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2023 bridge only allows one window. why.

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
November 21, 2022
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when I used all other previous versions of Bridge, on my 27" iMac 2012 (32 gig 1Tb High Sierra) I could open as many windows as I liked. Usually2 to 3, as I often used it to sort my PSD's etc. and look for multiple images.. (have 250,000+ Posters).

It was so great a tool, that I actually gave 1 hours lectures on it at computer clubs.

(lost that computer after the Feb 2022 floods, when it simply fused when I plugged it back in after. then got a 8Gig M1 imac. (biggest I could buy in Feb)

Now the Bridge 2023 will only let me open on window. that is a load of @$% to me.. it is a deal breaker... and I want to re install Bridge 2022, but I cant find out where I do that...

anyone know how.?

regards, Sandy

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Manuel5FEB

Participating Frequently

This needs to be changed for future updates and versions. At very least give the option. This destroyed my workflow as these new tabs have no context, no filters, nothing.

gary_sc

Community Expert

Hi, @Manuel5FEB,

It has, you just need to update to the latest version of Bridge to get multiple window.

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Manuel5FEB

Participating Frequently

Thank you for your response. Which version do you see the option to open another window in? I dont see the option in 14.0.1. If that is the version you are refrencing, could you include screen captures of how please?

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VarunVarshney

Community Manager

Hi all,

We are happy to announce the release of Adobe Bridge 2024 (Version 14.0.0.102).
This release brings back support for ‘Multiple Windows’ along with a few new features.

For a complete list of features available in Bridge 2024 (v14.0), please refer to the community post :
https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge-discussions/adobe-bridge-14-0-is-now-available/td-p/14081355

Regards,
Bridge Team

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3PixelsDown

Participant

Thank you, Bridge Team!

While I did get used to panel feature, it did not work as well as multiple window support did, I am happy multiple windows are back.

Thank you again

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Tanu Goel

Adobe Employee

Hi,

The latest beta build 14.0.0.57 brings back support for multi-window feature.
For complete list of features available in the build please refer
https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge-discussions/adobe-bridge-beta-is-now-available-14-0-0-57/td-p/13986216

Regards,
Bridge Team

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Steve28455043neq3

Known Participant

No tab key, no option for multiple windows. Bad calls here.

I always use mulitple windows...well, not any more.

barrieg21871254

Participant

This is so disappointing. I can't stand it when software upgrades make things worse. I can't see any benefit in tabs without being able to open a new window. I often have to visually compare one folder against another, and now it's impossible.

It's frustrating when companies have spent time, effort and money on developing/upgrading an app only to make the experience worse. These days it happens far too often. They must go through each upgrade and ask themselves, "is this making things easier"?

2023 is not an upgrade in the truest sense of the word.

dodgeOrBURN

Participating Frequently

I agree with you completely, barrieg. What is the point of having one visual browser when one must rely on Explorer to "see" other files? The whole point of Bridge is that one can see thumbnails and at varying scale. How can we now compare files with only one window open??? It like playing Concentration, but with subtly different, extremely detailed images!

Honestly Adobe, you screwed up with this one!

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3PixelsDown

Participant

Undocked contneet tabs are far less useful than entire windows with favorites, preview and meta/kewords. Adding content tabs feature is great, but removing new window feature is lame.

dudleym42186971

Participating Frequently

Absolutely agree. If you have a new content tab, you really do need a new/second folders and meta data tab. I don’t understand why Adobe have implemented this, it takes away so much functionality. Incredibly backwards and restrictive.

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lleolyons

Participant

Forgive me if I am stating the obvious but....I was confused and disappointed that you could not open a new window in Bridge 2023 until I realised you can undock the content panels. Now I just drag the undocked panel to my second monitor and have more or less what I had with a second window in previous versions of Bridge. The only annoying thing is remembering to make sure a panel has focus when sorting, filtering etc.

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Sandy27239270ouhpAuthor

Known Participant

Ok. thanks for the info sounds interesting.. the problem is I am a 70year old old dog, and learning such new tricks it getting beyond me... and it also gives me the pip that there is often no option to revert to work in old ways.. things that I am used to that let me smoothly work as I have done for several decades, and why I had the same computer and OS etc for more than 12 years. if it works and ain't broke, then why try and 'fix it"... which often causes ages of heartache... (been with photoshop since I came out, but started in photography on 10"x8" cameras). then again 'progress' is often not in a straight line... sad. Regards, And thanks for the info... but now I have re-installed Bridge 2022, and it is all working smoothly, I am not going to rock the boat by changing..

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lleolyons

Participant

I sympathise Sandy - I am only a very few years behind you in age and also
started out on plate cameras and twin lens reflexes. I am using the
computer I bought over 11 years ago but it has had many new parts and now
will not upgrade to Windows II so I guess I will have to buy a new one.
I don't mind the advancement of software and to be honest I usually find
that the new versions do add something and sort out some problems. My beef -
apart from being old and slow to learn new ways - is that the documentation
is never any good. I suppose they do not want to spend money on getting
skilled writers to produce something which will not gain them any more
profit. So it is left to public spirited YouTube videographers to explain -
and to be honest a lot of them are well meaning but do not have the
necessary skills or knowledge.
It's the world we live in I guess - and at least we are still here! Good
luck with it all

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Lumigraphics

Legend

You can reinstall Bridge 2022 from the CC App.

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/using/install-previous-version.html

The new one window thing is controversial to say the least, I don't find multiple content panels to be usable compared to multiple windows.

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Dave Addo

Known Participant

I think this is one of the big improvements in that you don't need to open different Bridge windows anymore - you can have muliple Content panels inside Bridge - see https://helpx.adobe.com/nz/bridge/using/whats-new/2023.html. They've introduced this pretty much to enable exactly what you are trying to achieve.
As an aside, when you install a new version of any Adobe software, always keep the previous version installed! I've still got Bridge 2021 and 2022 for this very reason, new versions often have bugs/issues and you can keep using the old version until the new one is sorted.

carynorton

Inspiring

I hear you, but not being able to take a quick glance at what folders are open (ie the images that are in them) is a real PITA, and just having extra content panels doesn't provide the same functionality. There's not even a way to switch between panels with the keyboard (similar to command+`) on a mac, that would scroll through the open windows. The only good thing I see about this new setup is that the panels come back when you quit / re-open (though, I've had issues in the past where a particular folder would contain a file that caused a bridge crash, so that would actually not be helpful in that, admittedly fringe situation).

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borysenko

Participant

Agreed. Everyone suggesting this as a solution doesn't understand how many compromises have to be made. These new content panels don't take advantage of OS-level window management features which is incredibly dumb.

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