P: Problem with File>File Info when trying to scroll through multi-line fields

There is a related bug in Bridge, where the up/down arrows corrupt the contents on the Keyword field.  You get REALLY bizarre results. I haven't tested any other apps that use the unified File Info but I imagine that all of them could be broken.

Solution Create Word Document with Photoshop History Metadata.

Save Xmp Metadata file to computer.  In Photoshop CC 2019, File info panel at the bottom, there is a pulldown menu called "Template Folder".  Use this pulldown to export the XMP Metadata to a file.   Open Xmp file in Microsoft Word and use a Microsoft word keyboard macro to convert <photoshop:History> Metadata to legible format.  The end result is a Photoshop History document in Word which can be searched using Microsoft Word commands.

Need to convert the following characters in XMP file:

&#xA;       “\n”        Newline

&#x9;       “\t”        tab

“         “           left quote

†         “           right quote

 

The Quotes get converted when the .xmp  file is opened in word.

Actual Word Macro:

 

 

Sub ConvertPhotoshopHistory()
'
' ConvertPhotoshopHistory Macro
'
'

' Delete all Metedata lines before <Photoshop:History>

    Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
    With Selection.Find
        .Text = "photoshop:History"
        .Replacement.Text = ""
        .Forward = True
        .Wrap = wdFindContinue
        .Format = False
        .MatchCase = False
        .MatchWholeWord = False
        .MatchWildcards = False
        .MatchSoundsLike = False
        .MatchAllWordForms = False
    End With
    Selection.Find.Execute
    Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdLine
    Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory, Extend:=wdExtend
    Selection.Delete Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1
    
'Delete all Metadata lines after second <photoshop:History>
'Only left with <photoshop:History> Metadata after this operation

    Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
    With Selection.Find
        .Text = "photoshop:History"
        .Replacement.Text = ""
        .Forward = True
        .Wrap = wdFindContinue
        .Format = False
        .MatchCase = False
        .MatchWholeWord = False
        .MatchWildcards = False
        .MatchSoundsLike = False
        .MatchAllWordForms = False
    End With
    Selection.Find.Execute
    Selection.Find.Execute
    Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdLine
    Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdStory, Extend:=wdExtend
    Selection.Delete Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1
    Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdLine, Extend:=wdExtend
    Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdLine, Extend:=wdExtend
    Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdLine
    Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory
    
'Replace &#xa; with Carrige Return Line Feed \n
    
    Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
    Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
    With Selection.Find
        .Text = "&#xA;"
        .Replacement.Text = "^l"
        .Forward = True
        .Wrap = wdFindContinue
        .Format = False
        .MatchCase = False
        .MatchWholeWord = False
        .MatchWildcards = False
        .MatchSoundsLike = False
        .MatchAllWordForms = False
    End With
    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
    Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
    Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
    With Selection.Find
        .Text = "&#x9;"
        .Replacement.Text = "^t"
        .Forward = True
        .Wrap = wdFindContinue
        .Format = False
        .MatchCase = False
        .MatchWholeWord = False
        .MatchWildcards = False
        .MatchSoundsLike = False
        .MatchAllWordForms = False
    End With
    
'Replace &#x9; with Tab Character \t
    
    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
    With Selection.Find
        .Text = "photoshop:History"
        .Replacement.Text = "^t"
        .Forward = True
        .Wrap = wdFindContinue
        .Format = False
        .MatchCase = False
        .MatchWholeWord = False
        .MatchWildcards = False
        .MatchSoundsLike = False
        .MatchAllWordForms = False
    End With
    
'Fix First two lines formatting

    Selection.Find.Execute
    Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=2
    Selection.TypeParagraph
    Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdLine
    Selection.TypeParagraph
    Selection.MoveUp Unit:=wdLine, Count:=1
    Selection.TypeParagraph
    
End Sub

The Bridge Solution works to view the metadata.  But the Bridge solution does not allow the user to select all the metadata with a mouse and copy the Metadata to the windows clipboard.  The next step was to paste the Metadata into a Microsoft Word document.  Once in Microsoft Word I could use the search function in Word to quickly find the operation I wanted to examine.  The bridge solution does not allow the user to copy and paste the Metadata history into a Word document.   My solution is to use Photoshop CS6 or Photoshop CS 2018, both programs can copy and paste the Metadata.  Adobe needs to fix this problem.

Thank you, Jim. That works.

I found a way to access a file's  "file info" > "Photoshop".  You can do so using  Bridge.  In Bridge, select the file and make sure you have the "Metadata Panel" open and  twirl open  "edit history" and it is all there and you can scroll through. At least it works for me.

 
HTH

Jim

Please  fix this soon, not being able to see the entire history is a major problem for some of our jobs.

Exactly what's happening to me. Hope it get's fixed soon!

Cool. Thanks. I've logged this with the team

Just in case the problem is not clear, here's a quick demo:

https://youtu.be/ujHaaaecfDs

Anyway, the problem is not only with the Photoshop section - there are problems for scrolling in other sections' fields too, as mentioned in the original post.