Release Log
27 Jan 2024: Brusherator 1.8.2
Fixed: Photoshop 24.5 breaking everything
New options in the Add Menu Item list
Both Add and Edit functions for Custom Thumbnails allow setting the button background color;
05 Dec 2022: Brusherator 1.8.1
Brushes Duplicates window has a
Don't show again
option;Some Fixes;
25 November 2021: Brusherator 1.8.0
Note that the manual hasn’t been updated with the new features of 1.8, will do that later;
Tags and Tags Manager for buttons;
Option to
Select from Groups
when adding Brush Presets;New setting: Show Buttons Tooltips;
Brusherator History: new Tool Override setting;
new embossed buttons look;
Changed: Actions are no longer exported with a shelf: this was causing freezes for some cases. Actions should be exported manually now.
Some missing tools and menu items were added to
Add from Menu items
section (Curvature Pen, Select Object);Bugfixes;
14 Aug 2019: Brusherator 1.7.1
Fixed: Brusherator History scripts were unassignable via the panel interface
14 Aug 2019: Brusherator 1.7.0
It’s possible to change Data Folder location to a different folder (i.e. for syncing) using the
Open Data Folder Options...
command from the Flyout MenuNew
Mute Panel Colors
setting and script to toggle panel buttons background color on and offYou can sort Brusherator History list by dragging the items
Number of assignable slots on Brusherator History was increased to 10
Scripts that aren’t part of Toggletator and Scriptorator have a
Reveal Location
button in the Edit Button window
Fixed: Using the Select previous/next brush functions (,/. keys by default) was resulting in empty items in Brusherator History
19 June 2019: Brusherator 1.6.0
Export all shelves in one go from Manage Shelves window
New
Preserve Brush Settings
setting: preserve opacity, flow, blending mode, wetness, strength when selecting brush or tool presets with Shift key (CC2015.5+)Assing hotkeys to Select Alternative, Cycle Tools, Toggle BT/BTP/BTP2 Panels directly from Brusherator panel (from the flyout menu)
Fixed: When an action UI window is cancelled, error message appearing
Fixed: Too many folders inside the Scripts folder crashing PS
Fixed: Too many buttons in the same time ctashing Brusherator
21 May 2019: Brusherator 1.5.3
Fixed: adding Actions and Scripts was broken in some cases
17 May 2019: Brusherator 1.5.2
When adding new Brush Preset from the active tool it’s possible to Capture Tool so it’d act as a tool preset (CC2018 and newer)
Fixed: included scripts not working
Fixed: UI clashing in Add New Button window
2 May 2019: Brusherator 1.5.1
New option when adding buttons: Create Preview (off by default), allows to create buttons faster. You can create the previews later from Edit Button window or from RMB menu in Edit Mode
It’s possible to set names for several selected buttons in Add Button dialog
Fixed: weird horizontal line on top when only one shelf is available and “show shelves as tabs” turned on
Fixed: certain scripts not working when placed on Brusherator
Fixed: minimum size for Brusherator History has been reduced to 50px
4 Mar 2019: Brusherator 1.5.0
Add brushes and tools by clicking on them:
Add from History
was transformed toAdd from History or selected
;Add Menu Items command now includes commands from the flyout menus;
It’s possible to match width and height of a reference button in one action;
Better integration with Toggletator and Scriptorator:
Ctrl/Cmd+Click
on a script button doesn’t try to look for an alternative for a script, it’s possible to open Scripts Settings directly from Edit Button window and the flyout menus;New
Item Title
field when creating and editing buttons for custom buttons titles;
fixed Export and Import shelf issues;
fixed bottom settings menu not working;
fixed
Save
menu command working asSave As
;fixed
Layer > Background
menu command not working properly;
4 Sep 2018: Brusherator 1.4.1
new Add from History favourites option for adding buttons
Labels can be not only text, but also thumbnails
third Brusherador panel: Brusherator Plus 2
Performance improvements
Selected tool is visible on Brusherator History
option to remove Alternative in the Edit Button window
Wrong placement of thumbnail button names fixed
Various small fixes
9 Aug 2018: Brusherator 1.4.0
New item type: text label
New item type: menu item
Text buttons can be resized
Shelves can be rearranged in Edit Mode.
Performance improvements
Better buttons rendering
Sample shelf updated with 1.4 features
Various fixes
25 Oct 2017: Brusherator 1.3.5
Fixed Delete and Export for Brush Presets in CC2018
Fixed inability to change Previewrator panel size in PS CC2018
Fixed toggle_alternative script not working with Brush Presets
Fixed
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symbol in shelf name causing troubles
18 Oct 2017: Brusherator 1.3.4
Fixed inability to change panel size in PS CC2018
Fixed rare freezes on Win10
Scripts from symbolic links inside PS Scripts folder are imported correctly
I fixed something in bt_cycle script but I don’t remember what
Installer installs additional scripts to CC2018 folder
25 May 2017: Brusherator 1.3.3
Fixed an error with localised PS versions
24 May 2017: Brusherator 1.3.2
New documentation
Panel settings are stored in Photoshop rather in Web Storage (this will reset current settings on first launch)
Resize handler active area is smaller now, easier to move small buttons in Edit Mode
bt_cycleTool will respect Preserve Brush Size option
BT_ and BTP_ shelf switchers will reveal the panel if it’s hidden and won’t reload the panel if they’re supposed to load the active shelf (please recreate your switchers with the updated BT_brushes.jsx)
No more scrollbars when tabs are visible
Resize to Content option respects tabs (in most cases lol)
Fixed Transfer Buttons for PS CC 2013
Fixed bt_cycleTools script for PS CC 2013
Buttons are created in correct coordinates in Tabbed mode
Current Thumb appearance option from Edit Button won’t require an opened document to work
17 Apr 2017: Brusherator 1.3.1
️Tooltips for all functions
️Tooltips on buttons will show the name of the preset they’re linked to
️Scripts in Alias folders will appear in Select Scripts windows
️Scrollbars are in the color of Photoshop UI and smaller
Fixed some crashings on Windows 10
Sample panel only loads from Brusherator, not Brusherator Plus
No more persistent scrollbar when Show Shelves is enabled
28 Mar 2017: Brusherator 1.3.0
Sample shelf for first-time users
Scripts may be added on the panel as buttons
Export/Import Shelves
Delete several (selected) buttons in one go
Add a button from last used preset
Cycle between two last used buttons (with <b>bt_cycleTools</b>)
Holding SHIFT while hitting “add from active tool” will create a new button using the last used settings
Bottom-right menu disappears if the panel size is too small
Set background color for auto-thumbnails
Create/update alternative presets directly from Edit Button window
Marquee select several buttons
Align/stack buttons, match their size and background color
Option to auto-resize Brusherator to panel content (CC2015 and above)
Bottom-right menu remembers its state
Alternative tools can use both prefix “a_” and suffix “_a”
Buttons with missing tools marked with red overlay
Buttons with missing thumbnails marked with red cross
GUI support all 4 colors of the Photoshop UI color
Better icons for light verision, icons are SVG now
All Brusherator scripts are now in separate category
BT is more prone to weird shelf names
Warnings for presets with emoji symbols (they’ll cause errors)
No more weird behaviour of buttons with negative coordinates
No more buttons stacking upon each other (buttons made in the same coordinates will spread out after panel reload)
Buttons always respect the grid
Fixed weird text rendering on Windows for text buttons
Errors in shelf files won’t cause the panel to break
ExternalObject error
05 Dec 2016: Brusherator 1.2.1
Panel persistence is turned on
05 Dec 2016: Brusherator 1.2.0
Brusherator Plus: a second panel for more tools!
Move several buttons at once
Copy or move brushes between shelves
Option to show shelves as tabs
Create new tool and brush presets directly from Brusherator
Rename and duplicate shelves
Update current preset from Flyout menu
More scripts for power users
️New buttons are added under the cursor (when added from RMB menu/hotkey)
️Flyout menu of other extensions won’t create shelves on Brusherator (whaaat)
️No more empty lines in shelves
️No need to switch off Current Tool Only Photoshop option anymore
️Wrong names of context menu items
16 Nov 2016: Brusherator 1.1.0
Actions may be placed on a panel as buttons
Flyout menu (CC2014+) — striped small thing on the right of the panel
You can select shelves from flyout menu
Option to toggle brush size inheritance for all buttons (default: size is inherited)
Option to toggle names visible on image buttons (default: off)
Option to close a panel after button click (default: off)
Name filter field in “Select Preset(s)” dialog is available on CC2015+ on OSX (may be slow!)
You can open Brusherator data folder from flyout menu (for backups)
️Brush selection is faster on Windows
️”Name on the panel” field is available for all types of buttons (so you could type a name for image button)
️”Use preset size” checkbox if you want to override brush size inheritance for specific tool
️”Select Preset(s)” dialog is taller
️Checker for Current shelf
️Button size ignores Photoshop UI font size option
️Moving/resizing buttons in Edit Mode won’t trigger them
️Tablet Pen doesn’t lose sensitivity in Windows
11 Nov 2016: Brusherator 1.0.1
Wrong thumbnails size when Photoshop rulers aren’t pixels
Text buttons with spaces in their names jumping all over the place