P: Photoshop 22.0: Where is Line Weight/Width and Pixels options?

Hi Tom,

I'm not a programmer.  What am I supposed to do with this code?

I won't be upgrading if pixel-mode-lines are disabled in new versions. I'm an illustrator so my workflow is very WYSIWYG. I try to keep the number of 'entities' I need to manage to a bare minimum. I keep my layer stack small. I never use vector objects or smart objects. My focus when I work is on the image itself, and my focus is disturbed when I get pulled out of the image to manage something in the interface. A prime example of this kind of unwelcome distraction is the recent change to selecting a layer blending mode - now you have to hit enter to commit the choice. It's not a big deal in isolation, but it becomes a big deal when you have to do it hundreds of times an hour. Hundreds of distracting unnecessary inputs is /not/ my idea of an improvement.  Likewise with this new line behavior - while it may seem that spawning a new entity that can be edited later is an improvement (and I can see how it might be for some) for me it's another example of extra work - each one of those lines needs to be rasterized and merged down into my current painting layer before I can get back into my painting flow. So yet again I'll being burdened with hundreds of extra unnecessary inputs per day. I fail to see a good reason why you would disable the WYSIWYG functionality in favor of editable entities, rather than support both methods. 

Had to choose line in Stroke Options to make it work, although it indicates that this is set to line type when you start using line tool.

In earlier versions of Photoshop it is set to line as default and you dont have to choose anything to make it work. Still think this is a bug in v 22.0.0. 

Using line tool with or without arrowheads and in Photoshop 22.0.0. for Mac OS don't fill or stroke the line. 

The good part is, that Adobe didn't touch the code - they only removed the icons...

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            var idstrokeStyleStrokeAdjust = stringIDToTypeID( "strokeStyleStrokeAdjust" );
            desc26.putBoolean( idstrokeStyleStrokeAdjust, false );
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    desc19.putObject( idUsng, idcontentLayer, desc20 );
    var idLyrI = charIDToTypeID( "LyrI" );
    desc19.putInteger( idLyrI, 3 );
executeAction( idMk, desc19, DialogModes.NO );

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                var idVrtc = charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" );
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                desc56.putUnitDouble( idVrtc, idRlt, 100.000 );
            var idPnt = charIDToTypeID( "Pnt " );
            desc55.putObject( idStrt, idPnt, desc56 );
            var idEnd = charIDToTypeID( "End " );
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                desc57.putUnitDouble( idHrzn, idRlt, 220.000 );
                var idVrtc = charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" );
                var idRlt = charIDToTypeID( "#Rlt" );
                desc57.putUnitDouble( idVrtc, idRlt, 100.000 );
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            desc55.putObject( idEnd, idPnt, desc57 );
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                var idLngt = charIDToTypeID( "Lngt" );
                var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
                desc58.putUnitDouble( idLngt, idPrc, 50.000000 );
                var idCncv = charIDToTypeID( "Cncv" );
                var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
                desc58.putUnitDouble( idCncv, idPrc, 0.000000 );
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                desc58.putBoolean( idOn, true );
            var idcArw = charIDToTypeID( "cArw" );
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                var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
                desc59.putUnitDouble( idLngt, idPrc, 50.000000 );
                var idCncv = charIDToTypeID( "Cncv" );
                var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
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                var list5 = new ActionList();
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            var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
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            var idsolidColorLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "solidColorLayer" );
            desc60.putObject( idstrokeStyleContent, idsolidColorLayer, desc61 );
            var idstrokeStyleResolution = stringIDToTypeID( "strokeStyleResolution" );
            desc60.putDouble( idstrokeStyleResolution, 72.000000 );
        var idstrokeStyle = stringIDToTypeID( "strokeStyle" );
        desc52.putObject( idstrokeStyle, idstrokeStyle, desc60 );
    var idcontentLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" );
    desc51.putObject( idUsng, idcontentLayer, desc52 );
    var idLyrI = charIDToTypeID( "LyrI" );
    desc51.putInteger( idLyrI, 4 );
executeAction( idMk, desc51, DialogModes.NO );

It would be very helpful and much appreciated if the pixel option for the line tool could be added as a legacy setting or at least a similar tool could be created. It really helps to speed up environment design that has a lot of architecture.

Thanks, Jake, for this info; very helpful.

  I know that everyone has a different way of working, and that Photoshop isnt as concerned with illustrators as it is with photographers and designers, but I work in comics and I often have to create lineart with...you know...lines. And this change although adding new options actually makes things so much more slow.  I LIKED the line tool to have Pixel option because I could easily lay down a bunch of strait lines very quickly. With this new change, you make a line, and it immediately is a shape with endpoints so your next mouseclick cant create a line in that spot (since now it presumes you want to position an endpoint, not immediately create a new line from that spot) I could easily connect endpoints before by letting go of line, then starting my next line where the cursor was! 

There is an ongoing discussion about various changes to the line tool including the pixel option here: https://feedback.photoshop.com/conversations/photoshop/photoshop-220-where-is-the-line-weightwidth-option/5f9039ee917fbb3a9931cc53

Maybe you're interested ...

I also  noticed this change. Its just greyed out. The pixel line tool is super helpful for a lot of quick tasks... so this is actually kind of annoying! In order to draw some lineart I needed yesterday for a comic I had to take my drawing out of photoshop and use a different program.