P: No image preview on Open dialog box on Windows

Yes 2 different things. But I would be happy if either one of those were implemented. I need somekind of Thumbnail to know what I'm opening Either in the form of the Icon thumbnail ( in the open dialogue box.. i dont care if the icon would show up or not in windows explorer) OR a preview thumbnail at the bottom of the dialogue box like before.... Adobe needs to solve this because theres alot of unhappy people. Regardless of Microsoft not wanting adobe to play around with Dialogue box settings They need to provide somekind of alternative/solution that isnt third party OR Adobe bridge...

Many users are confused about the topic at hand: the OP talks about the single thumbnail of the selected file, not the thumbnails of the icons in the folder. Those are two different issues.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...

This is the initial response from MS and my response.

In the meantime, i have opened Illustrator and confirmed that the thumbnail preview does, in fact, show when selecting a file in the File Open dialog. Seems very odd to me that this would be available in Illustrator and not ALL other CS6 applications in the Suite.

Well.. what i find weird is that Other companies can create their own codec and sell it such as the one mentioned a few posts up ( from Ardify (http://www.ardfry.com/psd-codec/ ) and Adobe can't/doesnt want to /wont add something similar to this to compensate for the removal of the preview. If they cant add a thumbnail preview at the bottom of the dialogue box, At least provide some kind of psd preview on the icon itself like a JPG file...

The preview is absolutely needed. You guys are smart so provied us with a solution that allows us to see what were opening ( something built into photoshop not bridge or third party) that doesnt step on microsoft toes. OR work out a solution to get the security issues fixed with microsoft. It shouldnt be up to us ( the clients) to beg to microsoft... this is a real issue..

Adobe didn't have to remove the preview box. It wasn't as if Microsoft contacted them and said, "DON'T DO THIS. WE WILL SEEK LITIGATION IF YOU ALTER OUR OPEN DIALOG BOX."

The proof is that Illustrator CS6 STILL has the preview box!

It's almost as if Adobe is experimenting to see how users respond when they remove this functionality. They didn't want to go all the way in case this very thing happened -- everyone complains that Photoshop is now harder to use.

I suspect they want to force users to use Bridge to browse files. What Adobe doesn't understand is *no one* wants to slow down their workflow by going to another software program (that can eat up 5-20 seconds per file) just to open a file.

Adobe didn't have to remove the preview box. It wasn't as if Microsoft contacted them and said, "DON'T DO THIS. WE WILL SEEK LITIGATION IF YOU ALTER OUR OPEN DIALOG BOX."

The proof is that Illustrator CS6 STILL has the preview box!

It's almost as if Adobe is experimenting to see how users respond when they remove this functionality. They didn't want to go all the way in case this very thing happened -- everyone complains that Photoshop is now harder to use.

I suspect they want to force users to use Bridge to browse files. What Adobe doesn't understand is *no one* wants to slow down their workflow by going to another software program (that can eat up 5-20 seconds per file) just to open a file.

Not that I think this is the appropriate answer at all, but the PSD codec from Ardify (http://www.ardfry.com/psd-codec/) works in the CS6 dialog when using thumbnail view instead of detail view. it costs $19.95, but does also allow you to see PSD thumbnails in Windows Explorer.

Just posted in Microsoft's forums. If I hear anything, I'll let everyone here know.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...

Please see the existing posts. OS vendor restrictions are not something you can fix or "restore in the next days".

I even can't believe we were in need to open a thread like this to complain on something that should have never happened. For me, Photohsop was simply "the best" by far, now, just because of this intentional lack of simplicity it is just one among many. It may sound stupid or extreme for some but for me this feature was as important as the most important and best features of other graphic design programs. I hope it is restored in the next days, shortly...