3 Replies Latest reply: Apr 14, 2012 3:47 PM by rproulxmtl RSS

    Layer colour tagging bug

    rproulxmtl Community Member

      If I assign a colour to a layer and then change the layer to a Smart Object the colour tag is lost.

       

      1) Open image

      2) Duplicate (Ctrl+J) Background to create a Layer (Layer 1)

      3) Right-click on the Layer 1 'Eye' icon and choose a colour (Red)

      4) Right-click on Layer 1 and choose " Convert to Smart Object

      5) The Red colour that was assigned in step 3 will now disappear.

       

      Expected Result: Layers that have been assigned a colour should keep that colour even when converted to a Smart Object.

       

      PS6 Build: m.415

      Confirmed on both Windows7-64 and Vista64

      Motherboard: Asus P6X58D-E

      CPU: Intel Core i7- 960 (Not overclocked)

      RAM: 24GB

      Video: ATI Radeon HD5700

      HD: OCZ-Vetiex2 120GB SSD (OS/Apps)

      HD: WD600GLFS (Data)

      HD: WD300GLFS PS (Scratch)

       

      (This error has also confirmed by someone else using a Mac)

       

      Russell

        • 1. Re: Layer colour tagging bug
          Howard Pinsky CommunityMVP

          I can confirm this behavior. Whether it's 'as designed' or not, that I don't know. Double-clicking on the Smart Object shows that the tag is kept within the layer itself. It just doesn't reflect on the Smart Object in the Layers Panel. Let's wait for an employee to chime in.

          • 2. Re: Layer colour tagging bug
            Chris Cox Adobe Employee

            Yes, it is as designed. You are not converting the current layer - you are moving the current selected layers to a new document, then placing that document in the current document.  You should not expect any layer properties to be maintained.

            • 3. Re: Layer colour tagging bug
              rproulxmtl Community Member

              That might be what's going on behind the scenes. But I'm not sure most users will understand why adding a colour tag to a layer cannot be maintained when all they're doing is choosing to apply a layer option.

               

              In my case I was organizing 20 small images on the canvas and found the colour tags very useful in that I could view and align/distribute various groups as per their assigned colour. I then decided that resizing was needed so I changed them all to SO's and that's when all the work I did assigning colours was lost. If the colour tag is being offered as a layer organization feature then it should be maintained when a common layer operation is performed.

               

              Your explanation sounds as if converting a layer to a SO should also cause it to lose any name we've given that layer. But a layer name is not lost and remains intact. So why not the colour?

               

              Russell