Transform Tool Type/Constrain Issue v20.0.0

[FauxtoGuy]

I just updated to v20.0.0 and have noticed that when I use the transform tool on a text block, the shift key no longer constrains scaling to the same X/Y percentage. This seems to happen with text only, not pixels. Perhaps the modifier key has been switched, but I could not constrain scaling. maybe I missed a new feature? I could only constrain scaling by clicking the Constrain Icon at the top of the screen.

[John Waller · Accepted solution]

Extensive discussion on this in the forums this week.

It's a new feature. Default behaviour is now proportional (constrained) scaling. Shift for non-proportional. Exact opposite of previous versions.

See New and enhanced features | Latest release of Photoshop CC  (Useability improvements)

The new behaviour can be disabled.

More details:

SHIFT Key doesn't contrain Scale Transform (version 20.0.0)

SCALE 2019 VERSION

[FauxtoGuy]

Hah! Thanks John, the ONLY thing I neglected to try was NO modifier key. Makes sense actually!

[John Waller]

Makes no sense to a lot of people. There's a lot of angst about. People not wanting to change their 20 year old habits just because Adobe decided to change things for no compelling reason.

[csscms]

I too thought this change made sense but changing 20 year old habits isn't what created angst (incase this is genuinely what people think).

It was failing to recognise that changing one tool (free transform) in one context (pixels, not smart objects), in one app (Photoshop) was inconsistent, low-quality work.

But communicating a fundamental change via a sheepish sentence in a small corner of the internet? That guaranteed anger because many of us had to correct days worth of unproportional resizing, including work sent to clients.

Not to mention the other tools within photoshop and in apps across the suite that continued to use shift-to-constrain.

I hope Adobe learnt the correct lesson around design consistency and communication instead of blaming it on teaching old dogs, new tricks. There was always going to be angst, which is why it required quality work.