The normal behaviour in this drop down is for a checkmark to be next to the name of the CURRENTLY ACTIVE file. In the last year, the checkmark now appears next to ALL FILES WITH UNSAVED CHANGES.
Now I cannot use this window the way I had in the past because THE MEANING OF THE CHECKMARK HAS CHANGED. And the new meaning of the checkmark is not useful in my established workflow (I have been using photoshop since I was a high schooler in 1997).
Here is how I would use this feature in the past:
– I have 10 files open
– I am performing a series of manual actions on each file in an assembly-line fashion (check resolution on first pass, convert to grayscale on second pass, adjust levels on third pass)
– I go to "Window" in the menu and choose the first file, perform the first pass action
– I go to "Window" in the menu and choose the next file, perform the first pass action
– Repeat until I am done; the checkmark acts as bookmark in the list so I know which file to choose next.
– I go to "Window" in the menu and choose the first file, perform the second pass action only now all the files are checked so it is very easy for me to loose my place as I progress through the list. Was I on number 4 or number 5? Did I do number 7? Who knows?!
Please either revert the behaviour of the checkmark to the way it has functioned for the last 20+ years or make a "legacy" option in preferences for those of us who have built-up muscle memory and workflows that rely on the interface remaining consistent over time.
I'm using Photoshop 25.12.0 on Mac
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