P: Support for native full-screen mode on macOS

Can't this work just like Figma? Figma belongs to Adobe now, so maybe this can change in the future... I hope that they don't remove this feature from Figma

It's 2023, and it has been 13 years since the introduction of the Fullscreen framework. It is disheartening to witness the lack of progress from a company as resourceful as Adobe. [removed]

@jane-e yeah, thanks Jane, see what you mean about the mode they want - I saw the explanation of policy from J453 and pointed the poster to it. 

Neil

have a good week

@NB, colourmanagement wrote:

When I open Photoshop on my Mac (macOS Catlaina) and click the green + button at top left of the window, it fills the screen, is that not what you want? 

Neil, instead they want macOS native full screen mode, aka Spaces, not Photoshop's full screen mode. @J453 has explained why Adobe has not made the change.

Jane

@Jorge27483571wkuu When I open Photoshop on my Mac (macOS Catlaina) and click the green + button at top left of the window, it fills the screen, is that not what you want? 

Did you see the explanation of the line of thinking from J453 at Adobe here in this thread?

I hope this helps
neil barstow, colourmanagement net - adobe forum volunteer - co-author: 'getting colour right'
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12 years later and this feature still hasn't been added, which is a big shame seeing as fullscreen mode is such a bare bones essential features of any program. The main use of Macs in today's world is for creative work, which cannot be done to its full extent with the neglect of a feature that enables much easier working.

@ericc19576445 

Perhaps try a thorough reset of Photoshop preferences?

(read this entire post before acting please)

Resetting restores Photoshop's internal preferences, which are saved when Photoshop closes.

If they become corrupt then various issues can occur.

Here’s some info on how to do that:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html

Manually removing preferences files is the most complete method for restoring Photoshop to its default state: 

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#Manually

Note re macOS: The user Library folder is hidden by default.

To access files in the hidden user Library folder, see here for how to access hidden user library files.

https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/access-hidden-user-library-files.html

Unexpected behavior may indicate damaged preferences. Restoring preferences to their default settings is a good idea when trying to troubleshoot unexpected behaviors in Photoshop. check out the video

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#reset_preferences

Learn how to access and modify Photoshop preferences and customize per your frequent workflows

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html

And here’s an earlier forum discussion as an aid to understanding

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/quick-tips-how-to-reset-photoshop-preferences/td-p/12502668

You may want to backup your settings and custom presets, brushes & actions before restoring Photoshop's preferences.

Here is general info about that:  https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#BackupPhotoshoppreferences

Before you reset your preferences

in case of future issues, I suggest you make a copy as Adobe may need one to check problematic references. 

Quit Photoshop.
Go to Photoshop's Preferences folder

Preferences file locations: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/preference-file-names-locations-photoshop.html\

  [on MacOS see: Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings

  Note for those on macOS: - be aware that the user Library folder is hidden by default on macOS.

  https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/access-hidden-user-library-files.html

  In the Finder, open the “Go” menu whilst holding down the Option (Alt) key.

  Library will now appear in the list - below the current user's “home” directory. ]

Now you can drag the entire Adobe Photoshop [Version] Settings folder to the desktop or somewhere safe as a back-up of your settings.

Note for those on macOS:

Preference preservation is affected by macOS permissions,

you’ll need to allow Photoshop ‘Full Disk Access’ in your Mac OS Preferences/Security and Privacy

It may even be time to reinstall Photoshop.

It’s recommended that you use the Adobe CC cleaner tool to remove all traces first.

(See above about preserving preferences though! It’s worth preserving them unless they are corrupted.)

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html

Uninstall Photoshop BUT make sure to choose the option “Yes, remove app preference”.

Once that process finishes, start the installation process and look into the “Advanced Options”. Uncheck “Import previous settings and preferences” and choose to “Remove old versions”.

I hope this helps

neil barstow, colourmanagement net :: adobe forum volunteer

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Now they're just making fun of us Mac users.

I just came back to photoshop after some time (roughly 3 years). I've mostly been using Affinity Photo.

The main reason for me to use Photshop now is the existence of the SuperPNG plugin and the fact that it's easier to directly edit individual channels. (I mostly make textures for real-time graphic).

Anyway... I was shocked that Photoshop still doens't have a native full-screen mode. This means that whenever I do anything else (like opening a terminal) It might overlay my Photoshop window because Photoshop doens't porperly register itself a s a full-screen app. The current implementation when pressing "F" just feels very hacky.

Please, please, add a native full-screen mode. This API has existed for 10+ years 🙂

My god, this was originally posted over a decade ago. That the Adobe ecosystem doesn't work like native Mac window management is infuriating.