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Mon, Oct 15, 2018 6:10 PM
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Photoshop CC 2019: Transform/Resize is constrained by default - Want ability to go back to legacy behavior
When selecting a layer and dragging a corner handle with the shift (or alt-shift) key pressed, the resize proportion isn't constrained. This started with this most recent update.
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JeffreyTranberry
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2 years ago
Use this preference instead of the PSUserConfig.txt method.
Sr. Product Manager, Adobe Digital Imaging
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david_tristram
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2 years ago
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john_mcassey
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2 years ago
To revert to the legacy transform behavior, do the following:
TransformProportionalScale 0
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ken_friberg
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2 years ago
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mark_payne_6851786
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2 years ago
I hope this becomes a user preference
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heinrich_helmbold
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2 years ago
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ori_manor
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2 years ago
They broke the most basic rule: Never fix what is not broken.
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mark_payne_6851786
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2 years ago
Even if it's a tiny effort to have the cursor closer, these little things add up and are just annoying.
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josh_mishell_386518
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2 years ago
It used to be that to maintain proportional scaling, a user would hold the shift key while scaling. In Photoshop CC 2019 the proportional scaling is done without pushing anything, but now when you hold the Shift key it UNLOCKS proportional scaling.
To just change the scale tool to be backwards relative to how it has very literally always been without an easy way to change it back or any documentation the first time you use Photoshop CC 2019 is ridiculous. It shows that the people making the software don't actually use the software.
The fix is easy: Instead of making some one line script file, have an in-app toggle switch to allow for legacy scaling proportional.
I've been using Photoshop for 25 years, and this is absolutely 100% perplexing.
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max_johnson_7790531
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2 years ago
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Rosa
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2 years ago
* Need to look at this bug also with the constrain link -
When you un-check the Maintain aspect ratio constrain link on the toolbar and then use transform it still maintains aspect ratio. . . un-checking the link should disable maintain aspect ratio shouldn't it? Well it doesn't.
Also shift key + transform disables Maintain aspect ratio but doesn't correspond with the constrain link on the tool bar.
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max_johnson_7790531
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2 years ago
That said, the decision to flip the default behavior is not a bug. It's an inconvenience to retrain habits, but I know that I and a lot of others transform with constraints on far more (like, 90% of the time for me) than not, so for us, this is a workflow improvement. I will be not have to be constantly holding shift with my pinkey finger! Thanks Adobe!
Let's ask for a preference setting, fix the aspect-ratio button in the tool bar, and cut down on the "I can't believe..."s and "How could they..."s.
Will there be some initial frustration when we hold shift and the transform box goes all wobbly? Sure. What's the solution? Let go of the shift key. There are more disruptive and destructive bugs and changes that we can focus on.
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