P: Free Transform - ability to set Maintain Aspect Ratio as default

Ugh, I hate this new behavior.  It doesn't seem to be working correctly for me.  Whether that chain icon is clicked or not, it maintains the aspect ratio.  It used to work, with the old Photoshop.  And even if it did work correctly, what a pain.  Make it sticky, please.  

At the very least, the workaround text file trick works out well and I can get my work done without having to deal with this big step backwards.

For others that come into this thread, here is the text content of that image so you can copy and paste what has worked for me. Hopefully the formatting will not mess up the text.

TransformProportionalScale 0

PSUserConfig.txt

Loll - now we're going to wait next 7 years they restore original behaviour - since that seems to be better than anything one wished to have (by just a little tweak)! Perhaps that was better to ask in this case of too many, to get (un)predictably less 😄

That's what Rocky suggested in the first place when they made the request...

"...it would be nice when "free transforming" a layer that the "maintain aspect ratio" lock button would maintain the previous setting..."

Turn it on, PS it remembers, turn it off, PS remembers. Easy. What's not to like?

But as usual Adobe, waits ages to do anything - 7 years!? - and then implements the worst of the numerous possible ways of delivering a feature that everyone could use as per their personal preferences.

Nobody wanted this. Give us the ability to toggle. Problem solved.

Nobody wanted this. Give us the ability to toggle. Problem solved.

It looks like engineers working for Adobe don't test and compare anything, just follow directives without arguing, or maybe each time there are changes Adobe hires new programmers team that can do things as continuation of that someone made originaly. Something is bad-thought as in company I work for such oversights are unacceptable.

You said exactly the same concept I would love Adobe followed, that I mentioned in other words on this and other forum. All bugs in first instance before releasing new Photoshop (even if that had to take 2 - 3 years), and only then new implementations, while if new bug found then taken care of before anything else again!

You may also read posts from last few days to get answer even more than once 😉

Hi Hannah,
it is important to understand the difference between implementing an idea with an overall workflow check – or just changing a small detail without check and without options and without consistence. (I personally still weren't able to update, so I can just read the comments).
From any improvement I expect to have more options (checkboxes for example!) and it must be consistent: Must work for numeric values, smart objects and remember the last state...
I think, you really need to ask experienced users as Beta-testers, to develope and improve.
The inconsistency is not the first time a problem:
For example an Alt-click at the layer panel or channel panel at the "new" icon, when creating new layer or new channel means to open the options. But the same Alt-click at the layer compositions means the opposite and when I click without Alt it then opens the options. To me it's confusing every day. Aand so I wonder if no developer knows the "full" software, it just seems that developers only overlook their own small part without daily using all functions.