Turn masking on and off for a huge bunch of layers

[heyvern]

I find that having masking turned ON by default with new layers isn't my cup of tea. I always end up with a bazillion layers I need to turn masking off (or on) on all of them except... 2 or 3.

9 times out of 10 I have to turn the masking OFF.

So now, I use a text editor and change the following with a global search and replace:

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mask 0

to

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mask 1

I may have some masking set up in sub layers... but it is easier to change one or two after the fix than to edit 20 layers before.

Usually when I need to do this I don't have any masking set up yet anyhow... I would like to start with all layers set to "don't mask this layer" but I always forget to do that as I go along.

-vern

[Rasheed]

Perhaps an opportunity for a menu script? E.g. list the layer hierarchy, let the user tick individual layers' masking mode, and then modify the layers' masking modes.