Script to copy layer in another open Document/group?

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• Copy of 5 layers (or a set of layer) to another open document

  Hello

  I have 2 open documents. The former has 5 layers. I need these 5 layers to the second open document. And that's my problem. The 5 layers creates a composition. So if I copy one by one, the position related to other layers will change.

  In my script tried linking layers before copying. Without success. Tried to create a layerSet, but did not find any method to copy this layer defined in the second document :/

  No idea how to copy the 5 layers of another document?

  Thank you very much

  Gustavo.

  Using copy and paste or layer.duplicate? Duplicate will retain all the data layer including position. If the documents are of the same size and the res, dupped layer will be in the same place, they were in the original document.

  If you copy and paste you need to get the layer boundaries in the original Victorinox then use layer.translate to move them into the correct position after the paste.

• Set the zoom level for all open documents

  I work with 2,3,4,5 and 6 open documents in Photoshop CC 2015.1.1 at a time.

  What is the easiest way to create a script that gets the number of open documents and defines a specific zoom on all open documents level?

  Basic workflow

  1. select images in Bridge

  Images of BR 2 - open in Photoshop

  3 - Photoshop > > window > > mosaic all vertically

  4 - run script defined zoom level

  The script must treat all documents open that not only active in operating the scipt.

  If (! documents.length) alert (' there is no open documents.) ', ' No. 'Document');

  else {}

  var saveActiveDoc = app.activeDocument;

  for (var i = 0; i)

  app.activeDocument = documents [i];

  runMenuItem (app.charIDToTypeID ("ActP"));

  runMenuItem (app.charIDToTypeID ("ZmOt"));

  runMenuItem (app.charIDToTypeID ("ZmOt"));

  }

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• Copy layer contained more docs open - crash inDesign

  Hello world

  As part of my workflow, I wrote a script which meant to copy the contents of a particular layer (in this case "the palette") of any document that you currently have active during any open document that start with the same name (IE. "order 2341 - big" would copy and replace the contents of the Layer palette in "order 2341 - small, but the script ignores all documents that do not begin with 'order 2341')."

  The problem is that the pasteInPlace(); component of my script crashes inDesign (I'm under CS 5.5). Curiously, if I stop the script before this point and paste the content manually it works fine, so it seems that it is only the script component that has the problem. Anyone would be able to take a look and see if there is something I am doing wrong, or if it's just a strange bug IDS?

  //script to copy contents of a specific layer over to all other opened documents that begin with the same name
  //written by Steve Eberhardt
  var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
  var docName = myDocument.name.match(/[^-]+/);
  var paletteLayer = null;
  var count = 0;
  
  
  paletteLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("palette");
  var paletteObjects = app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("palette").allPageItems;
  app.select(paletteObjects);
  app.copy();
  
  
  var docs = new Array();
  for (var i = app.documents.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
      docs.push(app.documents[i].name);
  }
  
  
  for (var i = 0; i < docs.length; i++) {
      app.activeDocument = app.documents.itemByName(docs[i]);
      var otherDoc = app.activeDocument.name.match(/[^-]+/);
      if (docName.toSource() == otherDoc.toSource() && app.activeDocument != myDocument) {
          paletteLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("palette");
          app.select(paletteLayer.allPageItems);
          try {
              var paletteGroup = new Array;
              paletteGroup = app.selection;
              app.activeDocument.groups.add(paletteGroup);
          } catch (_) {}
          paletteLayer.groups[0].remove();
          app.pasteInPlace();//this action crashes indesign
      }
  }
  
  
  app.activeDocument = myDocument;
  alert("Copied " + myDocument.name.replace(/.indd$/, '') + " palette to " + count + " documents");
  

  Thank you!

  Hello

  I suggest using the method duplicate() instead of the user interface select - copy - paste

  Something like:

  var
    myDocument = app.activeDocument,
    docName = myDocument.name.match(/[^-]+/),
    paletteLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("palette"),
    paletteObjects = paletteLayer.pageItems.everyItem(),
    docs = app.documents.everyItem().getElements(),
    i, otherDoc;
  for ( i = docs.length - 1; i >= 0; i-- ) {
      app.activeDocument = docs[i];
      otherDoc = docs[i].name.match(/[^-]+/);
      if (docName.toSource() == otherDoc.toSource() && app.activeDocument != myDocument) {
         paletteLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("palette");
         paletteLayer.pageItems.everyItem().remove();
         paletteObjects.duplicate(paletteLayer);
         }
    }
  app.activeDocument = myDocument;
  

  Jarek

• Copy a shape layer in another image?

  The only way I found to copy a shape from one image to the other layer is to have two footage in the editing pane and drag and drop the shape layer in the layers Panel on the other image.

  It is a rather painful process.  Is there another way to do it, I hope a keyboard combo?

  Ken

  One way is to use to duplicate the layer and in the destination menu choose the other open document.

  If your use of tab you should be able to drag the shape of the area of document using the tool go to the other tab and drop in the document.

• Move or copy smartobject in another document

  I have a layer of smartobject with a layer mask that I want to move to another document using a script.

  Is this possible? If so, how? Otherwise, what is the best solution?

  In the following search http://forums.adobe.com/thread/873935?tstart=0 wire Michael L Hale attached function dupeActiveLayerToDocument()

  Note the dependence of the order of the document in the round of open documents in Photoshop...

• Use Applescript to copy layer objects between documents

  I'm currently following script with AppleScript:

  1. the user selects the files of reference and target

  2. open reference file

  3. Select and copy objects on a specific layer to the Clipboard

  4. Paste the contents of the Clipboard in a specific layer in the target file

  The dictionary of InDesign CS3 has a copy command, but I encounter an error all sense, I try to use it

  copy v : copy the selection in the document window active the Clipboard. 

  My script up to now:

  - prompt the user for the reference and the target files

  the value the reference_file to Choose file with guest ' select the InDesign of the reference file: " without invisible

  -the target_file choose file with guest the value "select the target file:

  say application «Adobe InDesign CS3»

  activate

  set myLayer to "Layer 1"

  Open reference_file

  say active document

  set reference_layer to reference object of ()layer myLayer( )

  choose all point page of reference_layer

  copy selection

  -narrow reference_file save no.

  end tell

  end tell

  ERROR MESSAGE:

  "Adobe InDesign CS3 was a mistake: selection in the active document does not include the message copy."

  Anyone know how to use the verb correctly copy?

  Hello:

  Try to use

  copy

  in itself, without following parameter. In my scripts, I tell the App to do, not the document or page.

  HTH,

  EGR

• How to copy a layer Style to one layer to another PSE9

  I'm copying 'fx' of an image to another, but when I try to drag to the next picture, it doesn't seem to work someone could help

  I held the ALT key and dragging but no luck...

  Title of the message was edited by: Brett N

  One way is to copy and paste the layer styles:

  1. right click on the layer with the layer style, and then choose the copy layer Style

  2. choose another layer and right-click and choose Paste layer Style

  (or select all of the layers that you want to copy the layer style to choose the paste layer Style)

  The above work equally between different documents.

  (click on the screenshots below for more great views)

  Also available in the menu layer:

  

  copy layer style

  

  Paste the layer style

  

• Copy a layer to another file...

  Is it possible to copy a layer in one single file to another?  I designed a model of Web site I want to understand the context in which I want to build the background mosaic in a separate file.  I like the results of the background in the original file, but don't want to start trying to figure out what I did.  The file was created a long time ago.  I just got the approval of the customer for him.  I tried to drag the layer I want in a new file, but it does not work.

  Thanks for the tips!

  Jules

  You could try layer > duplicate layer, then choose another open or new file as the destination.

  Also, you should be able to make a right click on the layer thumbnail and see in double layer listed.

  MTSTUNER

  Post edited by: MTSTUNER

• How to "go to a page in another document" without close the currently open document?

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  I have probably just my math, but given a limit of area of selection (or limits), I'm trying to resize it so that it is the size of a paper target, and then translate it so it is in the upper left corner, taking up the entire screen (so what is in the square selection occupies the entire screen.  Now if I duplicate the layer in the same document and resize it using the dimensions of the document and translate, it fills the entire screen.  However, if double layers in a target, document and scale and translate according to its dimensions, the layer is the right size, but madly out of position (most of the time off the page).  I think that the translation would be independent of the destination doc and based only on the magnitude and (minX, minY) from the selection box.

  Is my math off or y at - it something funny on duplicate a layer in another document?  I guess this is the first, but I continue to do it in my head and the math seems reasonable.

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  	layer.isBackgroundLayer = false;
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  	layers [0] = layer;
  	for (var i = 0; i < layers.length; i ++) {}
  	layers [i] = layer.duplicate (documentTarget);
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  	var scaleY = documentTarget.height.as ("px") / (selectionBox ['Christmas'] - selectionBox ["minY"]);
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  }

  }

  .. Why would it be different if the layer is duplicated at the topleft of the paper target to 0,0 minX, minY?

  This is the point I was trying to do. This assumption is inaccurate. The duplicated layer is not 0,0 unless the two documents are the same size and resolution. To chip away at layer is centered in the new RFSO. Only when the sizes correspond to the positions will match. Otherwise the new top-left position could be anywhere including canvas (negative values).

  If you do not want to change the minX, minY, for some reason, you could add code to align the layer to the top left before the line translate.

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     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
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     executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Algn" ), desc, DialogModes.NO );;
  };
  function alignTopLeft(){
    align("AdTp");
    align("AdLf");
  };
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  alignTopLeft();
  app.activeDocument.selection.deselect();
  

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