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November 18, 2019

P: Zooms out while trying to subtract from current selection

  • November 18, 2019
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option+command+clicking the layer used to subtract those pixels from your selection, however, it appears this shortcut has been updated with "zoom to layer". It still subtracts those pixels, but zooms out every time, which really interrupts my workflow. 

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Participating Frequently
February 19, 2020
Thank You!!!

Participating Frequently
February 19, 2020


Give us a checkbox in preferences to turn off alt-click layer zoom to fit?

Alt-clicking layer zoom to fit still conflicts with standard pixel masking shortcuts using the alt key and clicking on layer thumbnail.

This is extremely annoying and haven't been fixed in the last two updates.

Anytime a selection is to be masked using either ctrl+alt (remove layer pixels) or ctrl+shift+alt (mask selection within pixels) it also zooms to fit that layer bounds.

It could be solved by not having alt-clicking to zoom active on layer thumbnails but since its generally annoying to zoom whenever you are one pixel of from clicking a clipping mask it would be best to have the option of disabling it altogether. 
Participating Frequently
February 8, 2020
I do not know why every new version of photoshop is broken. But i still can't use Photoshop CC 2020 because of this "feature"... I do not need to zoom to the layer option. I never used it, i do not need it, but i use alt key for subtraction dozens of times a day every day!. Please Change it. It is annoying, unusable and broken.
Inspiring
February 8, 2020
Never used photoshop..how do i get started?
Inspiring
February 7, 2020
Same here with PS 21.0.3 on Win 10 Home 1909

It's very annoying
Participating Frequently
February 6, 2020
Yeah you all are right. I tried again and it isn't fixed. Earlier I must have been making the selection on a layer that didn't have transparency where I expected it. 
Known Participant
February 5, 2020
Not fixed here yet too.
Alt+click on layer on Windows10
Participating Frequently
February 5, 2020
Option clicking any layer still zooms to content in 21.0.3. Not fixed.
Creative_Flair
Participating Frequently
February 5, 2020
It is still not fixed for me with 21.0.3.
Participating Frequently
February 5, 2020
I just updated to Photoshop 21.0.3 and it appears that the issue as I described it up above is fixed.

Two months. One benefit of being forced into a cloud subscription should be that minor bug fixes are rolled out more quickly.