// ks_groupsToDisplaylayer()
// Creates display layers from selected groups.
// Display layers are named after the groups and contain all children objects.
// Install:
// Put ks_groupsToDisplaylayers.mel in you script directory. 
// Start the GUI by typing "ks_groupsToDisplaylayers" in the script editor.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////	
global proc ks_groupsToDisplaylayers()
{
	global int $gl_debug;
	if ($gl_debug) 
	{   
					print ("\n function: ks_groupsToDisplaylayers()");
	}
	
		string $obj[] =`ls -l -sl`; 
		int $size= `size($obj)`;
		waitCursor -state on; 		
		progressWindow -title "Update" -isInterruptable true;
		catch(`progressWindow -e -min 0 -max $size`); 
			
		for ($k = 0; $k < size($obj); $k++)
		{
			if (`nodeType $obj[$k]`== "transform")
			{
				catch(`progressWindow -e -step 1`); 
			//	print ($obj[$k] +"\n");
				string $bufferG[];
				tokenize $obj[$k] "|" $bufferG;	
				int $sizeP =`size($bufferG)`;
		
				string $objs[] =`select -hi $obj[$k]`; 
				string $lName = `createDisplayLayer -empty -name ($bufferG[$sizeP-1]+"_#")`; 
				setAttr ($lName + ".color") ($k%30+1);
	
				editDisplayLayerMembers -fullNames -noRecurse $lName `ls -selection`;
			}
		}	
		select -d;
		progressWindow -endProgress; 		
		waitCursor -state off;  
}