P: Start Screen: Launching Photoshop by opening an image results in start workspace with no panels

David

Chuck and SG (staff poster) have pointed out that we can clear it with the Escape key, which I should have guessed to try. I am happy with that personally, but I have asked if this behaviour is the same for everyone.

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2026182

I'm quite liking the Start screen (Or I'd avoid this issue by disabling it). I like that I get thumbnails for recent documents, and I love having recent file downloads with thumbnails. I 'think' I work very quickly though, and get annoyed with apparently needless obstacles.

This is my normal workspace


I see this for about half a second. Always the same


And the image fully open in the Start workspace


GTX970 Drawing mode Advanced everything but 10 bit display turned on.

I can confirm Trevor's observation. I am running Win 7 SP1 with Ps 2015.1 using two monitors. I see my workspace flash momentarily on my second monitor then Ps reverts to the Start workspace.

Hi Trevor,

Hmmm...that's odd.  I'm wondering if the three monitors is what's throwing Photoshop off.  It's supposed to display the Start screen without Libraries on launch.  You shouldn't see your usual workspace load and be replaced.

Could you possibly post a screenshot of your three displays?  Or even better, a video showing PS launching.  Something is not quite right here...

Thanks,
David

Hi David

Windows 7 SP1
English (North American)
2015.1
2015114.r.301 x64

I also have the same problem using the Firefox Open With Photoshop addon, or dragging an image onto the Photoshop desktop shortcut.

I have started a new project since opening this topic, and created a new Library from a large PSD file for this project. What happens now is that Photoshop initially opens with my usual workspace, but quickly switches to the Start Screen but now with the addition of the Libraries panel on the right of my main screen, (I use three monitors).

Howdy Trevor,

What version of Photoshop are you running, both version number and language?  Also, what OS are you running?  The Start panel only displays in US English, Continental French, German, and Japanese.

Thanks,
David