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Wed, Oct 21, 2020 1:38 PM
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Photoshop 22.0: Where is Line Weight/Width and Pixels options?
I'm having trouble using the Line Tool in PS 22.0.0.
How do I set the width/weight of the line? In PS 21 there was a "Weight" option along the top bar, but I don't see that anymore. Am I missing it? Or did it move?
This might be a separate issue, but the lines I'm drawing are not showing up. I have a fill color and stroke color selected, but when I make a line, I don't see it. I just see a blue outline of where it is... the same that might happen if I made a "path" instead of a "shape."
I just need to make a line with a width/weight of 20px.
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mark_dahm
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208 Messages
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2.9K Points
4 months ago
We are looking into ways to restore the functionality lost with the new line tool.
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zhang_tong
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70 Points
6 years ago
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Blah_blob
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84 Points
4 months ago
Hello, I just updated to PS 2021, I noticed an odd change. The line tool does not create pixel lines anymore. I'm curious as to why such a odd change has been implemented and only for the line tool. It doesn't really make any sense to me. Maybe I am missing something.
I'm curious as to why such a change was made, and only to the Line tool.
Thank you.
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Rosa
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12.4K Points
4 months ago
Hi Philip,
You can adjust the properties in the Properties tab for the shape tools.

Read more about it here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/whats-new/2021.html#other-enhancements
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CMJRoss_CRE
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486 Points
4 months ago
How could you do this?? Am I the only person on the planet who uses the line tool to actually draw lines? I work in commercial real estate, and need to draw lines and arrows multiple times a day. But now I can't because the tool doesn't work any more. PLEASE tell me the reasoning behind this absurd decision to get rid of this functionality.
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PSUser
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242 Points
4 months ago
I'm having problems with it as well. I drew 3 lines, each with a different stroke/fill and line combination. In the lowest two layers the lines look identical in spite of different colors/thicknesses. In the top layer with the dashed line, there is no dash and appears to be no fill.
Also, if the top layer is active, you can not see the other two layers, even though all layers are turned on and the background on each layer is transparent. If the middle layer is active, you can see the top layer and the middle, but not the bottom. If the bottom layer is active, you can see the bottom layer and the top, but not the middle.
Also the length of the top line is much shorter than the bounding box for that layer.
I would attach the psd file, but I can't upload a psd and apparently the Save for Web function is not working right either. I asked it to save a jpeg but in the 4-up display, I see the original, one jpeg option and two GIF options? Interestingly, in the jpgs created by Export for Web, the only thing you can see is the yellow "line" with no fill and neither of the blue fill with no stroke lines. Something clearly isn't right.
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mark_dahm
Adobe Administrator
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208 Messages
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2.9K Points
4 months ago
Previous to Photoshop 22, the line tool was defined as a rectangle with a fill and a stroke. This was changed to two end points and a stroke between them (similar to how lines in Illustrator and XD work).
The size of the line is now controlled by the stroke width of the segment between the endpoints. Fill now just refers to the fill color of an arrowhead, should you use that.
So yes, the width function is no longer applicable.
For the dash issue, check your alignment for the strokes; make sure it's center-aligned.
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Tom Winkelmann
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182 Points
4 months ago
The good part is, that Adobe didn't touch the code - they only removed the icons...
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Rosenborg
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80 Points
4 months ago
Using line tool with or without arrowheads and in Photoshop 22.0.0. for Mac OS don't fill or stroke the line.
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YVerloc
6 Messages
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140 Points
4 months ago
I won't be upgrading if pixel-mode-lines are disabled in new versions. I'm an illustrator so my workflow is very WYSIWYG. I try to keep the number of 'entities' I need to manage to a bare minimum. I keep my layer stack small. I never use vector objects or smart objects. My focus when I work is on the image itself, and my focus is disturbed when I get pulled out of the image to manage something in the interface. A prime example of this kind of unwelcome distraction is the recent change to selecting a layer blending mode - now you have to hit enter to commit the choice. It's not a big deal in isolation, but it becomes a big deal when you have to do it hundreds of times an hour. Hundreds of distracting unnecessary inputs is /not/ my idea of an improvement. Likewise with this new line behavior - while it may seem that spawning a new entity that can be edited later is an improvement (and I can see how it might be for some) for me it's another example of extra work - each one of those lines needs to be rasterized and merged down into my current painting layer before I can get back into my painting flow. So yet again I'll being burdened with hundreds of extra unnecessary inputs per day. I fail to see a good reason why you would disable the WYSIWYG functionality in favor of editable entities, rather than support both methods.
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PSUser
21 Messages
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242 Points
4 months ago
Hi Tom,
I'm not a programmer. What am I supposed to do with this code?
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Dwight Sipler
2 Messages
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70 Points
4 months ago
Started to use 2021 and wanted to draw an arrow. I set up the line tool to draw an arrow and all I got was the arrowhead, no line. Turned off the arrow feature and tried just a line and got nothing. Going back to PS2020 for the moment.
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john_mcassey
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4.1K Points
4 months ago
Without line weight line shape can only create arrowheads for none existing lines for the tool does stroke line paths and the arrowhead size can not be relative to line weight. What is happing in Adobe development?
2020 vs 2021
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Jeremy Plant
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142 Points
4 months ago
I loath the update on the Line tool - why on earth disable the pixel option. Please fix ASAP
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Jeremy Plant
10 Messages
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142 Points
4 months ago
Who in their right mind decided it was a good idea to not only change the Line Tool but also prevent users being able to use the pixel option!?!? Seriously stupid Adobe!! Have to go back to old version now.
Last few hours wasted trying to get someone to fix it by remote and then having to reinstall old version. Honestly!!
Shows how little you understand concept art workflows.
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