P: Decoupling the presetted "usual" brush size from OS operating aids (macOS) [2016]

You just solved an issue I've had FOREVER. thank you so much.

Any task that involves a brush specifies a brush size.  Consider painting where you will see on the screen the circle for the brush.  If you just click to paint a circle of the the brush it comes out about half the size of the displayed brush circle.   Needless to say that leave you guessing where the paint will be applied.  This started a while ago so at this point I'm not sure when or why it started.

I am using a macbook pro, 2021 M1 max, Photoshop beta 26.1.0, and Sequoia 15.0.1.

I've finally figured out how to show a picture which is below.

I've had this MacBook Pro M2 Pro for a few weeks now, and mostly just getting used to the OS.  Now I have started to use Photoshop I'm finding some aspects a bit weird.  I eventually worked out how to change brush size and hardness — I mean what's the deal with having a Cmd, Opt _and_  Ctrl modifiers?

Anyway, I am stuck on the brush not filling the cursor. 

I have cursor set to Full Size in Preferences.

Everything is clear in Brush Settings.

Brush is fully hard.

I was going to try resetting Preferences, but it's the same with both release and beta versions.

This is a simulation of what I am seeing (done with my Windows system because screenshots appear to be a huge pain with Macs.

Accessibilty options are there for a reason - to provide accessibility for users who want a larger cursor for everyday uses. This is clearly a bug on Adobe's part to use the actual brush outline size regardless of the OS setting.

Many many thanks!  This cursor issue was driving me nuts!!

I am having this issue too. The brush looks much bigger than what it actually puts on the page. Chosen brush size in the below image is indicated by the white circle, but it only paints the black circle. I've checked all the prefs and everything seems to be as it should. Any ideas?

It seems to me that a simple "Use operating system pointer size for brush sizes" or "Ignore system pointer size for brushes" setting would be ideal for solving this remarkably stupid "feature". Preferably the former solution, or just turn it off completely; the amount of people who actually want this behavior could easily be zero. Who needs this?

Operating systems give users the ability to change pointer sizes for a reason, like when a user is visually impaired. That doesn't mean that the user should have to have their brushes not function; Photoshop has a feature that lets you see how big the brush you are using is, if you want that. At the bare minimum, that visual indication should scale with the system pointer scale, exactly like the brush currently does.

I've had this issue for a freaking year. I wish I could buy you a coffee... FML it's finally over.

Yes, changing the pointer size in system settings fixed the brush size problem. However, I have been using a large pointer size for years and did not have the brush size problem in Photoshop until it appeared today. This was true on my old Imac with several OS versions and on my new Mac Studio M1 and Ventura. I did not knowingly change any settings or software versions when the problem appeared. I am now peeved that I have to be stuck with a small pointer but there must be another solution.

THAT was it! Thanks!