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michal_j13814260
Inspiring
November 18, 2016

P: Make the brush cursor easier to see (too thin, not enough contrast with some colors)

  • November 18, 2016
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In last updates I'm having problem seeing brush (paint and healing) cursor when working with colors similar to cursor grey (grey or brown midtones for expamle).

Sometimes cursor changes to white, but for very short time and very randomly.

So it's really hard to see where I'm just gonna paint or heal. It is really annoying and tiring.

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    MastrGrdnr
    Participant
    September 3, 2021

    I am wondering if this has been resolved yet, It is sooo difficult to see. (This is from a previous question)

    Adobe Employee ,
    May 26, 2021

    We are aware of cases that a brush icon can be difficult to see.

    Making it stand out more strongly would be very useful and we are evaluating solutions for all the platforms we support.

      PECourtejoie
      Community Expert
      PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 4, 2021

      Hello, there was no change in that matter in the latest releases.

      You might have noticed different preferences settings: legacy compositing, native canvas... 

      The Photoshop team is renewing the entire image to screen pipeline, and switching from soon to be retired technologies, such as OpenGL towards DirectX on Pc and Metal on Apple.

      I think we must wait for the dust to settle down in order to tweak the cursors, maybe will the new technologies allow new blending modes/viewing settings for the cursor?

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      FeedbackCommunityMember
      Inspiring
      August 10, 2021

      I just created a Photoshop Family account purely to add my voice to the others: Please fix this! The ability to change cursor color would help so much.

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      FeedbackCommunityMember
      Inspiring
      August 6, 2021

      Great! Finally, someone from Adobe said something about this long-overdue photoshop brush problem.

      Now let's just wait another 2 more years 🤭

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      FeedbackCommunityMember
      Inspiring
      July 30, 2021

      In the past, I used to put hashtags on Instagram with my acquaintances, but I didn't get nothing.
      And what I know for sure is...

      Adobe doesn't think it's a big problem that the edges of this brush change.
      Most end users write without complaints, and most non-professional retouchers I know don't know about bugs like this.

      At first, it only occurred in Photoshop 2021, and then only until 2020.(for me, just my case)

      And there was no big problem because I use the 2019 version as the main product when I work. It was okay.(PS 20.0.9)


      But one day, like an epidemic, all of my Photoshop versions were contaminated, and now they're not coming back.
      I've reinstalled Windows, reinstalled Photoshop, reinstalled GPU driver, replaced GPU, and purchased a new computer.

      But I realized it wasn't a matter of my equipment.

      I tested it in all Photoshop versions from 2017 to 2021, and the same phenomenon occurred.
      I didn't test the 2014 version yet.
      I think we should go back to cs3~cs5 which was really light and no problem.

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      TangCanada
      Participating Frequently
      July 30, 2021

      @andre_schneider_7299466 

      obviously they do, Rick and Jeffrey are all over this forum.... just they choose to ignore since IMO they have no plans to fix.

      Tweet facebook instagram youtube may help but Adobe is diehard they will ignore you forever and have no regrets.

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        Andre Schneider
        Known Participant
        July 29, 2021

        I don't think they see the posts here, but they do see if you tweet, post on Facebook or Instagram and tag them. I think everyone here in this post should tweet or post on social media complaining about this so that Adobe moves its butt and fixes this once and for all.

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          boris_banneker
          Participating Frequently
          July 29, 2021

          It's been going on for years.  It disappears constantly, I use command on the mac to find it.

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          boris_banneker
          Participating Frequently
          July 29, 2021

          I have constantly to click command on the mac to see where the cursor is, it's been this way for a few years now.  Adobe has no idea how to fix it as far as I can tell.  They had me send video screen shots showing the disappearing cursor but never responded thereafter.

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          celestial_sunshine1060
          Known Participant
          July 29, 2021

          I THINK IT'S REMARKABLE THAT PHOTOSHOP CAN CREATE SUCH WONDERS AS CONTENT AWARE AND NEURAL FILTERS, YET THEY CAN'T SEEM TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO CHANGE THE COLOR AND/OR OPACITY OF THE BRUSH TOOL. DO THEY READ ALL OUR PLEAS IN THIS FORUM? HEY, YOU GUYS.  ARE YOU OUT THERE?  ARE YOU LISTENING? HOW HARD CAN THIS BE?

            tinasmithphotos
            tinasmithphotos
            Participant
            July 29, 2021

            I'm constantly loosing the cursor while editing! Has anyone found a solution to this problem yet?!

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