How to delete all history STATES (not history) - or other solution to a master macro

[Andreas Fransholm]

I am trying to set up a workflow for my coworkers to easy adjust color, brightness and so on simply by clicking on a SNAPSHOT that easily shows them the result. The SNAPSHOT is generated by a master macro that calls alarge number of macros. But my clever solution fails because I would like to give them the oppurtunity to run the master macro twice (for example to adjust brightness) and they are then prompted with a dialog that asks them if they would like to overwrite the SNAPSHOT that already exist wit the the same name. I simply cant find an easy way to delete SNAPSHOTS. History palette is easy to delete. If this was just a handful of macros I could figure out a way to fix it manually, but I have like 80-100 macros in different groups.



I have thought of this solution:


MASTER MACRO 1
- SELECT ALL. COPY.
- DELETE ALL SNAPSHOTS (with script)
- PASTE IMAGE
- RUNS MACRO APPLE (saving snapshot Apple)

- RUNS MACRO TOMATO (saving snapshot Tomato)

- GOES ON FOR SEVERAL MORE ...



The user chooses snapshot TOMATO and also wants to run snapshot APPLE. Clicks MACRO 1 again.





Anyone out there that can think of a solution or other idea?





(Photoshop CS6 on a Mac)

 

[Paul MR]

Re: How to delete all history STATES (not history) - or other solution to a master ma

This is one way to delete all Snapshots.

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var hs = doc.historyStates;
for(var a =hs.length-1;a>=0;--a){
   if(hs[a].snapshot) {
       doc.activeHistoryState = hs[a];
       delHist();
       }
}
function delHist() {
var desc20 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref23 = new ActionReference();
ref23.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('HstS'), charIDToTypeID('CrnH') );
desc20.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref23 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Dlt '), desc20, DialogModes.NO );
};

 

[Andreas Fransholm]

Re: How to delete all history STATES (not history) - or other solution to a master ma

Works like charm. Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!