Why won't layers become visible when I click on them in the layers panel?

[evocrim]

I used to be able to show a layer by clicking on it in the layer panel, now I have to not only click on the layer to work on it but also hit the little eye icon to make it visible, it used do this automatically. I have to click twice as much now.

[davescm]

I've not noticed any change. I've just gone back to CS6 to check and that was also separate clicks.

Dave

[JJMack]

evocrim wrote:

I used to be able to show a layer by clicking on it in the layer panel, now I have to not only click on the layer to work on it but also hit the little eye icon to make it visible, it used do this automatically. I have to click twice as much now.

What version of Photoshop would both target the layer and change the visibility when you click on the layers visibility icon?

[evocrim]

So... no is the answer? I cannot see layers by clicking them anymore. I would've thought it a fair assumption that people would want to SEE the layer they are working on. Another genius improvement.

[JJMack]

Still waiting on you replay as to what version of Photoshop you are using that exhibits this behavior others do not see. Why not through in what OS you using while you are at it.. What version of Photoshop do you have that does both operations with one click.  I only tested CS2, CS6, CC, CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2015.5 and CC 2017.  None seem to work the way you state your Photoshop worked.

All I have tested requires two clicks one to target the layer one to change the layers visibility.

You may be thinking of the Alt+Click shortcut that toggle all layers visibility off except the visibility Icon your clicked on. That a Toggling shortcut and does not target the layer but it will be the only visible layer a second Alt+click will undo the toggle.

[evocrim]

The Photoshop I used for many years was Photoshop 6. If modern computers recognized my software CD then I'd be happily using Photoshop 6 still. Now I'm stuck with this cumbersome beast.

I appreciate you taking the time to reply, but the answer is, it seems: things are worse now, live with it.