When passing on Smart Object-heavy files to costumers I try to flatten the content of the Smart Objects as much as possible and if Layer Comps are involved it can necessitate maintaining those in the Smart Object.
But in trying to automate the determination of whether the Layer Comps have to be maintained or can be disregarded I have come upon something something that seems odd to me.
Setting Smart Objects’ Layer Comp setting to »Don’t Apply Layer Comp« and »Last Document State« can result in different appearance.
• So which state of the Smart Object does »Don’t Apply Layer Comp« refer to exactly?
• Or rather why does »Last Document State« not necessarily represent the appearance of the opened Smart Object?

I can naturally provide the file for testing.
Adobe Photoshop Version: 2017.1.1 20170425.r.252 2017/04/25:23:00:00 CL 1113967 x64
Operating System: Mac OS 10.12.5
Thanks in advance on any explanations!
Regards,
Pfaffenbichler
But in trying to automate the determination of whether the Layer Comps have to be maintained or can be disregarded I have come upon something something that seems odd to me.
Setting Smart Objects’ Layer Comp setting to »Don’t Apply Layer Comp« and »Last Document State« can result in different appearance.
• So which state of the Smart Object does »Don’t Apply Layer Comp« refer to exactly?
• Or rather why does »Last Document State« not necessarily represent the appearance of the opened Smart Object?

I can naturally provide the file for testing.
Adobe Photoshop Version: 2017.1.1 20170425.r.252 2017/04/25:23:00:00 CL 1113967 x64
Operating System: Mac OS 10.12.5
Thanks in advance on any explanations!
Regards,
Pfaffenbichler
christoph pfaffenbichler, Champion
Frankly that seems less than ideal and quite the opportunity for messing up in automating tasks.
Max Johnson, Champion