P: Save As - the focus is not in the file name field - macOS Monterey

@J453Hi there, could you please clarify whether the file extension bug is fixed in 12.1 (developer beta) as you said, or whether you meant 12.0.1?

"Suggesting updating to macOS 12.1 which isn't released yet, was not an option."

I believe Jeffery means 12.0.1, not 12.1 and further (and again), I'm on that OS (12.0.1) and cannot replicate this issue. Seems like it was a MacOS bug.

"By ignoring such a simple, blatant bug for months and failing to patch the most basic functionality of all, Adobe are making clear how little they care about their subscribers. It's embarrassingly unprofessional."

I upvoted your comment and then removed it just so I could have the pleasure of upvoting it twice.

Well, oddly enough, it seems that disabling show extensions in Finder is working at the moment. Makes no sense to me. Suggesting updating to macOS 12.1 which isn't released yet, was not an option.

Thanks everyone

Adobe says (in the answer to this thread) that this bug is fixed in OS 12.1. It's a MacOS bug that affects certain programs (saving in Firefox is also affected). I'm assuming they mean upgrade to the 12.1 developer beta. Clearly, Adobe doesn't want to patch it for 12.0.1 and just wants to wait for 12.1. I'm not upgrading to 12.1 beta, because I don't think it's stable enough for prime time.

What I have found is unchecking "show all file extensions" does not actually hide most extensions. The only ones it seems to hide are for files created by Apple programs. For example, TextEdit will hide "rtf" or "txt", and screenshots will lose their ".png". But other images, e.g. those downloaded from the web, won't automatically have their extension hidden. Even if you have "show all file extensions" off, files written by Photoshop seem to still show their extensions. I've just been relying on that to get around the bug for now.

I don't know why the video was so small. What the heck!
https://vimeo.com/654581200

Anyway, I need to be able to see my extensions, so disabling them in finder is not an option. I work in way too many formats to do that.

Whenever I go to File | Export | Save For Web (Legacy) to save as a file, as soon as I type the first letter, it is adding the extension and putting my cursor AFTER it.

For example, I'll type "f" and it will immediately go to   "f.jpg" and put my cursor after the .jpg.

This is fairly new behavior in the last week or two and happens in both Photoshop Beta 23.1.0 and release 23.0.2

macOS Monterey 12.0.1

Go to Finder (not in Photoshop) and click on Preferences.  Go to Advanced and then clear the click in 'Show all filename extensions'.  That sorted it out for me.  It might not be the proper answer but it does until the next Mac update.

Paul

When I am exporting part of an image as a png (Export/Save for Web (Legacy). The file name is highlighted as to type in a new name as needed. As I type the name (for example: image1) the cursor jumps from 1st position to end of .png with the resulting name "i.pngmage1.png". It's just an annoying problem to have to slow down and retype the name (or rename files afterwards). I've never noticed this before the current version (23.0.2 release). I have attached images of the problem.

Thank you

@paulloseby@Roger-Sparks It does stop Photoshop from doing the buggy overwrite of the filename. Unfortunately though, it doesn't solve the problem of keys not working when you're trying to save a file. Enter/escape/tab/Cmd-A (select all), left-right arrows for browsing directories, all are broken most of the time when trying to save a file in Photoshop and Illustrator under Monterey. Also, some of us need to show filename extensions in the Finder, and this should have no bearing whatsoever on Photoshop's saving (mis)behaviour.

It's a constant annoyance every few minutes to not know if you'll be able to tab, type a name and save, or if you'll have to reach for a mouse to select the name field. By ignoring such a simple, blatant bug for months and failing to patch the most basic functionality of all, Adobe are making clear how little they care about their subscribers. It's embarrassingly unprofessional.