/ps-bootstrap

kickstart .psd's with your own set of layers, layergroups and guides

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tested on Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5

Photoshop bootstrap

Create your own predefined set of layers, layergroups and guides so you won't have to manually set these up every time you need a new psd.

Install

copy build/bootstrap.jsx to your photoshop scripts folder:

Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5\Presets\Scripts
Mac OS: Applications\Adobe Photoshop CS5\Presets\Scripts

If you have copied the .jsx file to the right directory, the script should appear in Photoshop under file › scripts › bootstrap when you have restarted it. It might be nice to create a shortcut.

Example

Usage

Edit the settings object at the top of the bootstrap.jsx to meet your own needs. Default setup creates a document of 1200x1200, with guides that center 978px horizontally and one vertical guide at 100px. Also a couple of layergroups are created, namely HEADER, BODY, FOOTER, and an extra layergroup + layer for the logo.

var height, margin, settings, width;
width = 1200;
height = 1200;
margin = (width - 978) / 2;

settings = {
  /*
    document setup
  */

  width: width,
  height: height,
  /*
    guides
  */

  guides: {
    horizontal: [100],
    vertical: [margin, width - margin]
  },
  /*
    layers
  */

  layers: [
    {
      name: 'HEADER',
      layers: [
        {
          name: 'logo',
          layers: [
            {
              name: 'logo'
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }, {
      name: 'BODY',
      layers: []
    }, {
      name: 'FOOTER',
      layers: []
    }, {
      name: 'BACKGROUND',
      layers: [
        {
          name: 'background'
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
};
name type example
width number 1200
height number 1200
guides object { horizontal: [], vertical: [] }
guides.horizontal array [100, 100*2, width / 2] 
        Numbers will be rounded off.
    </td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>guides.vertical</td>
    <td>array</td>
    <td>
        <code>[100, 100*2, height / 2]</code>

        Numbers will be rounded off.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>layers</td>
    <td>array containing objects</td>
    <td>
        <code>[{ name: 'layer 1' }]</code>

        Layers can be nested. If a layer contains another layers array, a layergroup is created. Every layer must be an object. If not, an empty artlayer is created.
    </td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>layer.name</td>
    <td>string</td>
    <td><code>layername</code></td>
</tr>

Contribute / modify

You must have node, npm, coffeescript and grunt installed.

Install node modules

Run npm link to create a local install of the grunt packages.

Edit code

Run grunt to continually compile coffeescript and move the .jsx file to the photoshop directory. Set the proper directory in the grunt.js file.