Cancel button useless

[Todd_Morgan]

Why bother having a cancel button when it doesn't work??

[Trevor.Dennis]

They can definitely be slow to respond, and I can't tell you how to make that any different.  I think they can also be a good way to make Photoshop craash and burn, so I tend to let the operation finish and undo.  I'd be interested in other peoples thoughts on this.

[Bojan Živković]

I haven't seen that in a while; it's pretty much the same opinion. When it happens, my usual response is to try using the Esc button, which typically doesn't work or has significant latency.

[D Fosse]

Yeah, I'd have to agree on this one. For quite a few operations, the cancel button yields no response whatsoever. Escape almost never responds either.

Just for kicks, choose the smudge tool when you really wanted the brush, crank up the size, and paint for five seconds. Now you're in trouble! You can't cancel, you can't escape. It won't finish for at least ten minutes and you're on a deadline. What to do?