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Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 15, 2022

P: Photoshop 23.2.2 Share Button is distracting

  • March 15, 2022
  • 170 replies
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In photoshop 2022 (version 23.2), photoshop implemented a Blue Share button in the

top right corner of the app workspace that is supposed to turn into a button of the sme color as

the other tool options bar icons.

 

With the latest 23.2.2 update the Blue Share button does not go away after first use as described

on this page under Easily find the Share button

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/whats-new/2022-1.html

 

I reset the photoshop preferences as i do after every photoshop update by trashing the preferences folder.

 

 

 

Share button that the Blue Share button is supposed to appear as after first use

 

 

 

In the 23.2.2 update the button still stays as a Blue Share button after first use

 

 

 

 

 

170 replies

Participating Frequently
May 24, 2024

I agree, this was a silly feature, or at least the way it was implemented is very juvenile. I honestly can't think of a single scenario where I need to share SO urgently that I need a permanent floating blue button accessible at all times. Yes, Adobe, I saw your very dodgy response suggesting we just change the color of it. That is not a solution and frankly that kind of blatantly dodgy suggestion is frankly annoying. A floating button like that should never be placed in this type of UI. I literally have to minimize the window to see the Accept button in certain scenarios, and it also blocks other tools depending on my layout. This is the type of bush league UX that makes me seriously question what's going on behind the scenes.

anne mb11085132
Participant
December 4, 2023

The "share" button sits right over the space that confirms a placement!  Please get rid of that.  It's useless. 

Inspiring
June 21, 2023

@jane-e Photoshop version 24.5 here and even though I dismissed the Share pop up on my pevious version, after updating its back but no longer is the Dont Show Again option popping up. Any ETA on getting this fixed once and for all????

Participating Frequently
January 28, 2023

I wish someone would update this at Adobe and solve this irritating issue.

 

Neutral Color Mode does not change the Share button's color. It blinks on both Apple Silicon and Intel powered machines even in the newest version. Users shouldn't need to make code configuration changes to solve this.

 

Suggesting a new feature something is fine, but this button is blinking so much it feels like Adobe is forcing this on us!

Ged_Traynor
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 6, 2023

@Air Bob I just made it invisible 😀 a combination of amending the UIColor text file and enabling Neutral Color Mode

 

Participant
January 6, 2023

Even worse, the button pulses about once per second on my iMac workstation, even if I set the UI to neutral colour scheme. Truly distracting for a button I never use.

Participant
October 28, 2022

So I'm currently using Photoshop 24.0.0, with "Neutral Color Mode" enabled. My interface color is dark gray (the next step up from the very darkest setting). The "Share" button now has a white 3px border around it, with no fill color. This is incredibly annoying because:

 

  1.  There are no buttons with that style in the entire UI (it's even thicker than the rounded buttons in dialog windows), so it stands out like a sore thumb. It's the only UI element of its kind, so it implies that if Adobe ever adds any more collaboration/sharing/cloud functionality, it will be in this style, which is horrible.
  2.  It doesn't match the style of any UI element in the toolbar area. Since this button displays a pop-up custom menu, I guess I can see why, but making it an icon in the style of the search icon right next to it would be far less visually intrusive! Or make it an icon with a drop-down indicator (like the workspace icon to the right of the search icon), and show that custom share menu with icons.
  3.  I prefer to use Photoshop in the classic standalone "no Internet services" mode, with everything visible in the UI only being something that directly affects the image in front of me. I don't want to see UI related to font/brush/clip art/stock photo serivces, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Creative Cloud, updates, my Adobe account status, or sharing of any kind. How about putting all this functionality into a palette that's in the default workspace so people can configure it how they want, like any other palette?
rubenarthe
Known Participant
October 8, 2022

@Pete.Green Half solved. Now it blinks! Even more distracting.!!

Kurt Lang
Known Participant
October 1, 2022

It should be fixed. Did you make sure to check the Neutral Color Mode box in Photoshop's preferences? You must also shut down PS and relaunch it after checking the box in order for the change to take effect.

 

It should look like this with no images open:

 

And like this with any images open: