P: Edit guides dialog box - units do not reflect units set in Preferences

[jimf16377877]

When I invoke the edit guides dialog box, it shows the position of the selected guides in pixels even if I have guide, grid, rulers units set to inches in Preferences. How can I get the dialog box to default to the units I have specified in Preferences?

Photoshop 23.4.2

Mac OS Monterey 12.6 (Apple Silicon)

[Michael Bullo]

Can you post a screen shot of how you are editing your guides?

When entering a number you can also add different units within the same field. For example...

• 3in
• 3mm
• 3px

[jimf16377877]

Here's the screenshot. So if I want to move the guide by an eighth of an
inch, I need to divide 300 (resolution) by eight and add or subtract. If I
click in the position field and type ".125 in" after the pixel value, I get
an "invalid numeric entry '' message. I'm not able to make a screenshot
while the error message is displayed.

[Michael Bullo]

So you are wanting to adjust existing guides? As an example...

Add a guide at 100px.

Select that guide and edit it by choosing...
View > Guides > Edit Selected Guides

The Position field reads as "100px". To move the guide an eighth of an inch to the right, add to the field so that it reads as "100px + .125in".

Press the Tab key to have Photoshop calculate the value without dismissing the dialog box. Or just press the Enter/Return key.

I'm wondering if your issue is not adding a plus sign (+) between the content already in the field and the content you are trying to add.

All of the following work...
+ Add
- Subtract
* Multiply
/ Divide

[jimf16377877]

You're right, that does work - I didn't know that, thanks.
But it doesn't answer the question of why the default value has to be in
pixels and there is no way to change that unit to inches, or any of the
other units available in Preferences. That would make life easier for me. I
was hoping there was a way to do that, which I hadn't found, but I suppose
I can put it in as a suggestion.

[J453]

I've asked engineering to take a look.

[Michael Bullo]

Thank you. Hope you find the solution you are looking for.

[PECourtejoie]

Hi, @jimf16377877 @can you try updating to Photoshop 24.1, and report if the issue is resolved, as expected in https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/fixed-issues.html

[Mohit Goyal]

Hi all,

We're happy to announce the release of Photoshop 24.1. This update includes the fix for this issue. To see the list of all fixed issues, click here

To update Photoshop to 24.1, click "Update" in the Creative Cloud desktop app next to Photoshop. More detailed instructions for updating

Let us know if the update resolves the problem for those affected, and share your feedback.

Thanks,

Mohit