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

I hate the new 2015.1.2 interface and will revert back to 2015.0.0, I don't have time to play with the Adobe UI kids who don't seem to care what my work day looks like.

Very sad.

Please revert this UI quickly!

Hi Chris, I see the Healing Brush with the Photography workspace.



Are you not seeing it?

The tool bar is customized for the Photography workspace. You can click the 3 white dots between the tools and background/foreground color chips and select "Edit Toolbar..." and choose Restore Defaults if you like.

There's the problem. It's all of those things, and it's none of those things. I've always used it as a text entry field — because — that's what it used to look like. Click it, type the desired value, hit return.

I don't have a problem with the hidden slider, since that's a shortcut. But the primary Interface shouldn't be invisible. Unfortunately, it's becoming that way. Text on a plain background with only a single underline doesn't say "this is a text entry field and it's also a slider".

Well, currently, it's a dropdown or you have to click and drag on an invisible slider on the label. My suggestion would eliminate unnecessary clicks and discovery and potentially improve efficiency. I think the current slider (on the label) is a great feature and very usable once you discover it, but it is invisible. The target could actually be larger in my concept. It doesn't make sense to drag a label, but it is a super useful feature once you learn it and my hope is to improve on it by bringing it to the forefront.

I applaud Adobe for trying new things. They are one of the only companies who constantly do! I just wish they would test a little more before launching. I don't like feeling like the test rat when I am paying a subscription fee and have client deadlines on my plate.

SO, if you choose the "Workspace" to be "Photography" you will get the tools palette with the healing brush tool hidden by default... I mean, are you serious right now??

An even smaller target to find? No thanks. I'd prefer it be returned to what it is--a text entry field. I'm not aware of any other app that confuses the appearance of text fields like this. Just draw a box around the field like the OS does.

Hi,
In the latest update, I noticed that elements in the palettes have underlines under them. As seen here: http://imgur.com/rHW4uZ3


This appears to be a style update to the UI. There is a usability problem with this.
As an experienced PS user, I am finding myself trying to drag these lines to adjust the settings, just as we already can by dragging left and right on labels to make adjustments. It's frustrating because just today, I did this numerous times, only to correct myself by dragging the label.

What if you eliminated the dropdown and made use of the lines, like this: http://imgur.com/PPVtpZJ


It would, in theory, eliminate the click associated with the dropdown, provide visibility for the slider (no invisible sliders on labels) and potentially be carried out throughout all Adobe software as a UI pattern.

Even if you do not implement such a feature, I would advise against keeping the bottom underline on elements. Because you have taught us we must look for sliders, we do, and sadly, this causes frequent user error and frustration with the new lines.

Thank you for your time. Adobe rocks!

I, too, have been using Photoshop since the very beginning. In fact, I taught it in college. I'd love to be a part of a focus group.

Please fix the interface for Photoshop CC 2015. The flat UI reduces productivity and increases eye fatigue and strain. It's hard to read and makes our work much slower.

Hey Adobe:

I have been using your products since they were in beta mode in the 1980's. How about you enlist some of us longtime users (and some of the new generation of hipsters) to be involved in focus groups? I have a perspective on your products that predates the majority of your employees and developers. Do you do A/B testing? You could easily release beta tests and we would gladly review them for you.

Or, are you all inside your black box in Silicon Valley, trying to keep busy with "improvements" just for the sake of rolling out something new?

Really-- the new UI is an epic fail. Are you applying it to all the CC products? If so, I am stuck with 2014 versions, since I will certainly not upgrade.

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