Export visible layers only

[skjorn]

I think there should be an option to export visible layers only. It should be relatively easy to implement using LayerComp. I'm more than happy to do it if I'm assured it will get to mainstream.

[antipalindrome]

You're welcome to add it. Unfortunately I've been too busy to make many improvements myself lately but if you make a request I'll be happy to review it, test it, and if it works as described, I'll integrate it.

[skjorn]

Peachy. Generally though, I'll be able to make these changes only if my pull request regarding Targa support gets in. There are a lot of changes (half of the file maybe) that will make other merges difficult, but I felt they were necessary. I had to make a step towards extensibility and maintainability.

So please review it at your earliest convenience and let me know whether you're going to go with it or not. (I'm open to modify it if you find any issues.)

[antipalindrome]

Alright, I'll try and find some time tonight to look at. Thanks for your work :)

[finscn]

@skjorn , I hope #12 could help you :)

[skjorn]

@finscn Thanks, but no. I've implemented most of the features myself already, so I'm just going my own path. I basically rewrote the whole script. That's the problem with people working separately instead of together -- you end up writing the same code again and again. Alas, it can't be helped in this case.

[finscn]

@skjorn , sorry , My english is very weak , so I can't know what do you mean .

A. you have implemented the feature "Export visible layers only" ,so you don't need my code
B. you hope I could submit the pull request
C. there are some things I did make you unhappy

[skjorn]

:-) I am perfectly happy and you did nothing wrong. In fact, you did an amazing job. It's A (I also added support for Targa). I just regret that there's no leader for the project -- a person who would actively maintain it and say what goes inside a widely available version, so it doesn't bloat. This script is a common problem. Many people could benefit from it. Instead they get to this version by hsw107 from Google and are not aware that there are more advanced forks out there. So the same features are implemented over and over again -- that's sad.

[antipalindrome]

They get to my version because I wrote the original version and yes, I'll be the first to admit I haven't been doing a great job maintaining it and I need to find the time to come up with a new version using the changes so many people have proposed.
Unfortunately I haven't had the time in a while as I've been moving into a new house and before that I had been out of the country for a while so I wasn't able to maintain it. Once my move in complete I fully intend to get the script updated with the best of everyone's changes and I sincerely apologize for the delay on everything.

[skjorn]

Hey, don't need to apologise. I didn't mean it as a rebuke to you; just commenting the reality. You don't owe us anything and I'm sincerely grateful you wrote the script and put it in here. Given the history it was rather unclear what's gonna happen to the project. But since you intend to maintain it, I guess my worries were premature.

[antipalindrome]

No need to maybe, but I want to apologize, I get behind on things sometimes. Honestly I kind of forgot to monitor it as much and hadn't realized the script became as popular as it did. Also, if you ever want to be a collaborator on the repository I'd be happy to do that as well if you're interested.

[skjorn]

Sure, that would be nice I guess. I'd like to collaborate. Although we need to find a way to communicate about changes or one day you will wake up and realise that you don't recognise your own script one bit :-)