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1. Re: Quick find layer
Trevor.Dennis Feb 11, 2012 3:22 AM (in response to steenmikkelsen2)Are you aware of Auto Select on the Options bar when you have the Move tool selected? It's either very very useful, or a royal PITA depending on what you are trying to do.
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2. Re: Quick find layer
steenmikkelsen2 Feb 11, 2012 3:26 AM (in response to Trevor.Dennis)Just what I'm looking for - thanks.
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3. Re: Quick find layer
Noel Carboni Feb 11, 2012 9:01 AM (in response to steenmikkelsen2)Just to expand on Trevor's good answer a bit, keep in mind that even without Auto Select enabled, with the Move Tool selected you can right-click on the image and it will show you a list of layers that are underneath your cursor.
-Noel
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4. Re: Quick find layer
c.pfaffenbichler Feb 12, 2012 4:05 AM (in response to steenmikkelsen2)2. In the Layers Panel - can I switch between unhide and hide layers . Sow if I have the unhide layers ( with an "eye") on my screen, I can switch sow the unhided layer got to be hide and the hide layer got to be unhide. ?
I guess that could be Scripted, if you want to give it a try you could ask for help over at
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5. Re: Quick find layer
PECourtejoie Feb 12, 2012 11:18 AM (in response to steenmikkelsen2)Hello!
1.You can even select layers without having the move tool selected by doing a Control+Right-click (or Command+Right-Click on a Mac), it will give you a list of all the layers beneath (but will show all groups, wether or not they have content below the cursor)
2. If one layer is hidden, ALT+Click the eye of the hidden layer, to hide it, and show the others.
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6. Re: Quick find layer
c.pfaffenbichler Feb 12, 2012 11:52 PM (in response to c.pfaffenbichler)If it is about several layers, you could give this a try, it works only on artLayers, though, and leaves groups unaffected.
// hide visible and show invisible art layers; layer groups are exempt; // 2012, use it at your own risk; #target photoshop if (app.documents.length > 0) { changeLayersVisiblty(app.activeDocument); }; ////// function collect all layers ////// function changeLayersVisiblty (theParent) { for (var m = theParent.layers.length - 1; m >= 0;m--) { var theLayer = theParent.layers[m]; if (theLayer.typename == "ArtLayer") { // change visibilty of artlayers; if (theLayer.visible == true) {theLayer.visible = false} else {theLayer.visible = true}; } // apply the function to layersets; else { changeLayersVisiblty(theLayer) } }; }; -
7. Re: Quick find layer
PECourtejoie Feb 13, 2012 12:00 AM (in response to c.pfaffenbichler)Just a curious question, is there a mechanism that would allow scripts to be added to contextual menus (in an easy way)? If not, I'll feature request it. I feel that they would be more useful if added where we need them, rather than in the file>scripts menu.
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8. Re: Quick find layer
c.pfaffenbichler Feb 13, 2012 12:05 AM (in response to PECourtejoie)One can trigger the Scripts that are in that folder from a Configurator Panel or contain the Script itself in a Configurator Panel, or assign them Keyboard Shortcuts – but as far as I know the Menus are off-limits for anything beyond the customization allowed in Edit > Menus.
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9. Re: Quick find layer
PECourtejoie Feb 13, 2012 12:35 AM (in response to c.pfaffenbichler)Thanks, do you think it would make sense, Christoph, or would it cause more trouble than necessary?
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10. Re: Quick find layer
c.pfaffenbichler Feb 13, 2012 12:47 AM (in response to PECourtejoie)I think it could be a source of lots of problems and not just programming-wise – so far the menu’s relative unflexibility ascertains that most people can easily navigate any installation; I seem to remember some threads where people where thrown by features hidden via Edit > Menus, so I suppose if people could totally rearrange the menus and add features it might cause even more confusion.
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11. Re: Quick find layer
Grant H Feb 13, 2012 4:13 AM (in response to steenmikkelsen2)with the Move Tool selected you can right-click on the image and it will show you a list of layers that are underneath your cursor.
and then can select the layer you wish to work on etc...
yep... my prefered way... I almost always leave "auto select" unchecked... (especially as the nature with PS work, you zoomed it a lot, dare I mention why auto select not a good option...)
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