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April 28, 2022

P: Rectangle changes size when duplicated and moved

  • April 28, 2022
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System:

Mac OS Monterey 12.2.1

Photoshop Version: 

23.2.2

 

Issue:

- I create a rectangle using the Rectangle Tool

- I change the size of the rectangle

- I duplicate and move the rectangle using Option, Shift, Drag

- The duplicate rectangle reverts back to the original size

 

I've attached a short screen recording that demonstrates this issue.

 

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26 replies

Participating Frequently
June 24, 2022

so i'm still struggling with this and hoping there's a fix. It's been over two months now and it's making my work a nightmare. Thank you

Participating Frequently
June 15, 2022

so, is there going to be a fix for this? It's a nightmare and clearly a software bug introduced recently. It never happened before ~February, and rectangles simply will not stay at stable sizes. It's shattered my ability to use the tool. thank you!

Participating Frequently
June 3, 2022

ok, this is becoming a giant problem - i really am hoping you all can respond and correct this. Besides the random size shifts the rectangles make when i'm moving them around, they also do the same thing when i reduce the resolution on the image so i can more easily share this - which now makes reducing file size impossible, as i'm not going to go through and fix all the wrong boxes - it wouldn't match up exactly with the hi-res version! This didn't exist for all the years i've used PS - really need it fixed - thank you!!

 

Participating Frequently
May 28, 2022

hi again, Jeffrey - in case this got missed before, i made a file that shows the problem:

 

hi again, Jeffrey - i created a quick doc with the rectangle tool and some lettering on it, and even though it's small (i thought maybe the error was coming because of file size), it's already starting to show up when i adjust the size of the boxes and move things around. And reducing resolution to 300 moves all the boxes to different sizes. Can see it here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zpmjgdpm7plyml8/Sousanis%20Rectangle%20tool%20error%20example.psd?dl=0. And i still want to know what those four circles mean when the rectangles are active and using the rectangle tool - i never saw that before in using it. Thank you

Participating Frequently
May 27, 2022

agreed with KD360 - this is a crazy frustrating issue that didn't exist until a few months ago, but it's been maddening since. Would really like to see it addressed - thank you! 

kd360Author
Inspiring
May 26, 2022

Hi Jeffrey,

Its been a while since I posted this issue and still have not received an answer to it. It is obvious that this is a major issue for a number of people. Thanks for your help.

Participating Frequently
May 26, 2022

I'm really hoping there's a fix for this and soon - it's giving me giant headaches - they change size all the time whenever i move them and if i try to resize the page, they all go haywire - so it's pretty untenable. Has to be a solution. Thank you! 

Participating Frequently
May 17, 2022

Just bumping this up - this issue continues to be giving me an enormous headache as i use a ton of these rectangles on every page, which was smooth sailing for the last several years... Thanks!

Participating Frequently
May 10, 2022

hi again, Jeffrey - i created a quick doc with the rectangle tool and some lettering on it, and even though it's small (i thought maybe the error was coming because of file size), it's already starting to show up when i adjust the size of the boxes and move things around. And reducing resolution to 300 moves all the boxes to different sizes. Can see it here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zpmjgdpm7plyml8/Sousanis%20Rectangle%20tool%20error%20example.psd?dl=0. And i still want to know what those four circles mean when the rectangles are active and using the rectangle tool - i never saw that before in using it. Thank you

Participating Frequently
May 9, 2022

I can't share the file that i'm having the issue with - it's enormous and my work, but i'm sure i could easily make a small file that has the same issue - it's happening all the time. The rectangles change sizes at random, or maybe go back to their original size as first created (Which i adjust all the time as i'm editing text and placement). If that's not enough information to test this out, i'll try to make one that you can have engineers play with. Thank you, N