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Photoshop: Please add the ability for Command-J to dupe layers and layer groups
Command-J duplicates the entire current layer, or a portion of the current layer, if there’s a selection. It’s a great feature, and one I use daily.
For some strange reason, Command-J doesn’t do anything when there’s two layers or a layer group selected. Why? I realise there’s probably a decent technical reason for this, but a context sensitive “just dupe it” command would be really handy, even if it’s actually several different methods behind the scenes.
Is now a good time to mention that the Layer menu already contains an item that does most of these things, but it doesn’t have a keyboard shortcut by default? Pre-emptive strike: Assigning a keyboard shortcut wouldn’t help, as the menu item doesn’t duplicate selections within a layer (Command-J does).
For some strange reason, Command-J doesn’t do anything when there’s two layers or a layer group selected. Why? I realise there’s probably a decent technical reason for this, but a context sensitive “just dupe it” command would be really handy, even if it’s actually several different methods behind the scenes.
Is now a good time to mention that the Layer menu already contains an item that does most of these things, but it doesn’t have a keyboard shortcut by default? Pre-emptive strike: Assigning a keyboard shortcut wouldn’t help, as the menu item doesn’t duplicate selections within a layer (Command-J does).
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JeffreyTranberry
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david_jensen_2204855
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I'll try to put something together.
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julian_kussman
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try{
var idCpTL = charIDToTypeID( "CpTL" );
executeAction( idCpTL, undefined, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){
var idDplc = charIDToTypeID( "Dplc" );
var desc172 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref3 = new ActionReference();
var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
ref3.putEnumerated( idLyr, idOrdn, idTrgt );
desc172.putReference( idnull, ref3 );
var idVrsn = charIDToTypeID( "Vrsn" );
desc172.putInteger( idVrsn, 5 );
executeAction( idDplc, desc172, DialogModes.NO );
}
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aleksoctop
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shangara_singh
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dav3punk
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dav3punk
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scott_mahn
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howard_pinsky
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marina_thompson
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If you select the layers or groups you want to dupe,
you can option - drag right on the layers palette, up or down.
This will duplicate multiple layers very easily.
No script needed. Adobe is vaguely aware of this.
[Personally, I would rather this didn't work this way...
I would like a preference or documented keyboard shortcut so I could stop it!]
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david_dobish
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1. Open folder where PS is installed.
2. Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5 (64 Bit)\Scripting\Utilities
3. Place the ScriptListener plugin into your root plugins directory.
4. Restart PS
5. Now almost every thing you do, will be written out to a file on your desktop called. ScriptingListenerJS
6. You can copy and paste the chucks of code into a seperate script to run the given function.
1. Open Extendscript
2. Paste the code into a new file.
3. save the file out as foo.JS
You now have a stand alone script.
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shangara_singh
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Why isn't there an interface to turn the ScriptListner on and off and given a name that would attract non-scripting people to try it, or a Scripts panel on par with Actions?
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