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Kris Hunt
Legend
December 27, 2021

P: Marching ants are not visible when you Select All with floating document

  • December 27, 2021
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In Photoshop 23.0.2 under macOS Big Sur, when the artboard is not visible (i.e., when the window borders are flush against the edges of the artwork) and the entire image is visible on screen (i.e., no scroll bars), and you Select All, the marching ants are not visible like they should be. Sometimes, depending on the window dimensions, a sliver of the marching ants is visible on one or two edges, but most of the time, they are completely hidden. Here is a video of the problem: 

 

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Mohit Goyal
Community Manager
Community Manager
February 17, 2022

Hi all,  

 

We're happy to announce the release of Photoshop 23.2. This update includes the fix for this issue. To see the list of all fixed issues, click here

 

To update Photoshop to 23.2, 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 with us.  

 

Thanks,

Mohit

Inspiring
February 16, 2022

When I command-A, the marching ants aren't showing. They do for all other selections.

 

This is the case at any zoom level. M1 Max, latest ps and os x

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 16, 2022

That is supposed to be fixed in the just released 23.2 update.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/fixed-issues.html

 

In photoshop if you go to Help>System Info, what Adobe Photoshop Version does the top line say?

jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 28, 2021

@steves97828594 

Jane, I've tried using tabbed and floating windows. Still no marching ants. If control+H  hides selections, how do  whats the short cut for revealing selections?

 

Hi Steve,

Control + H is a toggle for hiding/showing Extras. (You'll see this shortcut in the View menu to the right of "Extras".) What it does is to Hide or Show everything in the next menu item called "Show" if the item is checked. If an item is not checked in the Show menu, then it is not affected by toggling the "Extras" command.

 

Bottom line: what is selected for you in View menu > Show?

 

 

 

In addition, Adobe employee Jeffrey has merged this thread and said engineers are looking at it, so it may be a bug. Watch this thread for further developments.

 

Be sure to click the Upvote button in the upper right. As of now there is only one upvote.

 

Jane

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Kris Hunt
Kris HuntAuthor
Legend
December 28, 2021

It's a rendering bug. There's nothing you can do about it until they fix it.

Known Participant
December 28, 2021

So what can it be? Very frustating.

Kris Hunt
Kris HuntAuthor
Legend
December 28, 2021

It is absolutely not a matter of your selection being hidden by accident.

Known Participant
December 28, 2021

Jane, I've tried using tabbed and floating windows. Still no marching ants. If control+H  hides selections, how do  whats the short cut for revealing selections?

Legend
December 28, 2021

Thanks. I've asked the engineers to take a look.

Known Participant
December 27, 2021

I suddenly realized that, after upgrading to PS cc v23, the 'SELECT ALL' (Select > All ) option in PS

does not show the marching ants when I want to select the entire image. Although the images is selected when I use this option, over the years I've become accustomed to seeing the marching ants when performing this function and would like to get it back. Any suggestions?

JJMack
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 27, 2021

I use Windows 10 and Edited  Images in floating windows.   With Photoshop 23.1 I see that issues all the time.  While the Selection Actually exists for the canvas in the floating window the marching ants are not rendered in the normal floating window.  However if you enlarge the floating windows by dragging a corner  the  marching ants will  be render in the expanded floating window.

 

Deactivating Native Canvas does not solve this rendering problem  However it is required to be deactivated to resolve other rendering  problems like render lighting effects UI.  I Know Render lighting effects is being effected by Adobe removals of 3D support.  It is not clear to me if the filters is being removed  or will reworked to work with Directx and Metal?   Is Adobe adding an additional compatibility issue between version of Photoshop?  Surely Adobe will not removing Select all. Adobe need toe get on with its plans. Photoshop being a work in progress is a PITA.

 

Photoshop 2020 should be used till Adobe gets Photoshop updated to work with directx and metal...on Windows Adobe has additional issues on Mac with Apple ARM processors and  Also with Windows on divices that use ARM Processors.

 

New Mobile devices will be using ARM processor because they require less power.  However Adobe mobile version of Photoshop lack many of the feature of desktop Photoshop and has quite a different use interface and experance.  Mobile displays will always be small higher resolution does not make small screens more useable one need to be able to see what they are working on.

JJMack
Known Participant
December 27, 2021

Thanks! So what you're  saying, not being able to see the marching ants when using Select>All this is the new norm in PS cc and not a bug? When did this change take place?