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Photoshop 2019 rotation transform: cursor proximity changed

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October 15, 2018
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Hi everyone!

I just updated to the 2019 version and immediately noticed a nasty change:

When trying to free transform an object and rotate it, the proximity of the cursor to rotate has changed for the worst!

Before it didn't matter, where you would click/hold to rotate outside the object. Now the cursor has to be very close or else a click too far away only confirms the transformation and the object gets unselected. Does this make sense?

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone already found a way to disable or change this behavior?

Cheers!

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Correct answer Flatline

I just realized when in the transform state, holding Shift allows you to rotate at a much wider proximity like before. Always hard to change our muscle memory but this fix should do for now.

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Lukas Kawalec

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For anyone else having this issue, assuming you are using a late enough Photoshop version, just put this in PSUserConfig (C:\Users\{UserName}\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop {20xx}\Adobe Photoshop {20xx} Settings):

# Disable click to commit
OnCanvasClickToCommit 0

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AndreaFryer

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This change drives me NUTS!!! Why did they reduce the area!? Now you're forced to actually look at your cursor to see when it changes to the rotation icon. How is that a usability improvement, I must ask.

I tried the TransformProportionalScale 0 thing mentioned in this thread and it didn't make any difference. Will just have to start pressing CTRL down when rotating from now on. :(((

rhysgriffithsdesign

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When is this rotation 'boundary box' going to be fixed?
I just updated to the latest version of Photoshop and it's driving me crazy. Why on earth would you reduce the area that you can use to rotate a layer? This SLOWS DOWN workflows! Instead of being able to rotate the layer with your cursor anywhere on the canvas, you now have to move your cursor to the tiny invisible boundary box before you can start rotating, with risk of committing the transformation if you click in the wrong invisible area.
Something that used to be an instantaneous ctrl+t and drag, is now far slower and clunkier. You could already commit a transformation just by pressing ENTER, this change is for the worse.
Give me an option to revert back to the previous rotational controls.

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evejweinberg

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i agree!!

Flatline

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Finally a solution for everyone!...

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Flatline

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@Adobe pls

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smithany

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yes, I have a real problem with this, what if i have a big canvas and i want to make a slight rotation and my mouse isn't anywhere near the object i am transforming? I am used to not having to be near the object. Yes i can move the mouse over to the object, start the transform and then hold shift and pull it away, but that is absolutely unacceptable. Who thought not allowing a disabling of auto commit was a good idea?

Am I wrong, can we disable auto commit somehow? It is jamming me up

JJMack

Community Expert

There was no option noted in the update documentation I was happy to see a PSUserConfig.txt option was available to make Transform scaling to be consistent with Photoshop other tool like it was. I tried to see if the Performance setting use legacy compositing would do it. It did not.

JJMack

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smithany

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thank you for your attention to this, you're helping lots of people! For now, I simply wrote this script in autohotkey:

#IfWinActive, ahk_class Photoshop

^t::

send ^t

tooltip !!! Do not forget to hit control or shift BC PS v20 !!!

sleep 1500

tooltip

return

#IfWinActive

which at least by virtue of reminder, fixes it. I can also have AHK output the shift or control modifier key, but if this is "the way of things" I guess I'll get used to it.

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jrsigerson

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I can't help wondering "who had the problem that this is the solution to?"

Flatline

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Idk, but sure feels good paying $52.99 a month for muscle memory murdering

Flatline

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Did you figure out a fix for this?

FlatlineCorrect answer

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I just realized when in the transform state, holding Shift allows you to rotate at a much wider proximity like before. Always hard to change our muscle memory but this fix should do for now.

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

Thanks for the Shift key toggle tip. However, I have about 80 pixels of offset with the rotation icon. The Shift key toggle is still useful though. I really like being able to click on the canvas to commit the change. It's a waaaaay bigger target than the little tick box.

davescm

Community Expert

See this page for details of the update and the configuration of proprtional tranform that JJMack mentioned

New and enhanced features | Latest release of Photoshop CC

I don't think that you can turn off auto-commit. However if you use normally use the cursor at a distance for fine control, then you can put the cursor near the handles and drag it away thereby retaining the control.

Dave

JJMack

Community Expert

To to get transform working properly you need to do two thing. Edit your Preferences to turn on the origin point for transform. The point will be displayed and controls in the option bar will work. The Shift Constrain modifier key will work backwards. You can get the working correctly by adding a PSUserConfig.txt option into your Photoshop Preference folder. All of this is noted in the update documentation.

JJMack

danitosan

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To to get transform working properly you need to do two thing. Edit your Preferences to turn on the origin point for transform. The point will be displayed and controls in the option bar will work.

Good one, thanks. I had a mini heart attack with this.

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