Sizing an image while holding shift

[joshi88739360]

For some reason when I'm scaling an image in photoshop if I hold down the shift key it distorts the size but when I don't hold shift it sizes it while being constrained. Why is this doing the opposite?

[John Waller]

It's a new feature in CC 2019. No-one knows why Adobe made the change. It wasn't broken in previous versions.

I'm not a fan because it's not consistent for all tools inside Photoshop or in other Adobe apps such as Illustrator.

Some people like the change. Others are furious.

Lots of forum discussion on this including a workaround to revert to the previous behaviour.

SCALE 2019 VERSION

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

Use Notepad (Windows) or a text editor on Mac OS to create a plain text file (.txt).

Type the text below in the text file:

TransformProportionalScale 0

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/

[cinziamarotta]

Maybe this behavior helps new Photoshop users. A lot of them can't remember to hold down shift while dragging handles.

However, after a few days you get used to it...

[John Waller]

Yes but it's not consistent.

[Nancy OShea]

That's how the new Photoshop (2019) works.    Don't you love it!!?  It's one less thing to think about when transforming scale.   Of course, you will need to get used to it.

[Muqqarib Hassan]

It is the new photoshop transform behavior They make it Easy for new user and little bit confusing for the old ones.

When you try to resize an image or any raster object then no need to hold shift to resize it Proportionally.

And When you try to Resize an Vector shape then you need to Hold Shift to resize it Proportionally.

Thanks.

[SerraSemi]

It's absolutely maddening to change a second nature command after decades - and only in PS and not the rest of the creative suite.  I am furious.  I would go protest in front of Adobe offices if I could.  Who came up with the retarded decision. 

[martinl60880245]

my machine is locked down by IT so I cannot enjoy a "fix" for this.