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P: Can't create ruler guides while transforming a layer

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
October 22, 2018
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I've always found it helpful to be able to drag new guides from the rulers while the Transform function is active on a layer/object. This was particularly helpful for object such as logos that have built-in white space. If I try to create guides before transforming, the guides only snap to and center based on the drawn pixels. If I do Edit > Transform, then the object's full artboard size is shown and allows for better centering and edges for snapping ruler guides to. This was always available until the recent Photoshop CC 2019 release.

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marjgreen

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In the middle of Transforming an image, I often need to bring in a new guide to see if I've transformed it enough or too much. This is particularly true when using the Skew, Distort, or Warp options. As soon as I go to drag in a new guide, the Transform is accepted. I then need to do a new transform to correct the change. Please change this to allow you to hold down the Command, Shift, Option, whatever key during Transform so that you can bring in new guides with committing the change.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

Inspiring

The solution is to use the Shift key while dragging out your guides. Finding the center point of an object involves turning on the checkbox next the the transform reference proxy in the Options bar.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

Inspiring

I concur. I've been searching for a solution and really miss this basic function that has been around since the dawn of layers in version 3.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

Inspiring

Same thing applies to crop tool. Very annoying, especially with Transform. Spending 5 minutes transforming something and deciding a ruler is needed only to find that clicking on ruler accepts the transform, and only recourse is to undo and redo all the work.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

Inspiring

Now whenever I use rulers/guides to find the center of an object/text box while it's in transform mode, it exits out of transform mode so i can no longer see the center of the object for the guide. I'm assuming this probably happened since the last update when auto-commit was introduced. Can we please bring back this ability? Quite annoying when i'm trying to get a center guide for objects not in the center of the artboard.

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Lumigraphics

Legend

If they add a toggle to turn off auto-commit, that would be two problems fixed at once.

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J453

Legend

Thanks Matthew, I've asked engineering to take a look at this. As a workaround, you can hold down any modifier key (e.g. Command key) to drag out a guide while in transform.

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