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Inspiring
October 15, 2018
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P: Transform/Resize is constrained by default - Want ability to go back to legacy behavior

When selecting a layer and dragging a corner handle with the shift (or alt-shift) key pressed, the resize proportion isn't constrained. This started with this most recent update.

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lonnyc85144968
Participating Frequently
October 26, 2018
What the worst part about this issue for me, is that aside from it being extremely frustrating to adjust to the change, and aside from the fact that Adobe was too stupid to change how it works with other tools, The feature just plain does not work on my Imac at all. Even when I attempt to use the feature as intended, the preview jumps between constrained and unconstrained while flashing between different sizes all within a few seconds of trying to adjust the size, never showing me what the finished size will be. Whenever I click done, it  usually comes out unconstrained even though I was using the tool properly. To make matters worse, when I click outside of the box on the corner to rotate, more often than not it now turns off the transform box thinking I was finished. This "click anywhere to set transformation" stuff is an equal part if this fiasco for me.
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Kukurykus
Legend
October 25, 2018
this whole thing has infected the Crop Tool as well

I think I need to write down everything you users find that doesn't work because of this one change. I simply can't remember everything to list it at once.
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Kukurykus
Legend
October 25, 2018
Is it normal we have to vote not for new ideas but old ones they were previously realised?
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Kukurykus
Legend
October 25, 2018
Even if you were user for 48 years while Photoshop existed 24 that wouldn't be still enough 😉
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Kukurykus
Legend
October 25, 2018
This is terrible, each day I'm visiting this theard I'm finding new bugs about this changed feature!
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Kukurykus
Legend
October 25, 2018
I'm gald to see resonable people can't stand that too and criticise this poor CC 2019 behaviour.
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Kukurykus
Legend
October 25, 2018
I don't have time for new series, but thank you for recommendation. I see super heroes of the same universe can not any way beat Adobe - that is lately bad character as well - in their parrarel world 😉
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obsessivetype
Inspiring
October 25, 2018
I prefer the legacy function. It's more in line with how other apps behave.
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Participant
October 25, 2018
The way to keep constrain ratio is to NOT hold shift. 


Here is how to revert back to old way of transforming objects:
  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/

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mark_mistrik
Participant
October 25, 2018


Free Transform in Photoshop is not working properly in Photoshop CC 20.0.0, which just updated in CC app this morning on my system. I have a large image, I have a smaller "new" image template in another Tab. I Copy the larger image and Paste Into the smaller image template, Select Free Transform, Shift and grab an edge, manipulate and voila, the image is resized into my smaller template and the aspect ratio is preserved. Easy, simple, been doing it for years. Now, all of sudden in Photoshop CC 20.0.0., the aspect radio is NOT preserved, and the image is squished... I just hope this a bug...
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