deleting history

[limey]

Is there an easy way to delete several of the History lines all at once without getting rid of all the History.
I've been dragging each line to the trash bin but it's slow going if you have a lot to get rid of.

 

[mflintjer]

limey, why would you want to delete any of the histories? [confused]

 

[limey]

Well sometimes I do a bunch of cloning or using some other tool and then I find I didn't much like what I did so rather than keep on adding more actions. I'd rather keep my history list as short as possible.

 

[kiwi]

I also delete my history when painting.What I do is when I get to a stage I like I make a new snap shot and work from there,then make another new snap shot and so on.Next I reduce snapshots,can save you a lot of time not having to reduce history actions one by one

 

[limey]

I've been trying that too Kiwi just wondered if there was another way I wasn't aware of, thanks.

 

[kiwi]

would be nice if you could multi select lines and trash them,maybe CS2... \:]

 

[limey]

yeah that's what I was trying to get it to do [confused]

 

[Yutosi]

From the history palette choose history option and check the Alloe non-linear history option this should makes delete certain states.

CS users now can create a metadata, text or both it will record every single step you do from opening to closing:
choose Edit > Preferences > General. In Mac OS, choose Photoshop > Preferences > General History log section.


Ammar

 

[limey]

From the history palette choose history option and check the Alloe non-linear history option this should makes delete certain states.
Ammar

I had already checked that option but I'm not sure if it helped in my situation, not sure what you are suggesting for that option. [confused]

 

[Yutosi]

limy, it seems i got you wrong there, sorry.


Ammar

 

[limey]

limy, it seems i got you wrong there,sorry.
Ammar

No sweat Ammaro, Have a Merry Christmas that goes for all of Santa's helpers here at the photoshopguru forums. 8}

 

[Lee]

I've been deleting history one at a time, also. Big pain. I didn't know you could take snap shots of the history. Very cool. Thanks kiwi.

 

[dbell]

I've been deleting history one at a time, also. Big pain. I didn't know you could take snap shots of the history. Very cool. Thanks kiwi.

It's never really necessary to delete history lines. Just go back to a line in history and continue with your next action. When you do, it replaces all the history lines below it.

 

[Lee]

Ah, ha. Yet another great tip. Thanks, dbell.

 

[limey]

It's never really necessary to delete history lines. Just go back to a line in history and continue with your next action. When you do, it replaces all the history lines below it.

Hi dbell, sorry it's taking me so long to get back to you but I've been incapacitated for awhile.
In response to your post, maybe I'm not following your instructions correctly but when I go back to a line in History it doesn't delete the lines below it.
It just creates a line at the end of the History lines and that's where the new History lines begin but the old lines that I bypassed are still there taking up space. [confused]

 

[v.bampton]

when I go back to a line in History it doesn't delete the lines below it. It just creates a line at the end of the History lines and that's where the new History lines begin but the old lines that I bypassed are still there taking up space. [confused]

Then I think you need to go into the history pallette options, and untick the 'allow nonlinear history' box, and then it should start again from whatever history point you're at, overwriting previous bits you no longer want.

 

[limey]

when I go back to a line in History it doesn't delete the lines below it. It just creates a line at the end of the History lines and that's where the new History lines begin but the old lines that I bypassed are still there taking up space. [confused]

Then I think you need to go into the history pallette options, and untick the 'allow nonlinear history' box, and then it should start again from whatever history point you're at, overwriting previous bits you no longer want.

Thanks Victoria, the tick did the trick I appreciate your help.