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Changing the color of a shape changes the size of that shape

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
January 2, 2019
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Hello!

I'm using the latest version of Photoshop CC 2019 20.0.1 in an iMac 27" running macOS Mojave 10.14.2.

Many times, when I select a shape object and change border color, the shape size changes. I'm not transforming the size of that layer when I have this problem, only the border color of a shape layer. Then, boom! The square, circle or any custom shape that I have suddenly occupies all the document or artboard.

This happens randomly, sometimes it works as expected and only the color is changed. Other times, I have this to happen and I have to go back in history to undo it.

Does this happens to anyone else?

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andrewr66697499

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Keen to find the solution as I'm having the same issue Photoshop 23.3.2 on Windows 10.

jakeb39220303

Participant

Hello there! I'm reporting in from 2023, nearly 2024. I've had this exact same issue (change fill/stroke color, sometimes photoshop also adds a resize operation) for at least a year myself. I only just got frustrated enough to google it, and low and behold the problem has existed since 2019!

I'm on Windows 11, and keep my photoshop updated. Currently, that means version 24.0.1.

Best of luck to anyone else having this issue! I just end up resorting to using the properties window instead of the home bar to change stroke and fill colors when photoshop starts doing this. Not a true fix, but a bandaid at least.

jakeb39220303

Participant

Sorry, Windows 10.

Carola_BHGAuthor

Inspiring

Hello there! It is still happening.

At least this time when I undo the change, the changed filling/stroke remains and the shape goes back to its previous size, but it really is bothering me.

I don't know why, but this happens when I change color of fill/path in the upper tool bar, but it doesn't happen if I use the properties panel on the right. However some shapes do not have an option in the properties panel to change this atrributes, so I have to use the toolbar and BOOM.

Also, I realized it mostly happens with shapes not directly created in PS, but imported from Illustrator documents.

Of course everything in my Mac is up-to-date, including system and apps. I'm using macOS Big Sur 11.6.4, not Monterey.

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defaulto27pfp48udv9

Participant

Hey mate!

Just wondering if you have found the solution to this problem? I have similar issue, sometimes when I click the color palette on top to change the color of the shape, with every click the chosen color just flashes on the shape (the color wont even stick) and the shape streches little. Super weird issue, just like yours.

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joer92503112

Participant

I am also having pretty much exactly the problem you just described - in addition when I try to change the width of the stroke, I change it to a new value but it immediately changes back. Even if I draw a line, trying to change the color, stroke type, or stroke width makes it stretch into a rectangle, by itself. It's so bizarre I don't even know how to begin troubleshooting this.

biggeek

Participating Frequently

Same here, same issue. Change fill colour, layer shape shrinks slightly. Colour sometimes refuses to change too. Running latest version on iMac.

andreamaestri

Participating Frequently

Hi! I can't reproduce your problem in Windows, but if you want to share a .PSD with us. We can check if it's really a bug. I'm not sure if it's a problem with your language of photoshop, but if you want to try to change to english, just to confirm your theory. Change the language setting of your Creative Cloud apps

Carola_BHGAuthor

Inspiring

It happens with almost every document. I recently had to manually edit 30 documents because I change the color of a shape that was the border of an artboard, and the shape itself changed fro 468x60 to 1535px wide, and it was out of the artboard. Since the new color was a light gray I didn't notice so I went on creating different versions…

I haven't had time to change the language but this problem is really dragging me.

I can't share the document in a public forum because it contains advertising not to be disclosed up to a certain date, but I will send privately to you a link to download it from wetransfer, hope that is ok for you.

andreamaestri

Participating Frequently

I tried to change the border of your artboard (both in English and Spanish version of Photoshop) but it did work fine. No resizing problem at all. I'm not sure if it was the latest version that has fixed some problems or because I'm using on Windows. I wondering if MacOS does interfere with any shortcuts randomly or something. Only workaround that I can think now is using a solid colour and using a clipping mask above the stroke like this:

This should be enough to avoid any resize problems. I'd report directly to Photoshop Feedback portal here: Photoshop Family Customer Community

Sahil.Chawla

Adobe Employee

Hi there,

That shouldn't be happening, let us help make this right.

As the shape is changing it's size when you change the color, could you please try resetting the preferences of Photoshop and let us know if it helps with the issue?

Preferences Reset Photoshop - https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html

Regards,

Sahil

Carola_BHGAuthor

Inspiring

Hi, thanks for your suggestion, I deleted the whole folder "Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings" in the Preferences folder inside my user Library. Let's see if it happens again after this.

For anyone trying this, be aware that your workspace will be gone along with your swatches, brushes, styles and everything. You may want to export and save those to restore them afterwards.

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