Unexpected "Some text layers might need to be updated"

[DiodorS]

How to replicate: open the attached document in PS Beta (Adobe Photoshop Version: 25.11.0 20240626.m.2679 509bf35 x64) and PS 2024 (Adobe Photoshop Version: 25.9.1 20240610.r.626 e3aae35 x64).

In PS Beta the following message is shown:

In PS 2024, there is no message shown.

OS: Windows 10 x64

[CShubert]

Hi @DiodorS we see the same issue but are curious, this psd file shows Camera (Canon/Sigma) data in the file info, was this a larger file that was raw and now you have edited or cropped to just this text, or...?  Do you see the same issue with other files as well, or just this file?  What do you think is unique to this file vs others...

Thanks,

Cory - Photoshop Product Manager

[DiodorS]

Hi @CShubert! Yes, that was originally a part of "fake colors" layer buried deep inside many groups. I've included only the problematic layer, to give you a minimal example. There were also other text layers using the same font, but only this one caused the message to pop up.

I've created another test file ("test2-clean.psd"), starting from an empty doc and dragging the text layer over. Same issue. (I wasn't able to attach it to the response, had to edit the original post. The original attachment disappeared...)

>  Do you see the same issue with other files as well, or just this file?

Only this file. Although I don't normally use text layers at all, and I have no other files with text layers created from scratch.

> What do you think is unique to this file vs others...

No idea, sorry 😞

I've opened the "test2-clean.psd" file in PS Beta, clicked "update", and saved as "test2-clean-after-updating.psd". I've then parsed both PSD files to look for differences.

I've found a change in "cinf" layer tag ("COMPOSITOR_INFO") of the text layer:

before updating: minorlong\u0\u0\u0\t  \u0\u0\u0\u3fixlong\u0\u0\u0\u1\u0\u0\u0\u0
after updating:  minorlong\u0\u0\u0\u0b\u0\u0\u0\u3fixlong\u0\u0\u0\u0\u0\u0\u0\u0
                                    ^^^^                            ^^^

I haven't parsed the compositor info itself and I have no idea what's the meaning of those fields.

I observed this unexpected behavior for the first time, let's say, 1..2 months ago. Older Beta versions did not show this message.

It should be possible to run a binary search (like git bisect) to find a commit that introduced this bug.

[CShubert]

Thank you @DiodorS we have found the issue:

This alert comes for updating the text layers and can be due to multiple reasons.

To resolve this issue:

1. Once this alert for updating the text layer shows up, click "Update". Save the doc.
2. In case you select "No" then it can be updated by double clicking on the text layer thumbnail. This alert will come only once if you save the doc after updating the text layer.

This issue will be resolved in future releases as updates to both Ps beta and Ps release come in line with each other.

Thanks,

Cory - Photoshop Product Manager

[DiodorS]

Thanks Cory! I switch between Beta and non-Beta versions, and don't want to modify/update the text layers back and forth. If there is no way to disable this new text engine features in Beta, I will simply stop using Beta and wait for the non-Beta text engine to catch up.

[Nicole26080976f51u]

@CShubert Can you provide me with any additional details about what is causing the update alert? I have mulitple files with text layers that are getting the alert with the new version. I would like to know if there is anything I can update in the document itself so this problem does not happen again in the future- I previously updated the text layers for these files with the 2022 update. 

[DiodorS]

@Nicole26080976f51u Have you tried the latest beta (Adobe Photoshop Version: 25.12.0 20240722.m.2708 7e0e5ce x64)? I can no longer experience this issue after update. The newest non-beta Photoshop (July 2024 release (version 25.11)) also doesn't want to update any text layers.

[Nicole26080976f51u]

I have not tried the beta version yet. However, I need to be able to fix this issue so that it does not happen with any of the current minor versions, and hopefully ensure I do not get the alert on future releases if the root cause resurfaces. We support all minor versions of the application for our clients, and it would be ideal if there is a solution that I can apply to the exisiting documents that will eliminate the alert for 25.11. I have other documents that were created using 25.0 and use the same fonts as the problematic documents that do not require an update. Any suggestions would be great.

[DiodorS]

@Nicole26080976f51u 

> will eliminate the alert for 25.11

If you experience this issue in 25.11 please share a sample file. For me, it works as expected in 25.11 (no "update" alert displayed)

[Nicole26080976f51u]

If I update the document in 25.11 the alert goes away. However, if I save and open that document in 25.0, I get the alert again. This cycles back and forth if I save and reopen again. I need to have a way to not get the alert on any minor version.

[DiodorS · Accepted solution]

Current beta (Adobe Photoshop Version: 25.12.0 20240717.m.2702 779bbfa x64) no longer shows the "Some text layers might need to be updated" dialog.