P: Transform/Resize is constrained by default - Want ability to go back to legacy behavior

That is awesome.

Now go to Twitter and tweet a link to this comment.

Adobe isn't listening to anyone on here.

Adobe had no problem raising my subscription price. The benefit of the subscription model is that I always have the latest version of the software. If I revert to an earlier version, I lose that benefit. I could not help but notice that my productivity was suffering due to changing this behavior in Photoshop only. Out of my frustration, I called Adobe and complained. The salesperson would be happy to transfer me to someone who would help instruct me on this new "feature".  I had to reason with him. I asked if he drove a car. No. A bicycle? Yes. So I asked how he would feel if he took his bike in for a tune-up and when he got it back, he was told the new feature of his upgraded bike meant he needed to pedal in reverse to go forward. I asked how he would like that. How would he feel if I offered to have a tech help instruct him on using this new feature. I asked how he would feel after riding for years pedaling one way to now have to unlearn that, and get used to the new way of pedaling. I got him to agree that there would be some time where his bicycling would be inefficient. He wouldn't get to places as fast or efficiently. Then I said I respectfully ask that you refund me four months of my subscription to compensate me for my lack of productivity. Then he said he could give me three. It occurs to me that this might be the only way Adobe listens, so I thought I would share it to the forum. If enough users told Adobe how they screwed up, and asked for compensation, and it is a reasonable request, it might get their attention. Cheers.

Keep mentioning @adobe and @11928347 for every post and they will start to get nervous.

Take a look

https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=photoshopshiftkey&src=typd

I am starting to get the feeling that Adobe wants us to use this forum as a way to contain the blowback. This is the emptiest echo chamber I have ever been in. I bet they dont even read this sh&t!

I have moved most of my comments to Twitter and I also link to some of these responses on Twitter. 

I would recommend we all abandon this empty plate of complaints and take to Twitter where more people are listening and Adobe fears that platform's voice.

Just do a search for "photoshop shift key" or #photoshopshiftgate and you will see there is a ton of good feedback and lots of complaints — from seasoned AND new users, young and old — around all of these issues.

Adobe has created this forum to silence us.

Oh my, this click/transform has been on my nerves all week, because I am doing a lot of transform motif work lately.

It's amazing how much time - it's not just literal time - it's is the breaking up of a smooth workflow that disconnects me. I used to be very smooth with these things, could do with my eyes closed.

Now I have to zoom in and focus on the tools, like when I was first starting.

All of these things, this entire thread is in existence because They did not think to make these things user preferences.

It also scares me that these aren't quick fixes.

yup. Unfortunately they designed that behavior for people who use Ps once a year and couldn't figure out how to hit return, enter or double-click... which appears to be the direction a lot of features are going these days...

Meanwhile, those of us with jobs in the industry are struggling with getting our jobs done, which has been made much more difficult by the recent "updates."

Yes that's exactly my problem as well, I wrote that as well before, to rotate the mouse needs to be close to an anchor point. Exactly this is one reason for not updating.

I don’t mind the new function that switches Proportional Transform behavior, I’m ok with that.
What REALLY IRRITATES me it’s the Transform being still applied even if I click with the mouse when I’m outside the transform box area. 
Pressing the Enter key already did that.
IT’S UP TO ME TO DECIDE WHEN TO APPLY THE TRANSFORM, AND USING JUST THE ENTER KEY WAS THE BEST WAY!
WHY DID YOU CHANGE THAT!? 
As example, if I want to rotate things in fast mode, now I SIMPLY CAN’T! Because to do that I have to point exactly near the handle area; if by mistake I click just a bit away from there, Transform is applied.
Another frustrating example? If I have to tweak long using the Warp tool and accidentally click too far away from there... again, Transform is applied!
I DON’T LIKE THAT, I DON’T NEED THAT, IT’S NOT USEFUL! I’M SURE NOBODY WANTS NOR NEED THAT!
WHO’S THE GENIUS BEHIND THIS BRILLIANT NEW FEATURE!? TELL ME!

yeah c'mon, we are all hoping for a solution. please Adobe!