P: New user interface lacks contrast and many usability cues, lots of other problems

It's not going to change - they've now applied this same UI to Illustrator. They are Hell-bent on this and seemingly nothing is going to stop them.
What we now have is trade-off between UI functionality and new features. You can't get one without the other. Since we all are forced to rent Adobe programs now, the vast amount of users longer have the choice to "vote" by not upgrading, as we did in the past.

As someone who has been very vocal about the UI issues with CC, having installed 2017, I can say that many of the problems have been resolved.  Have you even installed it?  I think your comment is a little unfair, but totally out of line if you haven't even tried it.

Thank you for keeping us posted!
(But I don't think I'll upgrade soon.)

MY god, the slow enforced transition to a bland, flat, drab, grey, harder to read, lifeless UI continues. ..resistance is futile.

And to rub salt into the wounds there's a "Use Legacy New Document Interface" checkbox in the settings...seems it's a simple process to switch..go figure 😕😕

You may have polished the turd, but it still a turd.

You may have polished the turd, but it still a turd.

> I wanted to try the new cmd+F feature, but I just get the normal Filter command from that combo, and I don't see an option in Keyboard Commands to map for "Find".>

If you have custom keyboard shortcuts, as I have, Photoshop won't arbitrarily replace any of them with its own. The keyboard command you're looking for is Edit > Search. Not "Find."

They've gone quite a ways to making the basic UI much more legible and the new Search is easier and more versatile than using Search under the Help menu (which still works, btw). I think this is one feature many of us will be glad to use.

The function is actually called "Search" and it is listed in the Edit Menu.

I changed my KBSC to "Cmd Opt /" because I prefer to keep Cmd F for "Last Filter".

Installed and liking things a lot more than the last few updates.

I wanted to try the new cmd+F feature, but I just get the normal Filter command from that combo, and I don't see an option in Keyboard Commands to map for "Find".

I'm downloading everything right now, will comment later. It seems that you've made some steps in the right direction. I will wait till I've tried it before saying thank you.