stringIDToTypeID( "layerID" ));
  },
  

  Thank you in advance!

  I think that this problem has been fixed in the latest version of Photoshop, but I have no ' t have so not sure.

  Until the most recent, you can use the following code as it checks to see if a single layer is selected by checking the visibility of the layers.

  function getSelectedLayersIdx(){
        var selectedLayers = new Array();
        var backGroundCounter = 1;
              if(activeDocument.artLayers.length > 0){
              backGroundCounter = activeDocument.artLayers[activeDocument.artLayers.length - 1].isBackgroundLayer ? 0 : 1;
              }
        var ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putProperty(charIDToTypeID("Prpr"), stringIDToTypeID("targetLayers"));
        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;
            var selectedLayers = new Array();
            for(var i=0;i 15) return selectedLayers ;
         }else{
             if(app.version.match(/^\d+/) > 15) return selectedLayers ;
           var ref = new ActionReference();
           ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ));
           ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
           if(!backGroundCounter){
              selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )) -1);
              }else{
                  selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )));
                  }
       var vis = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible;
          if(vis == true) app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible = false;
          var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
      var list9 = new ActionList();
      var ref9 = new ActionReference();
      ref9.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
      list9.putReference( ref9 );
      desc9.putList( charIDToTypeID("null"), list9 );
      executeAction( charIDToTypeID("Shw "), desc9, DialogModes.NO );
      if(app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible == false) selectedLayers.shift();
          app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible = vis;
        }
        return selectedLayers;
  };
  

• How to clear sticky-selection layer with the tool around in Photoshop CC?

  In Photoshop CC, you can click and drag the tool move to select more than one layer.  But sticky selection seems to be a novelty.

  In the attached screenshot, you can see that I have selected several layers of a graphic illustration.  Marquee of the move (not to be confused with the pixel-selection) tool is liked to touch these layers, but they remain selected.  Suppose that I have selected some of these layers accidentally: when I move the marquee away unwanted layers, I want than Photoshop to deselect them.  I don't want to restart a selection each time that my wrist shaking during the selection process.

  I realize that there are several ways to select layers.  I'm not looking for alternative solutions.  No sticky home or go.

  I am under Photoshop CC (2015.0.0 version) on OSX 10.11.5.

  

  It is in the upper left corner of your screen capture: Uncheck self-select layers.

• I have a selected layer, and I'd like use this selection to select things in another layer. I can't find a way to do this.

  

  What I have to do is to select a single layer of color depth to select then the depths of text for just this layer. The depths of text all come in on a layer of my GIS. I manually select each and place them on their respective layers, but as you can see, which could take some time. I saved a selection thinking I might be able to use it, but it did not work. In photoshop, it was so easy, but not so much in Illustrator. I hope that I am missing just something simple here... ideas?

  I will eventually write a code in GIS software to move the strings to a layer for each of them. The depths are actually extracted a file of S - 57. They were a little difficult to understand at first, but we wrote a code to exit the depth z and convert meters into feet. If I have to color code using the current file I end up touching each other anyway.

  So the key is that this could be a plugin great idea for an Illustrator 3rd party app. I asked Astute about this yesterday, but they had nothing in mind for now.