P: PS 27.3.0 Using the Gradient Tool on a Layer Mask doesn't work properly now.

I just updated PS V27.4 and BUG seems to have been resolved. 

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1. Gradients with transparency no longer work. Here is a Photoshop file with a white base layer and a black layer with a white mask on top: 

   

   If I draw a black to white gradient on the mask from top to bottom I get this: 

   

   If however I draw a black to transparent gradient on the mask, from top to bottom, I get this: 

   

   The third image should look exactly like the second image.

2. The second bug will be more difficult to squash. I keep my gradient set to black to transparent and never change it. However, after several openings and closings of Photoshop, Photoshop replaces my gradient with a black to white gradient.

Hello ​@Barnack7 ,

I do not seem to be able to replicate the issue you are having without more info either. Can you provide screenshots of what you are seeing and provide further details on your steps in creating the gradient in your mask? Photoshop has many different ways to achieve specific effects and we’ll want to know exactly what you are doing to create the issue you are seeing.

Not withstanding your ‘white mask’, I am seeing no difference

What is a bit strange is the way the layer thumbnail appears in the new gradient.  It makes no difference to the layer though.

What I do find annoying and non-intuitive is the marathon we have to negotiate getting to where we can control opacity.

When drawing a black to transparent gradient of a white mask, for example, 90% is black, and the actual gradient begins in the last 10% of the draw. 

Same here! ‘Glad’ to see others also dislike this and hopefully it can be fixed soon.

There are a few things to check when doing Gradient masks. First, make sure the mask channel is selected in the Channels panel. Then, in the left end of the Option Bar for the Gradient tool, there is a drop down selector for ‘Gradient’ and ‘Classic Gradient’. Be sure you have ‘Gradient’ selected, and Mode set to Normal.

And importantly, in the latest version, use a plain Black to White gradient with no transparency. Transparency does still work with ‘Classic Gradients’, but does all sorts of weird stuff with ‘Gradients’.

Hi ​@Jeroenstoen,

Thanks for flagging this, and it's great that you’re trying to pin down whether this is expected behavior or a change in Photoshop.

To help reproduce this more reliably, could you please confirm:

• Whether you’re applying the gradient directly on a layer mask with the Gradient tool, or editing a Gradient Fill / Gradient Map adjustment and its mask separately
• Whether this happens on all documents or only after certain steps

A small screen recording will be very helpful.

Once we have those exact steps and environment details, it’s much easier to compare what you’re seeing with the expected, documented masking behavior and determine whether this is a change in the gradient/mask editing interaction.

Best,
Anshul Saini

And still there in 27.3.1 !