Text moves after content change

[Megals]

Hi Ps-scripts Forum,

when i change the content of a pathed text layer, the whole text moves like 50px to the bottom.

After this code, the whole layer moves:

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layer.textItem.contents = text;

- The original file (12283 x 9134) does not have this issue. It only happens to the resized file(720 x 535)
- I also tried to store the original position and reapply it after the change, but nothing happens, maybe i did it wrong.
- PS2022

Any ideas what is happening here?

Best Regards
Chris

[Kukurykus]

Put whole code (at least the working part till the said part) and upload compressed psd files (one for each dimension), so I'll test it for you.

Ps. so far in PS 2023 I created bigger document with resolution 72, added some text, then resized document, finally tried with no problem this code:

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activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.contents = 'text'

[Megals]

Hi,

i packed a zip with 2 psd and the jsx for you to test. I also checked with 2023 but its still the same.

[Kukurykus]

I reproduced it. It seems to be a bug when using Document Object Model. Happily it works correctly with Action Manager code:

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sTT = stringIDToTypeID, txt = 'Text1 & Text2  Text1 & Text2  Text1 & Text2  Text1 & Text2  ';
(ref = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(sTT('textLayer'), sTT('ordinal'), sTT('targetEnum'));
(dsc1 = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(sTT('null'), ref); (dsc2 = new ActionDescriptor())
.putString(sTT('textKey'), txt), dsc1.putObject(sTT('to'), sTT('textLayer'), dsc2),
executeAction(sTT('set'), dsc1)

[Megals]

ok great that there is a solution! Is there a way to use a layer by name with Document Object Model:

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var textLayer = activeDocument.artLayers.getByName('text');

[Kukurykus]

You want to set certain layer to be active one? If so then use this code:

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with(activeDocument) activeLayer = artLayers.getByName('text')