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

Thanks so much Jeffrey - can't wait! 

THANKS JEFF.  Wow so good to see an Official Response here, man.

yes! can’t wait to see the update! thanks!

Thank you very much Jeffrey! We really appreciate it.

Thanks Jeff, I knew you were addressing this!
Please don't forget to correct the smaller hot spot handle (bug).
We are all looking forward to hopefully an awesome update.

Andi 

Thanks. The team is looking at some changes based on everyone’s feedback that should make folks happy. Stay tuned.

In the meantime, the workaround is: 1.     Use Notepad (Windows) or a text editor on Mac OS to create a plain text file (.txt).

2. Type the text below in the text file:

TransformProportionalScale 0 

3.     Save the file as "PSUserConfig.txt" to your Photoshop settings folder:

• Windows:

  [Installation Drive]:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings\

• macOS: 

  //Users/[User Name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/

I absolutely agree !

@James Gray: First of all I am not a "Mr.", I am "Mrs.".

Second, I was a KelbyOne member when Scott Kelby and a lot of his members, who are not professionals in either photography or graphic design, were giving Adobe all sorts of off the wall suggestions as to changes to the interface as well as other suggestions in regards to other tools in PS. Matter of fact, Adobe sends that community forum on Kelby's website surveys as to which tool should change and how without any regard toward professionals and how they use these tools. He bragged on The Grid episode when these features were launched about how his 12 year old is "now being able to use Photoshop better because of the free transform being changed". (Not sure why we have to dumb down 12 years olds). That episode is readily available, no re-search needed.

My point was that when major changes like this happen, those who depend on Photoshop to do their paid jobs, those who have a 4 year graphic design degree and work in the real world using Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign for 12+ hour a day, those should be asked and sent surveys as to what will make their lives easier, and not those who only use PS occasionally, for fun, and who don't pay their mortgages from working a daily graphic design or photography job. 


It was called "FREE Transform" for a reason. I think Mr. Bert Monroy may be able to take us way back when PS first started and tell us all how "FREE Transform" became what it's been for the last 20 years. I can assure you this change did not come from someone such as Bert who is one of the first people to work and make Photoshop what it is today.

I have to use CC19 because in my work I use Content Aware Fill every day, and the new one is excellent. However, I never removed CC18, and for anything else I use CC18 now, because this Free Transform is really messing me up and is wasting my time.

James, were you someone who requested this change? If so why? Were you part of some Adobe Re-search for this tool? Why was this even in question to change? Why does this work for you? How long have you been using Photoshop? Why all of the sudden holding down shift has become a "too hard"? Just curious since you came back quoting my post even though my post wasn't addressing you directly. I still want to know who cheered on this feature being changed, why, and how long have they been using Photoshop as well as are they professionals or weekend users.
Also, there is nothing wrong with being a weekend user, the problem starts when these random/part time users without deadlines make changes that affect those with daily deadlines. That's the problem. 

I feel I should add my name to the list. I've been using photoshop 8 hours a day for 25 years. Over that time I have paid a fortune to use it. But never felt they've listened to their professional customers. I'll be downloading Affinity and if it does what they say it does, waving goodbye to photoshop.

By not making any announcements are they not, in fact, making a huge one?