CC 2019: Transform Proportionally by Default

[MRobertson_NC]

While I applaud several of the updates to CC 2019, this one is a total head-scratcher. Why would I want one application to suddenly start behaving completely contrary to every other design application? What's more, why would Adobe then set shift-drag—SOP for resizing proportionally in ALL design applications for at least the last 25 years—to do THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE and scale non-proportionally.

Luckily, Adobe has provided us with a "simple" fix: create a UserConfig.txt file and place it in the app preferences directory at the root level. First of all: Why? Was there not space for a checkbox in the application or tool preferences? Second: Tried it, doesn't work for me. I'll try it again.

Also: Are we now no longer able to choose a point of origin for transforming? I don't always scale to the center point, but am no longer able to choose bottom center/top right/etc. as the origin point. Is anyone else experiencing this same behavior?

Thanks in advance for any assistance/feedback. I'm sure this functionality will be just what someone (or perhaps many of you) wanted, but it's driving me crazy at this point.

[MRobertson_NC]

Follow up...

I found my own answer to the problem of setting a non-center point of origin: There is now a checkbox beside the origin point selector that must be checked before anything other than center can be chosen. Not sure I get the purpose of adding a step there, but OK.

[JJMack · Accepted solution]

Watch our for the check box if you uncheck it and you have moved the control point unchecking that box will reset the point to the center point.

[JJMack]

It would be bad if Adobe took that away. The did not they changed the what it look and hid it away.  Edit your preferences an show the point.

[Martin_Bns]

Adobe is focused on simplifying the life of the designers. Of course, when someone is used to something for years, the changes can be tricky to absorb but, on the long run, it will be very useful.

I love it

[JJMack]

Other will hate it and change it for at least Adobe gave us that option,

[graphicsdump]

On Mac here...Shift-Option to constrain and scale to center no longer working.....holding shift and selecting a corner won't constrain proportionally either. Am I missing something? 20+ year user of Photoshop...perplexed at the moment.

Thanks for any help or advice.

[MRobertson_NC]

Details about the change and a method to disable it are located here:

New and enhanced features | Latest release of Photoshop CC

[gener7]

I'll just paste it here:

To revert to the legacy transform behavior, do the following:

1. Use Notepad (Windows) or a text editor on Mac OS to create a plain text file (.txt).
2. Type the text below in the text file:
   
   TransformProportionalScale 0
   
   
3. Save the file as "PSUserConfig.txt" to your Photoshop settings folder:
   • Windows: [Installation Drive]:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings\
   • macOS: //Users/[User Name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/
   • Note: Using macOS TextEdit, UTF-8 is the preferred plain text encoding.

[Mattmcquiff]

Also went to scale an item If i place the cursor/pointer near a corner I was able to rotate the item. How can I get the function back? Very slow at the moment as I have to go into the transform menu.

[Jinto]

That is still there if u are talking about the center point, that u can hide/show by a tick mark on the top left (image attached).

If you are talking about something else, plz attach a screenshot.

[Someone75]

What the hell is this gimmick for? I can't believe it. Handmade textfiles to change tool behaviors, unnecessary checkboxes... this is absolutely crazy. Adobe goes punk.

[Jinto]

Top 20 NEW Features & Updates EXPLAINED! - Photoshop CC 2019 - YouTube

watch this video for more details about the updated tools, and u can get more tutorials and ideas from this channel.

[gener7]

Mattmcquiff  wrote

Also went to scale an item If i place the cursor/pointer near a corner I was able to rotate the item. How can I get the function back? Very slow at the moment as I have to go into the transform menu.

Do you have the "handles"  and the curved rotate cursor as shown here?

Transform objects in Photoshop

[Jinto]

Yes I have. send a screenshot of yours

[gener7]

Jinto  wrote

Yes I have. send a screenshot of yours

If your name is ​Mattmcquiff, I will. That's who I am asking.

[Jinto]

[Mattmcquiff]

I think they did change the way the scale function worked, but I have realised now that the functionality that I wanted was in actual fact "free transform"

Here I can scale and rotate without any messing about.

[gener7]

Ok. I'm glad you got to it.

Gene

[Marius-Roman]

Thanks so much. You're the official hero of our design agency now.

What bugged me most about the changed transforming-behaviour: it did not apply to form layers… this is was the most inconsistent thing in the whole CC lineup yet.

[Rory_Prior]

I'm glad this solution works but I'm flabbergasted this 'feature' ever made it into Photoshop and that the only way to disable it is to put a text file into a hidden system folder. It wouldn't be so bad, but the use of the shift key for proportional resizing is used universally by every single design application and to make matters worse the use of the shift key for proportional sizing is still required in many places in Photoshop (like in making selections or resizing smart objects) so it wasn't simply a case of unlearning to hold shift, rather you have to constantly worry about what modifier you need to press to get consistent behaviour. Utterly stupid and user hostile.

[2975782]

Photoshop CC 2019: Transform/Resize is constrained by default - Want ability to go back to legacy be...

[Jinto]

You can watch what are the latest updations and changes made in new photoshop cc 2019

Top 20 NEW Features & Updates EXPLAINED! - Photoshop CC 2019 - YouTube

[Charles_Vane]

How do you actually scale to the center point then?

I am slowly getting used to the whole default behaviour thing - but I liked how before SHIFT + ALT would scale from the center point.

Now it just scales from the left or right. When I check the box for the center marker it does the same.

Also the fact there is nothing in the preferences to easily revert to the older behaviour is absurd.

[Jinto]

just use ALT