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Zoom to 'Print Size' feature completely removed from Photoshop 13.0.2

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December 11, 2012
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Adobe decided to remove the 'Print Size' button/option from the 'Zoom' tool in Photoshop 13.0.2

I use this heavily as I run a print lab and I often need to show people on screen what the size of their print will be (I have set the correct ppi for each display in preferences).

I am absolutely amazed they could remove a feature like this without any warning in a minor update. The irony is that for the first time ever retina displays have enough resolution to assess sharpness without going to 100% and the 'View Print Size' is more useful that ever before.

I will probably have to roll back to the last Photoshop version on all systems but before I do, does anyone know if there is a way to get the 'Print Size' option back???

Thanks!

SDK

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ogmedina

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Thanks for the info Tony. I too run a fine art print shop for artists creating fine art prints and use the print size button with each client as we examine their files for any issues before printing.

I rolled back to 13.0.1 and will stay there until Adobe fixes the problem. The workaround is just too cumbersome and looks really unprofessional while working with a client.

Every print shop that uses Photoshop to drive it's printers will have this issue.

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Anonymous

Why do this ? What reason would they have for removing this function that gets used by lots of people who print. I thought I was loosing it because I used it only minutes befor the update was installed then went to use it again and it was gone.

station_two

Inspiring

As a workaround, one can launch 13.0.1, open an image in Print Size view and write down the view Percentage as shown in the status bar, then use that % figure when you update to 13.0.2 to zoom to Print Size--provided you maintain the same ppi.

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AnnShelbourne

Inspiring

Yes you can … by typing the value (29.67% in my case) into the zoom-box in the bottom corner of the image window.

But I haven't yet found a way to write an Action or a Script which will let me Zoom instantly to a precise numerical amount with a single click of a KBSC.

That is the functionality which has been lost and it's infuriating!

Hudechrome

Known Participant

That assumes you have 13.0.1 to which to begin.

Adam Jerugim

Inspiring

We'll be providing a script that replicates the behavior of the button at some point later today. As soon as it becomes available, we'll post the link here.

Thanks,

Adam

warm_Mischief16B7Author

Participating Frequently

Thank you Adam!

It's great that you are doing that. It is better than nothing.

You might think twice about removing features in that way in the future. It could have have been obscured instead of completely removed.

Viewing at print size has become more relevant that ever with retina resolutions being close to print. Why would you choose to remove this now of all times? It makes so little sense.

JJMack

Community Expert

Yes Mac only Get a PC

Photoshop 13.0.2 update for CS6

For convenience and reliability, we highly recommend that you apply this update directly from within Photoshop. To do so, choose Help > Updates in Photoshop CS6 and apply all of the updates listed under Adobe Photoshop CS6 in the Adobe Application Manager.

The Adobe Photoshop 13.0.2 update enables support for new HiDPI displays on the Macintosh platform for a dramatic improvement in image fidelity and resolution.

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JJMack

Community Expert

I see this on the Adobe site but no update must be in the cloud or only Mac version. My PC CS6 update states 13.0.1 is up to date so I can not help

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Photoshop 13.0.2 update for CS6

December 10, 2012
For convenience and reliability, we highly recommend that you apply this update directly from within Photoshop. To do so, choose Help > Updates in Photoshop CS6 and apply all of the updates listed under Adobe Photoshop CS6 in the Adobe Application Manager.

The Adobe Photoshop 13.0.2 update enables support for new HiDPI displays on the Macintosh platform for a dramatic improvement in image fidelity and resolution. This update applies to all languages of Adobe Photoshop CS6.

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Noel Carboni

Legend

Looks like 13.0.2 is a Mac-only update, to support Retina display users.

Unfortunately the [Print Size] option appears to be gone for good. There is no workaround to bring it back.

-Noel

Paul Riggott

Inspiring

Does anyone have an action that would calculate and zoom to the correct zoom % based on the image resolution and the screen resolution set in prefs (basically doing what 'Print Size' did before)

This should be close...

#target photoshop
if(documents.length ) zoomToPrint();
function zoomToPrint() { 
   var ref = new ActionReference(); 
   ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") ); 
   var screenRes = executeActionGet(ref).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('unitsPrefs')).getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('newDocPresetScreenResolution'))/72;    
   var docRes = activeDocument.resolution; 
   var docInchs = activeDocument.width.as('px')/docRes;
   var screenInchs = docInchs * screenRes;
   var pix = activeDocument.width.as('px')/screenInchs;
   var zoom = 100/pix;
   activeDocument.resizeImage( undefined, undefined, screenRes/(zoom/100), ResampleMethod.NONE ); 
   var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
   ref = null;
   ref = new ActionReference(); 
   ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Mn  " ), charIDToTypeID( "MnIt" ), charIDToTypeID( 'PrnS' ) ); 
   desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref ); 
   executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "slct" ), desc, DialogModes.NO ); 
   activeDocument.resizeImage( undefined, undefined, docRes, ResampleMethod.NONE ); 
};

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