P: Doesn't constrain proportions when resizing from side handle while holding Shift key

Please change this back or at least give us a legacy button... this change is infuriating.  Adding new features is great!  Taking away old ones, not so much...

Has anyone ever had this inconsistently happen with type layers using the type tool? The normal behavior, that isn't affected by Photoshop's recent change in this, is if you have the type tool and resize a text box from the side, only that direction is affected. But sometimes, and I can't figure out what triggers it, when resizing from the same point, the scaling is suddenly proportional and I have to hold Shift to scale the way it's supposed to. It seems like a legitimate bug regarding the new way Photoshop handles scaling.

Yes, this change is insane.  Inconsistent with every other program on the market, including Adobe and non-adobe products.  I've been a professional print designer for years, and it's muscle memory.  Now I have to stop and think about what I'm doing, and it's a distraction and a slow down.  Please change it back.

Yes, this change is insane.  Inconsistent with every other program on the market, including Adobe and non-adobe products.  I've been a professional print designer for years, and it's muscle memory.  Now I have to stop and think about what I'm doing, and it's a distraction and a slow down.  Please change it back.

Awesome! Thank you soo much!

But what happened to the middle handle? Why would you not make it possible to extend a square selection in one direction only? I really need to know how I am going to extend a selection in one direction only since this is a function I have been using for years and years - what is now the correct procedure to achieve this?

I often resize selections to cover up other parts of an image using the middle handle — now this handle will enlarge the selection in both directions. When I hold down command I can drag it one direction only, but it will easily skew up or down. It is hard to understand why these functions have been changed. As said above, we have a job to do and many years of using these tools has made us experts in this, working quick and effortless with our tools. Now, how am I going to resize a selection any way using the middle handle and keeping the motion in angle?Sorry for my bad english, I'm Norwegian 🙂

This is absolutely insane. Holding shift to constrain proportions is the standard for other Adobe programs, why shouldn't it be the same for Photoshop? Do the Photoshop developers not communicate with the developers of InDesign, Illustrator, etc.? Do they not communicate with actual USERS?

This is absolutely insane. Holding shift to constrain proportions is the standard for other Adobe programs, why shouldn't it be the same for Photoshop? Do the Photoshop developers not communicate with the developers of InDesign, Illustrator, etc.? Do they not communicate with actual USERS?

Can we please get a fix for this stupid change!