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bryan_peters
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October 16, 2018
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Can't seem to scale non-proportionally anymore

  • October 16, 2018
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For some reason, after downloading the trial for the new Photoshop CC (20.0.0), the free transform tool will only scale proportionally. I used to have to hit shift to constrain it to the same aspect ratio, but it will always do it now, even if I uncheck 'maintain aspect ratio' in the tool properties. Am I missing something obvious? I've never had this issue before in any previous version of Photoshop.

    Correct answer John Waller

    It's a new feature. Adobe has reversed the behaviour. Proportional scaling is now the default. Press Shift for non-proportional scaling.

    New and enhanced features | Latest release of Photoshop CC

    You can revert to the legacy behaviour by following the steps in the link above to create a text file in your Photoshop settings folder.

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    anthonyd69345087
    anthonyd69345087
    Participant
    November 16, 2018

    Absolutely crazy. As a UX Designer I just can't fathom how these changes come into play. I have just wrestled with this for half an hour not understanding why it wouldn't scale proportionally using shift.

    Not only that they have removed cornered rectangles as an option in favour of this live corners stuff. WHY???? And why is there no print paper sizes templates in Illustrator for sizes A0-A6???

    You NEED TO CONSIDER users workflows when changing these things and consider if it would be for the best. Thats were your expertise should come in!!!

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      derekh91928083
      Participant
      November 20, 2018

      I just noticed some additional UX and user flow updates that disrupt the habits I've formed over the years: you can now pinch & zoom on a laptop trackpad (which surprised/scared me at first – I thought there was a glitch or something) and when you press command + z multiple times, it now keeps reversing steps in the History. Probably better in the long run, but I'm so conditioned to using command + z and command + shift + z that it's definitely tripping me up.

      First world problems I suppose, but these things matter in a work flow.

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        Explevi
        Participating Frequently
        October 24, 2018

        What a ridiculous modification.  Now I'm worried that about what else has been changed.  Is there a list of modifications?  I use Photoshop, Premier, Illustrator and InDesign and stupidly deleted the 2018 versions of the software.  I guess I shouldn't have been so trusting about the "upgrade". 

          John Waller
          Community Expert
          John WallerCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          October 24, 2018

          Adobe issues What's New articles with each upgrade

          e.g. Photoshop

          New and enhanced features | Latest release of Photoshop CC

          See also https://prodesigntools.com/whats-new-features-adobe-cc-2019.html

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            Explevi
            Participating Frequently
            October 24, 2018

            Thank you!!!  This looks like it will be a huge help is getting over the hurdles of the upgrade.  I really appreciate your reply and links.

            Have a lovely evening! 

            John Waller
            Community Expert
            John WallerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
            Community Expert
            October 16, 2018

            It's a new feature. Adobe has reversed the behaviour. Proportional scaling is now the default. Press Shift for non-proportional scaling.

            New and enhanced features | Latest release of Photoshop CC

            You can revert to the legacy behaviour by following the steps in the link above to create a text file in your Photoshop settings folder.

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              Dan Niemi
              Known Participant
              October 16, 2018

              Thanks!

              Here's the info that' provided at the link John referred to :

              To revert to the legacy transform behavior, do the following:

              1. Use Notepad (Windows) or a text editor on Mac OS to create a plain text file (.txt).
              2. Type the text below in the text file:

                TransformProportionalScale 0

              3. Save the file as "PSUserConfig.txt" to your Photoshop settings folder:
                • Windows: [Installation Drive]:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings\
                • macOS: //Users/[User Name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/
              CreativeDesignCork
              CreativeDesignCork
              Participating Frequently
              October 18, 2018

              Thanks, Dan... that sorted this annoying issue for me instantly. What a silly update to have made

              All good now though...

                Dramenon
                Dramenon
                Inspiring
                October 16, 2018

                Proportional scaling (without holding Shift) is now a default. Holding Shift while scaling now behaves in precisely the opposite manner, despite decades of precedent and the fact that every other application uses Shift-drag for proportional scaling.

                New and enhanced features | Latest release of Photoshop CC

                /end of line/
                  John Waller
                  Community Expert
                  John WallerCommunity Expert
                  Community Expert
                  October 16, 2018

                  Hi Daniel, seems that response has been copied from Scaling Images with shift no longer works after update (20.0). Bit odd to keep the text after the comma when posting as an Adobe staffer?

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