Stupid Photoshop Transform Behavior when Vector Layers Are Involved

[Kris Hunt]

When you have several layers selected, and some of them are vector layers, and you try to do a scale transformation on all of them at once, only the vector layers get transformed; the raster layers remain unchanged. You have to deselect all the vector shapes in the Paths palette before it will work. This is stupid and annoying. If I wanted to scale only the vector layers, I would have selected only the vector layers. Also, as you can see in the video, the last vector element (the bottom form field) didn't get selected or scaled with the others, even though its layer was selected. So the whole thing is jacked up and doesn't work in any intelligent or intuitive way.

[TheDigitalDog]

Can't replicate it on this end. I have text and image layers, I select some (or all) from the layer stack, and use Command T; scale, and every layer selected is affected. 

[Kris Hunt]

This isn't about text and images; this is about vector shape layers and raster layers.

[TheDigitalDog]

Upload a sample doc to something like Dropbox. 

It would be odd that text (which is a vector) would differ but let's see what you have. 

It's very difficult on this end to clearly see the video:

[Kris Hunt]

The video becomes much clearer when you view it in HD. Not sure why only the SD version loaded for you.

[davescm]

I agree it is strange and can replicate it here in both v22 and v23. When you use Ctrl+T it switches to selecting just those paths in the paths panel.  You can get around that issue though by checking 'Show transform controls' in the options bar for the move tool and just dragging the corner handles (rather than using Ctrl+T)

Dave

[Kris Hunt]

I just realized that, in this particular example, there are no raster layers present. This is just the file I happen to be working with at the moment. But nevertheless. It happens very frequently, but not all the time.

[TheDigitalDog]

.It happens very frequently, but not all the time.

By @Kris Hunt

That makes bugging it that more difficult.