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Photoshop: Show layer contents which extend beyond the canvas
I'd love the option to see what lies outside the bounds of my document and have those items be selectable. As an interactive designer I'm constantly shifting UI elements around during the design phase. It's often that I reposition or draw items where parts of them extend beyond the canvas and if I need to resize or rearrange these items it's difficult for me to see where they stop/start or exist if they lay outside the canvas. I don't see this as an "always on" option, but rather a toggle when I need it (much like hiding and showing guides) and where the items could even be faded back to 50% opacity, for example. I believe this would dramatically improve workflow efficiency.
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paul_ostryzniuk
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JeffreyTranberry
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There is one feature in Photoshop, which kind of lets you do this when layers are selected and Layer Edges is turned on:
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nicky_picardo
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After all, Illustrator allows the user to place things outside the document parameters. Why not Photoshop as well? It would merely be an extension of an idea that Adobe already had.
I sincerely hope you implement this idea. As a designer, I know that it would be appreciated by your key demographic. :)
Amendment: I'd like to add that working from reference within a photoshop file often creates bulky file sizes. I'd like to recommend a setup similar to Indesign in which the file can place an image outside of the canvas and link to an external source file, thus reducing the working file size considerably. Thank you for your consideration.
-Nicky
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled
Use space outside canvas.
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This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled
Photoshop: Add Illustrator's art board feature to Photoshop..
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steve_hardaway_6496698
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PHOTOSHOP: Visible artwork off-canvas.
I'd love to see the outside of Photoshop's canvas work like Illustrator's artboard, with elements outside of it still visible. Sometimes I like to have assets 'off screen' for reference or later use, and outside of the canvas I can't see them.
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