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October 22, 2018

P: "Make Group" below an existing, selected group, no longer working

  • October 22, 2018
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Hello!

There is a behavior change that had existed in many earlier versions of Photoshop that no longer works, and though it appears to be minor, is wreaking havoc on my complicated actions and workflows. I am running this on an iMac, MacOS 10.14 Mojave.

Expected behavior (2018 and earlier):
I click on a folder or layer in the Layers palette.
I hold down [command)+New Folder button at the bottom of the Layers palette.
A new folder is created BELOW the originally selected folder or layer.

New behavior (2019):
I click on a folder or layer in the Layers palette.
I hold down [command]+New Folder button at the bottom of the Layers palette.
A new folder is created ABOVE the originally selected folder or layer.

This is the same behavior as if I did not hold down the [command] modifier.

Please fix this.

Thank you,
Bruce

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15 replies

Pete.Green
Community Manager
October 22, 2018
I've been able to reproduce this. 
It seems relative to whether or not the targeted group is expanded or not. Expanded, then cmd+click creates a new group above (instead of below as a child to targeted group).
If collapsed, cmd+click creates a new group below the targeted group.

Have logged a bug.

Thanks for the report Bruce, sorry for the trouble. 

Regards,
Pete
Known Participant
October 22, 2018
New test results... see below.

First, this is specific to creating a new *empty group* using the folder icon at the bottom of the layers palette with only one active selection in the layers palette.

1. Create a group with a few layers in it.
2. Duplicate or make 2 more groups.
3. Select the middle group in the layers palette and nothing else.
4. Collapse middle group
5. cmd-click folder icon at bottom of layers palette. Note position of new group created. (should be below previously selected group) 
6. Delete newly created group and select middle group from before.
7. Expand selected group.
8. Cmd-click folder icon at bottom of layers palette. Note position of new group created. (if bugged, will be above previously selected group)

Not tested on 2018...
Adobe Employee
October 22, 2018
Hi, I don't see the problem you are reporting.  with either a plain layer or a group selected, with other layers above and below it, 'new layer' button makes a layer above the selected layer/group, and cmd-new layer' button makes one below.  Feel free to include a screen capture movie or other more specific repro steps.  Or simply confirm you are doing the same thing.  
Legend
October 22, 2018
Weird. I can't reproduce this off-hand. I'm on Sierra but I can't imagine this is OS specific.
Known Participant
October 22, 2018
Verified on Win 10 as well. Only affects selection of existing groups. Individual layers still create a group below as previously.