P: Move Tool - Toggle auto select shortcut changed

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Hello. The changed shortcuts to toggle the autoselection of layers with the move tool selected is highly frustrating to me. I used to have a great workflow with auto select turned on and used cmd to drag elements that were either off-canvas or too small / too transparent to grab them. Now it seems to be inverted: I need to turn auto select off to toggle with cmd. When it is turned on, cmd seems to toggle now between layer and group auto selection.
I can't understand why this was changed or is at least not something I can switch between in the preferences.

Thanks you very much for looking into this.

Michael Heins

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Didn't have the chance yet. I literally did not work this week. (Hope my client isn't reading this)

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Reinstalled. Didn't work for me. Can you guys at Adobe at least give us a perspective in terms of timing?

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

this is weird... the latest photoshop cc 2014.2 seem to have many manjor bug and needed to fix immediately..

my problem right now is
photoshop crashing with text
photohop freezing at startup (sometimes)

When I ctrl + left click to the picture.. it doesn't want to move, so I can't drag or move photo position especially smallest photo/object

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

If 'auto-select' is checked, the 'cmd' button toggles 'layer' and 'group' options in auto-select for move tool.

How to reproduce error:

I'm using auto-select: 'layer', and I select a layer using move tool.
I hold down 'cmd' and drag. In the past this allows me to move the layer - however ..
Holding down 'cmd' now toggles the auto-select mode - and changes to 'group'
Now as I'm dragging, it now drags the entire group, not the individual layer.

[andycpliu81]

This is absolutely driving me crazy. It breaks a very good workflow I had for years. Adobe PS please bring this behavior back.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Yes, same here. It slows down my design process. Please fix this bug asap.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Please add this back 😞 We are pretty stressful about this...

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

There was a Photoshop update just now but it didn't fix this issue. Do we know when this feature will come back or should we just start getting used to the fact that it isn't there?

[andycpliu81]

Yea I tried to uninstall and reinstall CC 2014 and I noticed that the auto-select has become a toggle icon. IMO, that is a pretty useless update LOL. Please, please fix this and bring back the command key behavior!!

[Bradee]

We're still planning to roll this change back... but I want to make sure all you guys knew... if you uncheck auto-select:

CMD still toggles between auto-select and not. I know it's not ideal for most of you here... but you *can* work similarly to the way you did before in this fashion. Just inverse when you hold down command.

[lizuare]

Thanks for this! Will still be looking for it to go back to normal, but this is a nice compromise in the mean time.

[andycpliu81]

Great news! Honestly, I tend to work with mostly auto-select being selected and command key only to temporarily switch off the auto-select. Can't wait, thanks for the update.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

The auto-select wasn't the problem in my case. It was the possibility to drag my selected layers and folders independently from the position of the cursor, by holding the cmd key. Right now, if I don't start dragging while the cursor is over one of the selected objects, it inevitably will change my selection. Toggling auto-select doesn't change that.

Great to hear it's going to be rolled back though. Thanks for the update!

[ZodiacfreaK]

Ditto to exactly what @martin Huber just said, that's whats killing me.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Thanks for the heads up. I've switched back to an older CC version while waiting for the fix.

What's killing me was indeed having to inverse: it felt like having to release instead of pushing the brake pedal when you want to stop the car.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

wtf is wrong with this new version of Photoshop cc 2014?? who made this up? I am not prefer this is our new behavior, but there is no way you can work any faster without this future !! you screw my work.., it's take 4 hour to finish my work, now it's take more than 6 hour!! ARRRRRRRafsfadgafsa

[ZodiacfreaK]

Let's try and stay constructive here! They've acknowledged the mistake and we're just waiting on a fix.

[Dmersch]

Not without its limitations, I've been using cmd+t as an interim fix, for moving grouped layers.

[ignaciogiri]

Yes, I'm doing this now, every time I want to select an object I just press CMD. A bit annoying, but thank you guys to keep us updated. It's good to know that you are aware of this and a fix is coming soon.

[Bradee]

Just to clarify... Martin and I talked off line--he can still drag as long as he *doesn't* hold down CMD. It's still, in his own words, like pressing the break instead of the gas... but it's a work around until the change is rolled back.

[Bradee]

You should be be able to move grouped layers no problem. Not sure why you need to use CMD T... If auto-select is off... and you CMD select a bunch of layers... moving them with CMD off... should move them no problem.

[pierrickv56510950]

Infuriating. Can't wait for them to fix that. I feel like I am using a different program.

[JT08]

Is this a bug or did this get switch for a specific reason?

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

I am a PC user having the same problem and it seems like a bug. I've checked my friend's Mac and there is no such problem on mac. I've also tried to do the latest update. It did not work for me.

My short term solution is to work in unchecked mode and to choose layers with holding cmd, but looking for long term solution !

[benjamin_weiler]

It's been over two weeks. And I am really starting to feel the burn here, guys.

Any timetable on that rollback?