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HLCarleton
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June 5, 2013
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How do I set up photoshop to work with a touch screen?

  • June 5, 2013
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Hi,

I just bought a 15.6" Asus Q500A touchscreen laptop with Windows 8. I downloaded photoshop and the 'touch app plug-ins' through the Adobe Application Manager for creative cloud. When I open a file in PS and select the brush(or any other) tool if I use the touch screen to drag it accross the canvas nothing happens. It still works with my mouse though.

How can I get this to work properly?

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      HLCarletonAuthor
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      June 6, 2013

      Can anyone help me with this??

      PECourtejoie
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      PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
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      June 5, 2013

      Hello!

      The touch apps plug-ins are used to allow the communication between Photoshop and the Touch applications that work on an ipad: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-touch/faq.html#cloud

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      HLCarletonAuthor
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      June 5, 2013

      Thanks for the response, but that doesn't answer my question.

        JJMack
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        JJMackCommunity Expert
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        April 21, 2014

        Hello JJMack, thank you for your reply.

        I have this issue (I quote HLCarleton):

        I've been playing around with it to try and find a solution and have found that the brush tool will draw only if I drag it in from outside the canvas. Otherwise it just has a weird panning effect when zoomed in or does nothing zoomed completely out.

        So my problem is I cannot paint using the touch screen on Photoshop CC [14.2.1 (14.2.1 20140207.r.570 2014/02/07:23:00:00) x64].

        I only can paint if I start touching outside the picture canvas and then entering the canvas.

        Here is a video: https://plus.google.com/109829288088852970215/posts/j26Ce5LPByt

        The strange thing is on "Lightroom 5.4" I can use the touch screen to set and paint a "Adjustment Brush".

        Also I can use the touch screen to paint on "Microsoft Paint" and in "Fresh Paint" as well.

        Regarding the "3200x1800 display", yes... it´s hard to see, but that's another problem.


        That does not surprise me. As I wrote Photoshop does not support Touch. It has supports for graphic tablets pens with wintab device drivers. It has support for mice and keyboards. No where do I see touch support documented in Photoshop manual. Here is a link to Photoshop manual search it for touch, http://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/photoshop_reference.pdf  The closest thing  I found to touch support is the following:

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        Use the Rotate View tool

        You use the Rotate View tool to rotate the canvas non-destructively; it does not transform the image. Rotating the canvas can be useful for any

        number of reasons, including facilitating easier painting or drawing. (OpenGL is required.)

        You can also use rotate gestures on MacBook computers with multi-touch trackpads.

        1. In the toolbox, select the Rotate View tool . (If the tool isn’t visible, hold down the Hand tool.)

        2. Do any of the following:

        Drag in the image. A compass will indicate north in the image, regardless of the current canvas angle.

        In the options bar, enter degrees in the Rotation Angle field. Click or drag the circular Set Angle of Rotation control.

        3. To restore the canvas to the original angle, click Reset View.

        For a video on the Rotate View tool and other workspace tips, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4001_ps. (Discussion of the Rotate View tool begins at the 5:10 mark.)

        Disable trackpad gestures (Mac OS)

        If you have a MacBook computer with a multi-touch trackpad, you can use the trackpad to flick, rotate, or zoom images. This functionality can

        greatly increase your efficiency, but you can disable it if inadvertent changes occur.

        1. Choose Photoshop > Preferences > Interface (Mac OS).

        2. In the General section, deselect Enable Gestures

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        My Wacom Intuos 5 Touch device driver has some touch support for some Photoshop features.  I do not try to finger paint I use the Wacom pen for that.  I also do not get the strange finger paint in Photoshop when I use my finger to move the mouse cursor with the Wacom Intuos 5 touch support. Starting outside an image window or inside one,

        However if I add two finger support add tap to click I can finger paint and also use other tools.  However I'm not into finger paint so I do not configure Touch support that way for Photoshop.

        JJMack
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