photobot.Layer.copy()
Syntax
canvas.layers[i].copy()
Description
Returns a copy of layer i on the canvas. This is different from the Layer.duplicate() command, which duplicates the layer as a new layer on the canvas. The Layer.copy() command returns a copy of the layer object, that can be added to a different canvas with the Canvas.layer() command.
Example
This example shows how you can automate tasks by creating functions that return a processed layer copy. The brighten() function brightens any image you pass to it, and returns a layer copy. More complex functions could manipulate an image in this way without having to retype the same manipulations over and over.
photobot = ximport("photobot") def brighten(image): canvas = photobot.canvas(100,100) canvas.layer(image) canvas.layers[1].brightness(1.2) return canvas.layers[1].copy() canvas = photobot.canvas(100,100) canvas.layer(brighten("robot.jpg")) canvas.layer(brighten("penguin.jpg"))
