Lightroom SDK: Stack operations

[t3ran]

Hello,

I'm looking for a way to create stack from plugin using Lightroom SDK and based on API reference there's no way to do that, so is there really no way to do that or I missed something?

Thanks in advance.

[Akash Sharma]

Moving to Lightroom SDK​

[johnrellis · Accepted solution]

The SDK only allows stacks to be created when photos are added to the catalog with catalog:addPhoto(). Unfortunately, there is no way to manipulate stacks of existing photos.  Please add your me-too vote and details why you want this to this feature request in the official Adobe feedback forum: Lightroom SDK: stack ops | Photoshop Family Customer Community

As a workaround, you could stuff keystrokes to the user interface using Auto Hotkey or Keyboard Maestro, but that tends to be very fragile and platform-dependent.

[t3ran]

Thanks for your suggestion, but unfortunately it's not applicable in my case - I have no sure the use would have the collection I want to create stacks in open. So hope the feature request you mentioned would finally be implemented.

Thanks!

[johnrellis]

I have no sure the use would have the collection I want to create stacks in open.

You could use catalog:setActiveSources () to select the desired collection, then use catalog:setTargetPhotos() to select the desired photos, then stuff keystrokes to put the photos in a stack.  But even then, there are lots of opportunities for that to fail unless you're very careful, and even then, it can be difficult to make it work perfectly.

[t3ran]

Thanks for your suggestion, but I believe user could perform any operations while my plugin is working so it's not a good option I believe.

Thanks anyway

[johnrellis]

user could perform any operations while my plugin is working

Right, that's one of several reasons why keyboard stuffing is fragile.

[oliver_haubold]

Yes please give us this feature. Can't be that problem, when the function is already implemented in the context menu.

I need it to group my HDR images as stacks. The time tool stack to much or to less ... 0/-1/+1 ... or just give me this feature

[johnrellis]

Adobe product developers won't see your feedback here. Please add details about why you want this feature to this request in the official Adobe feedback forum: Lightroom SDK: stack ops | Photoshop Family Customer Community . Be sure to click Vote and Follow in the upper-right corner. Adobe developers read everything posted in that forum.