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Inspiring
May 3, 2021

P: Arrow Tool percentage setting not allowed anymore

  • May 3, 2021
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I am trying to change the setting on my line tool arrow option to be a percentage of the line vs. just a pixel setting, but PS won't allow it. This is critical, because I have lines of different lengths and widths, and the arrowhead needs to be responsive based on the line it is drawn with.

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Participant
July 8, 2025

Photoshop2020の時点で使えたラインツール(ピクセル)/パスオプション/矢印の幅・長さ設定を%で設定が出来ていたのが、Photoshop2024では%設定が出来なくなっている為に非常に困っています。

是非、次回のversionUPで修正をして頂けないでしょうか。

Participant
January 28, 2025

Agree with all; I'm an engineer who has been using Photoshop for >20yrs, marking-up details. Adobe removing "%" and forcing a fixed pixel-size for arrowhead width and length is beyond-aggravating. Like others have said, every time I change line-widths now, I have to change arrowhead pixels too. Just a stupid-removal of a smart-function. Bring back %.

Legend
February 2, 2024

Photoshop will do the calculation for you. For a 10 px line, enter .75*10 in the Width box and you'll get 7.5 px.

Inspiring
February 2, 2024

Still no arrow tool percentage setting. Why on earth was this long-time PS feature removed? So bizarre!

Inspiring
July 17, 2023

A feature that existed since decades removed for no reason whatsoever. What a pain to work out matching pixel widths and lengths for each arrow's stroke width. Adobe is raking it in since the SaaS model was introduced, yet it removes proven features. This is plain grotesque. 

Participant
July 17, 2023

Our solution to the pixel arrowhead problem in 2023: continue to use photoshop 2020 (21.1.1). Software updates should facilitate productivity; not interfere with it.

Known Participant
March 12, 2023

Hi Thomas, I'm suffering from the arrow thingie, too. Did you ever find a place to download the most recent version of Photoshop that still had the arrow percentages? Thanks,

Participating Frequently
March 6, 2022

@Jeffrey Tranberry

Has there been any progress on this? Over the past couple months, I have updated V23.X numerous times (including this morning), and the arrow tool is still forcing the user to specify pixels instead of percentages. The fact that this is going on 2.5 YEARS is ridiculous.

 

The graphic posted in this thread from @christinar90870321 was posted by me on my old company account. The sentiment and frustration still stands. Both personally and professionally, I am exclusively using 21.0.0 thanks to this broken line tool and the blaring silence from Adobe regarding any progress.

Participant
November 23, 2021

Me too. Setting arrow proportions with this ruined version of an orignal tool that didn't need touching, is a complete ******* joke!!!

If its not broken...don't inadvertantly decide to ******* wreck it!

Inspiring
November 15, 2021

It's all available in the Windows 10 version, as it ever was.

 

Why line width in pixels instead of "shapes", and arrowhead functionality with percentages was deliberately (!) removed from the macOS version still remains a mystery to me. I use Photoshop since 1990 and Illustrator since 1989 and have rarely seen proven basic tools eliminated for no good reason whatsoever.