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jasons84621740
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June 22, 2015

P: Auto scrolling on layers panel when a layer is copied, deleted or added to a folder

  • June 22, 2015
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Photoshops 2015 layers panel is constantly doing things I wouldn't expect and making me think more that needed. When I drag a layer to the new icon it copies the new layer to the top of my file structure. Now I need to grab it scroll back down and re-find the context I was in. This seems un necessary and I would expect the new layer to appear under the original one.

Every time an action is applied to a layer photoshop auto scrolls the layers panel so that my selected layer is at the very top. This is very distracting and chokes the context in favour of identifying the layer. Every time I do an action on a layer (add to folder, delete...) my very next action is to scroll the layers panel back to where it was. I would expect to have the scroll location stay the same so I can retain the same folder context.

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    Ping HD Content
    Participant
    June 26, 2015
    Really annoyed by this as well. I now have to constantly readjust the scroll bar to get back to where I was. I'm confused why this was added, as I can't think of how this benefits users. When we're using the layers panel, we're sub-consciously keeping track of where that layer is in the stack. We know that certain layers are on the top and some are on bottom. This auto-scrolling mess assumes that I don't want to see the layers above a selected layer, only the layers below. How does this make sense? It makes just as much sense as automatically scrolling so the selected layer is on the bottom of my layers panel. Auto-scrolling to ANY point serves no purpose.

    I really doubt this change is welcome to most users. If someone can explain a benefit of it, I'm open to adjusting. But right now this is more work for me without a clear reason.

    *EDIT* Example of where this is really annoying: Say I need to move a layer into a folder, then I want to move that entire folder's contents on my canvas (which would require me to select the folder in the layers panel). I select the layer, drag it to the folder, then my layers panel suddenly hides the folder from my view. *sigh* now I have to scroll back up to select the folder, which was what I was trying to do all along.

    Adobe, I like you, but I can't help imagining the troll guy's face every time your layers panel automatically scrolls to hide other layers I was planning on manipulating.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    June 26, 2015
    This need to be fixed ASAP!
    jasons84621740
    jasons84621740Author
    Participant
    June 25, 2015
    I was so excited for the Artboard functionality but this usability issue completely overshadows Artboard. There is a lot of talk between designers about Artboards and invision which I think is great but every time it gets brought up I mention how terrible the layers panel is.

    Designers are leaving photoshop for more specialised UX/UI tools. If this layers panel isn't fixed Im leaving too!
    Earth Oliver
    Earth Oliver
    Legend
    June 25, 2015
    Don't you love how they changed the behavior of something which has been consistent for the past 20 years without giving us the option to revert?
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    June 25, 2015
    I was just searching about this. I HATE that this occurs; it's totally jarring and disrupts my view of the surrounding layers and ruins my workflow.

    Adobe, PLEASE get rid of this.

    Thanks.
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