2021 elements editor gradient tool does not work properly with sonoma 14

Report · Oct 25, 2023

According to Adobe Help, a Linear gradient shades from the starting point to the ending point in a straight line. However, after upgrading to Sonoma 14, the linear gradient in gradient tool fills the image, no matter how short the line drawn, rendering a formerly very useful tool a lot less useful.

Adobe would probably say I need to upgrade, but if I do, what happens when the next Mac upgrade comes along? Does Adobe expect all customers to always upgrade to the newest Photoshop, to maintain functionality?

Report · Oct 25, 2023

Adobe would probably say I need to upgrade, but if I do, what happens when the next Mac upgrade comes along? You generally have to purchase the newest version.

Dos Adobe expect all customers to always upgrade to the newest Photoshop, to maintain functionality? No, just the people who have apple products. Generally that is the case with MAC computers... you can thank the fine people at Apple for that.

Screenshot always help a user explain things: What I interpret from your post is that you also might be a bit confused about gradient fills: They will always fill then entire layer unless you make a selection first.

Report · Oct 25, 2023

Thanks Glenn,

Below are screenshots from Adobe Help re the gradient tool. I confirm that the gradient tool did just shade part of the image according to how far you dragged it prior to the sonoma upgrade.

Report · Oct 25, 2023

In the Gradient Tool Options do you have Transparency checked?

Report · Oct 25, 2023

Hi Jeff,

I have tried it with Transparency checked and unchecked. It doesn't seem to make any difference.

However, I have selected Foreground to Transparent, and this seems to work, although it is not what I was dfoing before. I also have to use text to select it as the thumbnails don't work at all. Additionally, you cannot look at more than one image at the same time. Only the one selected shows a correct image, the others are distorted noise. I shall have to try to wind back to MAC OS 13, I think.

Report · Oct 25, 2023

If you want to keep Sonoma, then at the time of this post pse 2023 and 2024 are the only pse versions that fully

work on macOS Sonoma 14.0

Maybe when the Sonoma 14.1 update comes out things will change.