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Michael Elmkjær Madsen
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December 9, 2019

P: Wintab not working (21.0.1)

  • December 9, 2019
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BUG : Photoshop 2020 has broken support for wintab via PSUserConfig.txt !!!
UseSystemStylus 0 


This has worked perfectly fine up until PS 2019 - Windows ink is a steaming pile of .... and NOT a viable option. 

(yes, PSUserConfig.txt is in the correct settings folder in Appdata, PS just seems to ignore it) 

We'll revert to 2019 until this is fixed, since wintab is the only reliable solution for pressure sensitivity on Wacoms with Windows workstations. 


MAJOR DEALBREAKER - pls look into this asap ! 

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Participating Frequently
January 16, 2021

@chad_rolfs

PSUserConfig might be outdated but Windows ink is trash when drawing/painting and it really seems adobe is glossing over just how much of a dealbreaker this is for so many as it's not a fix, isn't accurate, causes a world of other issues, and makes professional cintiqs moot (that most of us use). 

If you have to turn off PSUserConfig a t least create a workaround for windows users in photoshop that allows to just tick off a box to revert to legacy pen pressure/input or something. 

I have the same issue in 21.1.4 and all future versions beyond that (this was the farthest I could roll back) and for what adobe subscriptions cost this really shouldn't be a problem at all. Hell having to edit PSuserconfig shouldn't have been an issue for so long, just make it an option in settings to use default pen input controls (if that's windows ink or whatever apple uses) or to use Wacom settings. Most of us don't care about a lot of the new changes if the very foundational use of photoshop is unusably broken.  

Participating Frequently
September 9, 2020
Thanks a lot, Chad. 21.2.3 works with PSUserConfig again on Windows 10.

Known Participant
September 9, 2020
Same dual brush resize bug with 21.2.3 PSUserConfig.txt enabled.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/819hoi1xkt0jdwq/photoshop21.2.2brushresizebug.mp4?dl=0
pnwfox
Participating Frequently
September 9, 2020
Thank you, Chad!!
chad.rolfs
Participating Frequently
September 9, 2020
21.2.3 just posted - PSUserConfig.txt (WinTab) should be functioning again!  
Inspiring
September 6, 2020
It is not a "fix", it is a disaster. Photoshop is not the only app we use! WindowsInk makes the whole system buggy and unusable. So, we MUST turn it off to avoid complex problems anywhere. But with Photoshop, it is impossible to work without this buggy piece of art now.

Please fix it as soon as possible.

ADOBE's subscription going to be too annoying so many will looking in different directions soon 😞
Inspiring
September 4, 2020
I am a Huion H610Pro tablet user.

Is there a fix yet, to the Pen Pressure issue in Photoshop 2020 update?
I don't have issues with the Pen Pressure in other applications. PS is the only hiccup. 


donbarrum
Inspiring
August 26, 2020
I completely agree, I don't understand why Adobe broke WinTAB again (was it to force users to test WinINK...again?). As of current, WinINK brings nothing to the table that makes of a better experience, either Adobe need to program their own proper tablet drivers which does one thing only: works well with and responsive with pens without any fluff or popups... or bring back WinTab support , which worked fine, and let people have a choice between the two.  I don't believe Microsoft will ever make WinINK any better, it's been crap since day 1. 
Michael Elmkjær Madsen
Known Participant
August 24, 2020
There's only one accetable course of action : Reinstate the functionality of wintab with "UseSystemStylus 0" immediately! (meaning in 21.2.3) 

This was the same issue we had in 21.0.1 - and someone fixed it until someone broke it again in 21.2.2 ! 

The way that core functionality is being changed without any reason, benefit to the user or explanation between service releases is completely unaccetable and deeply unprofessional.  

Its like taking your car for service check and when you get it back they casually removed the steering wheel and replaced it with two buttons for going left and right ... "Its a new thing, we think its so much better than a steering wheel, also, dont press too hard or the engine might stop running or you might crash...." 
mattstix
Known Participant
August 24, 2020
horrible new behaviour today. windows 10, intuos small, latest everything.

Windows Ink randomly causes the brush tool to shoot off towards the top left of the screen drawing a perfect straight line from whenever I was working off the page somewhere.

This version of Ps is unusable