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jesseschoff
jesseschoff
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April 26, 2017

P: New windows opened behind existing windows

  • April 26, 2017
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If I have a file open in Photoshop CC 2017, and I open a new blank document, the new document loads beneath the current open document windows. This messes up my workflow, because I'm often creating a new document to use immediately.

Is there a setting that I'm missing? Or is this behaviour intentional for some reason I don't understand?

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    J
    J453
    Legend
    June 1, 2017

    Fixed in 19.1 or later.

    jesseschoff
    jesseschoffAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    June 1, 2017
    Yep. Switching to the legacy interface fixes the issue.

    Thanks for getting back to me.
    J
    J453
    Legend
    May 31, 2017
    Hi Jesse, sorry for the late reply. If you go into Preferences > General... and check "Use Legacy New Document Interface" does it work correctly?
    jesseschoff
    jesseschoffAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    May 30, 2017
    The example video has been moved to https://jes.sc/share/photoshop-demo.webm
    jesseschoff
    jesseschoffAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    May 6, 2017
    And one more ping....
    jesseschoff
    jesseschoffAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    May 6, 2017
    And one more ping....
    jesseschoff
    jesseschoffAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 28, 2017
    Hi Jeffrey, did that video make sense? Can you try reproducing the issue using keyboard shortcuts?
    jesseschoff
    jesseschoffAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 26, 2017
    I did some more testing and it appears that this only happens when using keyboard shortcuts.

    I'm on Windows 10. Photoshop 2017.0.1 release (20161130.r.29 x64)

    Here is a video demo of what I'm experiencing:  https://jes.sc/static/photoshop_window-bug/demo.webm

    The first time, I use keyboard shortcuts, and the issue occurs. The second time, I used the mouse and menus, and the issue does not occur.
    J
    J453
    Legend
    April 26, 2017
    Hi Jesse, what OS/version are you running on? I cannot reproduce off hand. Can you provide a screenshot or video of your window and app configuration? Might help us to reproduce.
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