Sliders will NOT Separate in "Blend If" when double clicked [2018]

[Tensas]

Have used photoshop almost daily for around 20 years.

Double click works in all other software

Working on photo last night with no problems

12 working layers with blend if and separated sliders on 11.

I shut down computer in middle of the editing to get some sleep.

Windows 7 Updated when restarted today.

Opened same photo with 11 layers which use blend if with separated sliders which still work as normal

Added new layer

Blend if sliders will not separate on new layer.

Restarted computer

Opened new photo

Created a new layer from background

Blend if sliders do NOT separate.

Restarted computer and same problem

I work with wacom tablet

Disconnected tablet

Restarted computer

Installed mouse

Restarted computer

Same problem

Same problem on laptop touchpad

I can copy the layers which work correctly on the image to create new layers with working sliders.

I just cannot start any new layer and have blend if sliders which work

Problem probably with windows update but Adobe needs to get this working

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[jane-e · Accepted solution]

Tensas  wrote

Have used photoshop almost daily for around 20 years.

Double click works in all other software

Did you try Option + Drag to separate the sliders? (Alt + Drag on Windows)

I just checked and it is working correctly for me.

[Tensas]

UPDATE

If I move the working sliders back together they will NOT separate again

[jane-e]

And you are using Option (or Alt), not double-clicking? Because I can't reproduce this, and I am trying.

When an Adobe program acts flaky for me, though, I quit and reset the preferences.

In Photoshop especially, it's important that you go into your panel menus first and save anything you have created, such as Action Sets, Brushes, Swatches, Gradients, Keyboard shortcuts, etc., so you can load them back in afterwards.

[Tensas]

UPDATE

If I move the working sliders back together they will NOT separate again

[D Fosse]

Alt-drag is the way to do this. Double-click was new to me.

[jane-e]

Dag, double-click was new to me, too, and it did not work.

Only the way that we both know with Option or Alt works.

[davescm]

Jane

I just checked back as far as Photoshop 7.0 - always been Opt/Alt drag to separate sliders

I wonder if OP had something in his mouse/pen set up so that double click simulated Alt? It's all I can think of.

Dave

[Tensas]

"Alt-drag is the way to do this. Double-click was new to me. "

Thanks! Alt drag worked. Double clicking still does not work.

At least I am able to continue editing now.

[jane-e]

Tensas​

It sounds like you were over-tired and over-worked from working too late last night since it was working then and not this morning! Glad it's working now!

[Tensas]

Dave

Thanks for the hint. Seems the windows 7 update messed with my wacom presets. I had forgotten that years ago, I set the wacom to alt double click for use with the sliders. Working great now that I reset mt wacom.

Tensas

[Gar]

Not working for me. Alt and double click do nothing to split the slider.

[Stephen Marsh]

Not working for me. Alt and double click do nothing to split the slider.

By @Gar

It always was and still is an ALT/OPT click and drag to split and separate the blend if slider.

[Gar]

Yes. First I've heard of double clicking it. You can type the whole sentence in caps if you like, it still doesn't work on my PC. Fine on the Mac.

[Stephen Marsh]

But does click-hold-drag work to separate before releasing OPT/ALT?

[Gar]

No. No combination of clicking, alt, ctrl or shift splits the slider.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Works fine here. 

Are you sure you 

• are pressing alt 

• clicking on the handle 

• moving the cursor while keeping clicked and alt-key pressed 

? 

Could you please post screenshots the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible? 

[Gar]

Yeah, no doubt it's a local issue. Not really concerned enough to bother with screenshots etc. I'll just use the Mac for now, just wondered if anyone else had the same issue. It'll probably start working again on next version release.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Yeah, no doubt it's a local issue. Not really concerned enough to bother with screenshots etc. I'll just use the Mac for now, just wondered if anyone else had the same issue. It'll probably start working again on next version release.

By @Gar

What have you done for all-purpose trouble-shooting so far?
Restoring Preferences after making sure all customized presets like Actions, Patterns, Brushes etc. have been saved might be a good starting point:
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/basic-trouble-shooting-steps.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-gpu-graphics-card.html

[Stephen Marsh]

Are you using a mouse or another input method?

[Gar]

Just a mouse.

[Stephen Marsh]

Just a mouse.

By @Gar

Just thinking out loud, however, this could probably be automated via an Action or Script.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Just thinking out loud, however, this could probably be automated via an Action or Script.

And numeric entries might be more convenient to boot. 

But if one would want to include all channels in all feasible color modes it could be kind of complicated. 

[Stephen Marsh]

But if one would want to include all channels in all feasible color modes it could be kind of complicated. 

By @c.pfaffenbichler

Oh yes, I went through that here with a script to reset the blend if sliders:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/toggle-the-blend-if-visibility-in-1-click/i...

So more of the same.