Fit on Screen automatically in Photoshop

[crafts63265040]

Hello!
Is there a preset in Photoshop CC that each time I open an image, it will fit in the window. Each time I have to use (Command 0) to Fit In View. Is there a setting that fixes this. Thanks!

Message was edited by: Sahil Chawla

[Sahil.Chawla]

Hi there,

I found a similar forum thread here: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?

Could you please let us know if it helps?

Regards,
Sahil

[crafts63265040]

Thank you for sharing this. Unfortunately the link to the plug does not work anymore. Is there a new plug in?

[Ussnorway]

crafts63265040  wrote

Thank you for sharing this. Unfortunately the link to the plug does not work anymore. Is there a new plug in?

I have just tested both the scripts Gene made and confirm they work

Sahil.Chawla I assume you want a quick tutorial?

[gener7]

The PDF included with the zip has a guide, but UssNorway's video is much more up to date.

[Jay1337]

Needing to use a script to do something so basic is unacceptable. It should be a basic setting in photoshop. It's even the default in most other photo editors I've tried and yet photoshop doesn't have it even as an option. 😕

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Only you can judge what is unacceptable to you and proceed accordingly. 

For plenty of people who have been working with Photoshop (some of them for decades) it is obviously perfectly acceptable. 

What is actually giving you problems? 

What is the workflow and what role does the intial display of an image play in it? 

[Jay1337]

The people who find it acceptable, are people who don't need option or never thought of the posibility. To more than plenty of people, as can be seen in this and other topics like it, it's a needed functionality, which is why most other photo editors have it as default.

The problem was already clearly explained in the original post. The quetsion is, in what workflow does the initial display of an image not play a role? Perhaps you're working with just one photo for a long time, before you proceed to process other photos, so the extra step is not an issue to you. Some of us work with a lot of photos and needing to take this extra step every single time is a problem.

[gener7]

This forum is User to User help. While we can understand your  point, we have no say in the programming.

You can try the Ideas sub-forum:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/ct-p/ct-photoshop?page=1&sort=latest_replies&filt...

While you are waiting, try this script. Simple to install (and remove) and images will auto fit to screen on open. I've used this one for years.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/18bjnkl7inisuk9/Fit%20image%20on%20screen.zip

I realize this isn't the answer you want, but it is a stopgap until the function is added.

[Lumigraphics]

Photoshop has thousands of features and millions of users, there is no way to accomodate what everyone thinks is a "must-have" item. That's why Adobe software is extensible with scripts, so you can add/unlock custom features and workflows that you want.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

The people who find it acceptable, are people who don't need option or never thought of the posibility. To more than plenty of people, as can be seen in this and other topics like it, it's a needed functionality, which is why most other photo editors have it as default.

The problem was already clearly explained in the original post. The quetsion is, in what workflow does the initial display of an image not play a role? Perhaps you're working with just one photo for a long time, before you proceed to process other photos, so the extra step is not an issue to you. Some of us work with a lot of photos and needing to take this extra step every single time is a problem.

By @Jay1337

@Stephen_A_Marsh seems to have posted years ago how one can make Photoshop do that.  

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

You need to record an action, then setup script events manager to automatically play the action when a file is opened.

[crafts63265040]

Is there a tutorial how to do that?

[Stephen_A_Marsh · Accepted solution]

Recording an action:

Create actions in Adobe Photoshop

https://www.creativebloq.com/adobe/create-own-photoshop-actions-61411918

or Google, YouTube etc.

(Note: you will need to insert the menu item for "Fit on screen" into the action as it can't be recorded)

Script Events Manager:

https://www.designeasy.co/2018/06/how-to-automate-boring-tasks-using.html

https://photoshoptrainingchannel.com/using-the-script-events-manager-in-adobe-photoshop/

or Google, YouTube etc.

EDIT – Here it is in one video:

https://layersmagazine.com/photoshop-fit-to-screen.html

While it would also be simple enough to adapt this one:

Adobe Photoshop Scripts | Trevor Morris Photographics

[crafts63265040]

Thank you so much!!! This was very helpful!

[dwallx]

Thank YOU!!!!

[MercuryLampe]

Thanks

[resourceful_socialite16B7]

Thanks so much Stephen, this works  - https://layersmagazine.com/photoshop-fit-to-screen.html 

[csgaraglino]

Anyone have an updated solution, and the current vedrsion states:

You cannot record the painting and toning tools, tool options, View commands, and Window commands. However, you can insert many non-recordable commands into an action using the Insert Menu Item command.

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

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@csgaraglino wrote:

Anyone have an updated solution, and the current vedrsion states:

You cannot record the painting and toning tools, tool options, View commands, and Window commands. However, you can insert many non-recordable commands into an action using the Insert Menu Item command.

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An updated solution to which specific issue? I don't believe anything has changed. Please provide some detail of exactly what you are trying to achieve.

[gener7]

As an update, here's the link and instructions for the CS2 to CC "Fit Image on Screen".

https://www.mediafire.com/file/18bjnkl7inisuk9/Fit%20image%20on%20screen.zip