When I'm using Photoshop, I'm typically on the clock, under the gun, and nicelely stressed to get the project in front of me done productively, and beautifully. Your app is a production tool. My time for wonder at new functionality passed about 25 years ago.
Why do you obsolete standard features and functionality? Like, the new Gradients tool works in profoundly different ways. After 20 minutes of horsing around online, I found the solution: toggle to Classic.
Meantime, I'm losing time, burning cash, wasting my client's resources.
When Boeing makes a fundamental change on one of their airliners, do they neglect to tell their pilots?
Oh, wait. It just occurred to me: Photoshop 25: Welcome to the Boeing 767 MAX of graphics programs.
If you find yourself with a spare half hour, have a good look at the new gradient tool. It honestly isn't hard to use, and is a lot more intuitive than a lot of the changes we've seen with Photoshop. I have had my share of irritation for sure, and even started a thread on this forum when I was having a problem opening the gradient editor when using the new tool (double click on the layer icon).
Like so many of the changes with Photoshop, once mastered you wonder how you managed without them. In fact Photoshop is so much faster in so many ways now. Selections are way faster and more accurate. Clean up is way better with the Remove tool.
Colin Smith demonstrated a good use of the new Gradient tool (on his PhotoshopCafe channel) using it to emulate the lighting effect that was recently removed. I know I was annoyed and irritated by the new gradient tool at first, but it took very little effort to get to a stage where I absolutely love it.
I meant to add that being a Mac user, you not only have the option of having mutltiple Photoshop versions installed, but I believe you can actually have two version open and running at the same time. I'm thinking of what would be involved in moving a PSD file between versions, and it wouldn't be too hard or take so long as to make it unworkable, so you do have options. Or just switch between the Classic and new gradient tools
Yes, as a mac user, I often have two versions of Photoshop open at the same time. There is some fuctionality that has been taken away in the newer version of the program that I use frequently and don't want to give up.
Colin Smith's PhotoshopCafe, and Jesus Rameriz Photoshop Training Channel are the stand out resources for Photoshop information. I believe they both work with the Photoshop Development Team, and they have clever tips and tricks every other channel can only plagiaris weeks after Colin and Jezus talk about them. Jezus is particularly good at delving deeper into a function and making it work that much better, or in ways I am sure the Development Team hadn't realised was possible. Our @Chuck Uebele is also good at doing that. It's a shame he doesn't manage to post so often nowadays.
Please read my post. I need to work efficiently, proficiently and purposefully. I do not have time to bounce between different versions of the same app. Using two version of the same program is a half-witted solution, in my situation.
In my environment I need a professional tool that works reliably, and beautifully. The idea that an app forces downtime on me to go learn some new trick or tool is absurd, and insulting. It's like hiring a carpenter with the stipulation that she spend an extra hour of training to learn how to use a new hammer function.
So the advice is simple. Switch off auto upgrades and only upgrade once you have read the release notes and checked the forums for any new issues. That way you stay in control.
"Check the forums for new issues." Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Do I need to "check the forums" after I've purchased a new car out of fear that it won't drive as I expect? Do I need to switch off auto upgrades for any piece of my professional camera gear in order to ensure the upgrade won't cripple my workflow or productivity?
Don't be a sucker. It's Adobe's responsibility to provide regular upgrades the work smoothly, proficiently and as expected.
The new gradient tools works smoothly and efficiently, just differently.
And for interest, yes, I always check before allowing software upgrades on my car and cameras, so that I understand what is changing and how it might affect me.
Yep, new gradient tools suck. Pretty sure I'm meant to see a gradient on my canvas right now. I was also trying to work out how to simply change the colour distribution of a non-adjustment-layer gradient..... can't for the life of me.
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