Finding number of objects selected

Hi all,

Is there a way to find out how many items you have selected?

For example, if you have 20-100 dots which are all outlined by the Select Color Range feature, is there a way for photoshop to tell you how many dots are selected?

Thanks,

Tracy H.
(photoshop CS on Windows XP)

Histogram will give you a pixel count, if that's what you mean. (PS7)

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I think I used a poor term...Instead of multiple dots it's really like varying globs of a color, like a paint splatter, and I'm wanting to count all the globs of paint.

Does Photoshop even know if you have two objects selected? Like if two circles are selected, can it tell there's two circles or just that there is a selection with this many pixels enclosed.

I know it's a weird topic....I'm doing some photo analysis stuff.

Thanks,
Tracy H.

Does Photoshop even know if you have two objects selected?

nope. multiple non-contiguous selected areas are still treated as one selection. no way to automagically count them.

and I'm wanting to count all the globs of paint.

I assume your globs are just composed of pixels, made with paint tool or whatever? If so, they are not "objects" as in a vector drawing program.

PS does not have "objects" (except in the case of vector shapes/fonts). Every area of the image is just composed of pixels, b/w pixel, colored pixel, transparent pixel, each is equal in area.
As mentioned before, you can select pixels by various methods, and Histogram will tell you how many pixels are selected. From your total pixel number of the image, you can then math your way to what %/size of total picture area these selected pixels comprise. But 300 pixels which make a paint glob is not seen as an object any more than 300 pixels of a white expanse.

M