P: Cursor gets stuck on transform handle in Photoshop 22.5.1 Windows only

@simons52710075 Awesome, thanks for update! 

Mohit

It seems to me that it is working like it should. Finally 😄

Bonus: Errors at startup that were there since 23.0 released are also gone.

Thanks @Mohit Goyal.

Thank you @Mohit Goyal 

Hi A.L. You don't mention what version of Photoshop you are using. The bug should have been fixed in 23.0.1, but there seem to be some additional reports that it persists after that initial fix. Please confirm which version of Photoshop you are running.

The bug is a timing issue with how fast mouse clicks get processed. It's been extremely hard for us to reproduce. Faster mice seem to expose the problem; the mouse-up event gets processed too quickly, and the code that handles the track and resize of the selected object never sees it, leaving it in the state where it thinks the mouse is still down. This causes the stuck mouse-tracking state.

I've made additional changes for 23.1 (not yet released as I write this), including adding support which allows the Escape key to terminate any mouse-down track. If folks are still experiencing this bug after 23.1 is released, please comment in this thread and we can take additional steps. Thanks.

Hey there - wondering if there is any fix for this bug. I am experiencing a similar issue in the current PS version which has still not been fixed: when clicking a handle to open the transform mode, the shape begins transforming with the mouse movement immediately as though you were click+dragging (rather than waiting for a second click + hold to transform using the transform handles). Very muscle-memory breaking and annoying bug or feature for those that have been using PS for 10+ years that does not appear to have a fix at this time.

Steps to reproduce:

See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duIezV5736Y

It is difficult to describe bugs through text only in a way that will allow you to reproduce, so I recorded the behaviour so that you can see what is happening.

Exact steps:

- With 'show transform controls' enabled, click the transform handle to enter transform mode

- The layer will immediately transform when you move the mouse as if you were doing a second click + drag (this makes the transform function basically non-functional; it's actually so annoying I have considered looking at alternatives to PS)

I have also swapped hardware to verify that this is indeed PS bug or new behaviour and not a problem with my hardware.

Updated to the latest version. Thank you sooo much it is working fine for me now 😊 also the Alt + scroll zoom issue is also fixed.

CJButler

Yes, when I click on a Shape Control Point, and do the slow click on my mouse, then the control point is not sticky. This is how I've been managing this issue.

Thanks for looking at this again. All the best!

Thanks. Before I try screen shares ("Yup - happens for you, but not for me."), I've been thinking about this a bit.

At this point, I'm unable to reproduce the behavior on any of my systems, either with shipping 23.0.1 or a debug build.

My assumption has been this is a timing issue. Can someone who can reproduce this reliably try the following? When you click on a Shape Control Point, try a "slow click" - think MouseDown, hold down for 1/2s, then MouseUp. All at the same mouse position. Do you still get the stuck mouse behavior?

(Note, I'm not suggesting this is a workaround - Just data that may help me narrow the cause. And eventual solution.)

that's exactly it! Everytime I click on any transform anchor of the bounding box, of any object, it gets stuck on the MouseDown event and to get it to release, I have to click again.
So MouseDown stays enabled until I click again, then it recognizes as MouseUp. 

If there is anything I can provide to help fix this, feel free to contact me