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chetgnegy
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November 18, 2018
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Rotate doesn't work on first click

  • November 18, 2018
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I gave Photoshop CC 2019 a try and had some issues. When I use the transform tool to free rotate something, I move the cursor near the corner until I see the mouse indicating the rotate tool and I click to drag. Nothing. When I try to do it a second time it works. This was repeatable.

I'm also not a fan of the Shift+Resize behavior doing the opposite of what it did before. My 10+ years of muscle memory is of more value to me than these usability "improvements".

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JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
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November 19, 2018

Then change how transform work for you I did.

Transform proportionally by default

Photoshop now transforms most layer types (such as pixel layers, type layers, bitmaps, Placed Smart Objects) proportionally by default. Shapes and paths, that is vectors, still transform non-proportionally by default.

When transforming a layer, you no longer need to hold down the Shift key while dragging a corner handle to resize a selected layer to constrain its proportions. Anytime you drag a corner handle during transform and move it, the layer resizes proportionally. Holding down the Shift key now resizes non-proportionally when you drag a corner handle during transform.

To resize a layer proportionally during transform, do the following:

  1. Select the layer(s) you want to resize in the Layers panel.
  2. Press Command + T (Mac) / Control + T (Win). Alternatively, choose Edit > Free Transform.
  3. Drag a corner handle on the bounding box to resize the layer.
  4. Commit the changes.

How do I turn off the new proportional scaling by default behavior while transforming layers?

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/

JJMack
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chetgnegyAuthor
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November 19, 2018

I had been using 2018's version again since posting, but when I started up 2019, the rotate behavior was fixed. (I'd rather know that was a bug than some misguided intended behavior.

The second bit about proportional transforms works. I had seen the fix prior, but was merely expressing my distaste for changing default settings on software as mature as photoshop. Thank you for taking the time to reply.

Mohammad.Harb
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Mohammad.HarbCommunity Expert
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November 18, 2018

for the first part, make sure you have the most recent graphic card driver update,

a reset of preferences settings is recommended ( from edit - > preferences - > General : reset preferences on quit )

* if that does not help, turn on : Use legacy composition  from  edit - > preferences - > Performance

quit and relaunch photoshop.

and for the second part: you may try this work around in this link

https://medium.com/@mikemurphyco/259-free-transform-photoshop-cc-2019-a309445af581

let us know if any of the obove worked out

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