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how to prevent LR 8 to be always on top

Participant ,
Feb 08, 2019 Feb 08, 2019

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with all software on windows 10 that i work i'm able to permanently switch between applications, i just need to use alt+tab and i can easily open another application over the one i'm using. unfortunately on LR 8 i only can do this for a few minutes of use, then it stays always on top, to switches between applications i'm forced to minimize LR. i really hate this and i'm not being able to find a way to configure LR 8 to permanently accept to open other application over it. it's horrible! like almost everything else on LR 8.

i never had any problem using LR 6, it was like any other application, working perfectly all the time, but LR 8 is completely different than everything else i ever used in windows, including all other adobe software that i used in the last 20 years.

i was always able to configure and use all adobe applications, but with LR 8 i really need a lot of help. sometimes it feels like the thing is incompatible with windows 10, it's so weird.

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LEGEND ,
Feb 14, 2019 Feb 14, 2019

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Scrolling back thru previous reply's, and having some experience the last day or so with issues people are having with the Enhance Details feature added in LR Classic CC v 8.2.. It has occurred to me to point you towards the following Adobe article on GPU issues. Read the whole thing. Part is making sure your LR points to DirectX (done), part is updated drivers (a new one exists, but that was probably not the issue) . But part of it is to make sure the GPU is not going kaput.

Adobe Lightroom GPU Troubleshooting and FAQ

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LEGEND ,
Feb 14, 2019 Feb 14, 2019

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And let me restate the following, as I think you really need to get in touch with ADOBE and bring this issue up.Following from a canned bit of text I am keeping for such situations

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Please post a report in the official Adobe feedback forum, where Adobe wants all bug reports posted:

Lightroom Classic CC | Photoshop Family Customer Community .

Adobe product developers read everything there but rarely participate in this forum, which is primarily user-to-user.  Be sure to include the link to any sample file and your System Information from the menu command Help > System Info. (At least down to just past the Plug-ins)

(Simply posting a link to this thread will make it more likely Adobe won't pay attention.)

You can should  also contact adobe as follows:

FAQ: How do I contact Adobe Support?

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Participant ,
Feb 14, 2019 Feb 14, 2019

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i don't have much time now.

i have all my work delayed because i made the mistake to buy a LR 8 plan.

i've been completely unable to work straight in the last weeks and now it got worst.

i'm pretty sure that there are no problem at all with any of my hardware. it's all tested and it's running amazingly with all my other software that uses much more resources than LR.

today i was able to run LR 8 for a while, but after the reset i lost something very very important to me and i couldn't get it back to work.

after i work on a folder i always leave it with a specific filter with some star fixed, and the filters are different on all folders, that's how i can track what i already did. after the reset i lost it completely, now the filters only work globally and it seems impossible to make it particular again.

LR 8 is really a total waste of time and money. everything works great on LR 6. i just regret i started paying the damn rent to adobe for a damaged software when i have a perpetual license on a better tool.

thanks a lot for your help. you tried a lot and i'm very thankful. but in all this time not for one single time anyone from adobe tried to help, i really don't want to talk to adobe about a piece of software that is now ruining my work.

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Participant ,
Feb 14, 2019 Feb 14, 2019

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i just worked a while on LR 6 now, after i completely restored my old backups and it's amazing!!!

- it doesn't crash

- i can drag and drop items

- it doesn't run always on top

...and the most spectacular thing is that i still can have one folder with filters on and another with filters off while in the hideous LR 8, after the reset i was never able to do that again. now when i turn on or of the filters on LR 8 it's always global, making it totally useless for me even if it stopped crashing.

it can't be a hardware problem. basically the LR 8 is a complete trash. i worked from version 1 to 6 and i never got stuck with a stupid global filter. how can hardware do that? ...the only thing i'm going to miss on LR 8 is the face detection, when it didn't crash it was better than LR 6, everything else is horrible.

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Participant ,
Feb 14, 2019 Feb 14, 2019

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i've been testing this over and over and over again.

LR 6

i select one folder, activate 4 stars on filters and it displays my 4 star photos.

i go to other folder, i disable all stars.

i return to previous folder and i still have my 4 stars selected as expected.

LR 8

i select one folder, activate 4 stars on filters and it displays my 4 star photos.

i go to any other folder and ALL folders have the 4 stars activated.

i disable all stars on one folder.

i go to any other folder and ALL folders have all stars disabled.

this is not a hardware problem. this is a software problem.

tomorrow i'm going to reinstall LR 5 and 4. but i'm sure that i was able to use specific filters permanent on individual folders.

LR 8 is totally bugged at all levels. adobe shouldn't be billing us for this crap.

in fact i paid for one year and i already lost 2 moths on problems.

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Participant ,
Feb 14, 2019 Feb 14, 2019

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i'm still trying to understand why the library filters are working perfectly on LR 6 and not on LR 8 and i really can't find anything.

LR 6 is really really easy to use.

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Community Expert ,
Feb 14, 2019 Feb 14, 2019

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And what is the setting for your 'lock' icon in both catalogs?

Locked?

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Unlocked?

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Regards. My System: Lightroom-Classic 13.2 Photoshop 25.5, ACR 16.2, Lightroom 7.2, Lr-iOS 9.0.1, Bridge 14.0.2, Windows-11.

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Enthusiast ,
Feb 14, 2019 Feb 14, 2019

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In the top right corner of the filter bar there is a padlock icon.

When locked the same filter is applied to different folders/collections.

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Participant ,
Feb 15, 2019 Feb 15, 2019

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yep. I know. I've been using it since version 1. it's not working on LR 8 as before.

from version 1 to 6 I can have individual filters on each folder.

on version 8 I get the same filters for all folders or no filters for all folders.

thanks for the help anyway. I'm going to work for a while again with the stable LR 6 and I'll continue beta testing LR 8 in a few weeks.

I'm confused. they shouldn't even be billing us to test such a damaged software.

or, if it is an incompatible issue, they should inform that before selling the LR plans.

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 07, 2024 Jan 07, 2024

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Yes, I can feel Paulgi's pain. And the problem is obviously with the software. I tried to stick to using my Windows 7 with my old versions of Photoshop and Lightroom because I was sure I would encounter problems when I switched to newer systems and software. But not even in my worst nightmares could I have imagined what would lie ahead.

I had to exchange Windows 7 for Windows 11 and necessarily install new Lightroom and Photoshop. Since then, what was an easy, fast, precise and pleasurable job has turned into hell! I have never been able to work again without having to stop every moment to open forums in search of solutions to problems that occur endlessly, such as, for example, this problem with the LR screen always remaining on top.

Working on my photos became such an absurd sacrifice that I started thinking about giving up photography. The pleasure is completely gone. And all the colors and adjustments I've made over 20+ years are ruined. I'm having to readjust the settings for each photo! It's just too much. And to think I'm paying for this!

How is it possible that the LR from many years ago is infinitely more efficient and reliable than the current one?

I understand that anyone who started using LR a few years ago must be used to it, thinking that this is how things are. But for me, having jumped from version 5 to the current version, and from Windows 7 to 11, the contrast in quality is shocking. I just don't know what to do. This is wearing me down deeply. And as I've seen by reading the plight of so many people here on the forum, I'm far from the only one feeling hopeless.

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LEGEND ,
Jan 07, 2024 Jan 07, 2024

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You are adding an posting about displeasure into a nearly four year old discussion.

 

Some members do not appreciate having an old post show up as having a new reply, just to see that the reply has nothing to do with the discussions issue.

 

Posting in this manner is not very likely to obtain feedback or help. Mostly going to just receive replies from grumpy old goats like me asking you to post separately.

 

Please accomplish the following:

 

  • Post your own Discussion on your issue
  • In your discussion describe what is going wrong, what steps you have taken to resolve it, and what workflow steps lead to the issue.
  • In your discussion include the system information as LrC shows it, ( include the info starting at first line down to and including the plugin info, all that gobbledygook after the plugin info is of not much use  to most of us)

 

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