P: No image preview on Open dialog box on Windows

Bridge isn't involved here, and both platforms have the same functionality (due to both OS vendors restricting extension of their open/save dialogs).

If you would like to complain, please let Microsoft and Apple know that you don't like their restrictions.

Enough BS!
Some of us rely on speed and efficiency, utilising detail view is the best option.
Bridge serves its purpose for some but NOT FOR ALL.
It was mentioned it's not an issue on the Mac, which suggests it IS an issue which demands immediate attention.
Stop wasting everyone's time who has invested in your otherwise quality products and FIX THE PROBLEM NOW!

How can this be a Windows problem? I am using the same Windows7 I used before. The only thing that changed is the Photoshop version. You can call this anything you want, but it is a huge inconvenience to many users and should be corrected. Adobe's relationship with it's customers will continue to suffer as long as this is not fixed. Until now this has been a great program, but there are alternatives. If your callous attitude about a problem that many consider serious is not reversed users won't feel so loyal for long. At least tell us you are working hard to correct this issue.

I'm sorry that you feel inconvenienced

I don't feel inconvenienced, I AM inconvenienced

really sad that this employee is representing this issue as they are just saying we are dumb for 'oversimplifying' and that we shouldn't need this feature and that we should fix it ourselves or just deal with our inconvenience. Thanks Chris Cox, photoshop employee.

Way to dodge that question.

No, you are still oversimplifying the issue.

I'm sorry that you feel inconvenienced. If you are on MacOS, then you can use the OS provided thumbnails/previews. If you are on Windows, you can wait for Microsoft or get a third party thumbnailing solution to provide thumbnails/previews.

Well, Chris, you can say all day that this isn't an actual "bug", but it IS a problem. Is is a PROBLEM to people like me and thousands others that actually do use their computers in List view to be more productive. And you saying that it's NOT a problem?...well, maybe that's the issue here...that you guys don't see it as a big deal.

So just tell me, is it A) It is absolutely IMPOSSIBLE to code Photoshop to include the preview pane in CS6, or is it B) It's not financially beneficial to Adobe to have a few of their employees devote the time to figure out how to code the preview pane to work correctly with current OS's? That's not oversimplifying...try to jargon it up all you want....those are the only two possible scenarios that it really comes down to.

Even moving to the Vista/Win7 open dialog would affect it.
And no, you're missing a lot of the issues involved. You're still oversimplifying, a lot.

Again, this is not a problem, this is not a bug -- this is us updating the Photoshop code to work with newer OS versions and restrictions from the OS vendors.

So you're saying that something like Windows 8 is going to affect it? If that's the case, I would LOVE to hear from someone that's running the Windows 8 beta with CS5 or earlier and see if they have the preview pane. Cause if they do, that obviously means nothing was wrong pre-CS6 that couldn't have been worked out with a bit of extra effort with CS6 on Win 8.

All that aside, though, I'm gathering from all of this that you guys actually knew about the problem beforehand, and let it go through like that? Is there something in Windows 8 that's going to make my life THAT much easier with CS6 and not having the preview pane in the open box? (If so, I'm down for that...as I'll grab up Windows 8 the day of release) Or was it just EASIER to shrug off the problem because it was a hassle?

You aren't seeing the OS API changes, you aren't seeing the upcoming OS versions, etc. We have more information about what is going on and what is coming than you do. I'm sorry, but it's just not as simple as you imagine.