Adobe Community: UI Feedback: Would prefer dialogs matched UI darkness setting

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1. David Howe,

Mar 21, 2012 11:37 PM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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Thanks for the feedback. Tackling every last pixel of our UI was a bit too much to do for CS6, but continuing improvements to our UI is on our radar.

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2. Yazan Malkosh,

Mar 21, 2012 11:39 PM in reply to David Howe

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So I'm assuming this public beta is more of a GM trial. Things are locked and you're just looking for show stopper bugs? Thats a shame. Was really looking forward for a more unified new CS experience.

Yazan

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3. David Howe,

Mar 21, 2012 11:41 PM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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Yeah, we won't have time for doing major work like that at this point. Sorry.

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4. Jeffrey Tranberry,

Mar 21, 2012 11:42 PM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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It's a bit of both. We're always welcome to suggestions. We'll make changes that make sense and the time we have left in development.

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5. Yazan Malkosh,

Mar 21, 2012 11:46 PM in reply to Jeffrey Tranberry

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I can understand the delicate balance between release updates and dev time. However since CS6 has such a deeper UI switch, I would have thought the extra effort to create a unified experience would have been on top of the list. That being said, I hope you guys get to tackle as much of it as possible. The new filters are welcome, but some of the older filters are in need of a more interactive control system along with a new UI that consistant with the one currently offered.

Yazan

Edit: I just wanted to add that I feel CS6 has 2 sides to it. Not something I like to have in the software I use. Makes things feel like they are tacked on.

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6. jeep57,

Mar 22, 2012 12:28 AM in reply to Jeffrey Tranberry

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Please explain why the ui on recent adobe applications is taking a "backseat" to actual features:i.e first photoshop elements now photoshop.

Does adobe want people to actually see the interface without eyestrain?

One can hardly tell when something is highlighted in the new cs6 ui no matter what ui selection is choosen in the preferences.

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7. PECourtejoie,

Mar 22, 2012 1:03 AM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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Yazan, you might want to change your user name to something else than an email address, to avoid spam.

Jeep57, could you post actual examples of areas that you have a hard time to see highlighted. Without a clear example, the team can't do anything.

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8. Jeffrey Tranberry,

Mar 22, 2012 5:15 AM in reply to jeep57

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Jeep57. Yes. People have asked for the ability to change the darkness of the user interface to match their working environments. The interface should be more or less the same contrast as CS5 if you select the lightest option in Preferences>User Interface... - are you saying that you're having a hard time seeing UI selections with this option enabled?

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9. Yazan Malkosh,

Mar 22, 2012 8:42 AM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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In regards to UI selections, I think tool selection in CS5.5 was on the average range in terms of visual feedback. It was the greatest, but it was not the worst. In CS6 due to the darkened UI, the tool selection visual feedback is worst IMHO. Not when you look at it but glancing at UI elements is very different than looking. I know I can revert to the old UI color but I for one prefer the darker UI. However due to the change in color, the tool selection could use some color highlighting. If you take a look at other dark UI programs such as Luxology's modo you'll notice the feedback is much more clear. there are apps that use the same principal. The images I show are a crop of the Full UI. Looking at an almost 2k screen, tool selections get lost

Regarding my screen name. I would love to change it but Adobe ID isn't taking the changes. It keeps my email address even though I see my screen name has changed. I tried resolving the issue via chat but no luck. I'm suppose to hear from Adobe on the matter. I agree, I didn't want my email to be used as a screen name and I was not given that option on registration. It hapenned by default which isn't really good.

Yazan

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10. John Stanowski,

Mar 22, 2012 10:49 PM in reply to jeep57

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The surrounding environment affects how you perceive color. This includes the environment of your app's interface right up to the image you are working on.

If you adjust a photo with a bright UI and bright background (stage, canvas, whatever) and then plop that image into a dark website you'll be shocked at how different it will look.

Being able to adjust the color and brightness of the UI helps you to adjust an image in a similar environment to where it's headed.

And it looks cool, too.

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11. SteveRuddy,

Mar 23, 2012 8:29 AM in reply to John Stanowski

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^^^ agreed however LR, ACR and CS6 should all have the same UI adjustment capabilities.

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12. TLL...,

Mar 23, 2012 10:37 AM in reply to John Stanowski

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"Being able to adjust the color and brightness of the UI helps you to adjust an image in a similar environment to where it's headed."

Maybe, but a totally monochromatic UI does nothing for productivity (including excessive eyestrain from complex, miniscule menus). Neither does changing stuff because it "looks cool". I'd prefer the option to preserve those little hints that are instantly recognizable from previous CS versions.

Like this

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13. PECourtejoie,

Mar 23, 2012 11:45 AM in reply to TLL...

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You can also try to uncheck the enable text drop shadows from preferences>interface to see if it helps for you.You can also change the text interface size, but that's not new, so I guess you already know it.

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14. eclic,

Mar 23, 2012 12:02 PM in reply to TLL...

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i think the 2 lighter UI's need much more contrast. like CS5

i would help usability alot for those (me) who do not like the 2 darker UI's

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15. gener7,

Mar 23, 2012 5:33 PM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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It would be great if the Windows application frame would match the Bridge UI just as in Photoshop. Has that been given any consideration?

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16. Yazan Malkosh,

Mar 23, 2012 8:46 PM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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Its a fine line between aesthetics and functionality. I would like to be able to maintain a dark/light UI BUT what we really need to start:

1- A uniform UI experience. It needs to propogate to those old filter/tool UIs

2- Slight (preferably user defined) color indication on tool selections.

3-Minimize leaving the canvas. Going into little windows and gallery browsers is a distracting issue IMHO. This is 2012, we should be able to do it right there in the canvas just like After Effects can do it. It feels like PS is still using plugins to get the job done instead of native tools.

I expect when Adobe touts its horn on UI as a feature in an upgrade that they do so with the knowledge that this feature will be scrutinized. If it was a little switch hidden in the preferences then I can understand the current state of affair. I'm not critisizing the developers, as I know that they have schedules and deadlines to adhere by and I'm sure they are more than capable given the time. But someone needs to be making those decisions in the managmenet chain at some point and they need to understand the importance of UI experience.

Yazan

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17. SteveRuddy,

Mar 23, 2012 9:31 PM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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^^^dito

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18. miletbaker,

Mar 27, 2012 10:53 PM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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+1 for this thread

It is a shame the liquify tool and Camera RAW panels were not updated to the new darker UI when they were redesigned for this release. I realise it is probably too late for changes on this scale to make this release but I hope the UI team will focus on updating the UI on these old Photoshop tools, as a priority and provide this as an update rather than make us wait for Photoshop CS7. I personally find it harsh on the eyes switching from the dark interface to the lighter one of these old tools.

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19. Moi 87,

Mar 30, 2012 6:48 AM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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Please, a uniform color interface between Bridge, Camera Raw and Photoshop ! And also more contrasted logos on the buttons under dark interface.

Thanks

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20. Moi 87,

Apr 2, 2012 4:30 AM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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@Yazan : Totally OK with you : we need a uniformed interface look (either dark or light grey) in all panels : Bridge, Camera Raw, Photoshop (all panels of it).

Without such a uniform color interface, I won't buy.

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21. ai2caad,

Apr 2, 2012 11:12 AM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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The no-thumbnails verison of the layers palette is so watered down that it's non-funtional in an effecient environment.

I can't even see colors on vector shapes any more???

I don' t know if it's the green shape, the red shape, or the orange shape.

And I just can't take the time to title every vector shape.

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22. Yazan Malkosh,

Apr 2, 2012 11:19 AM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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Yeah the jist of this discussion is that while new features are great, for people using this tool dain day out, being comfortable trumps the minimal upgrades. I stare at a computer screen all day long. I don't to add eye strain to my tool box. Will also skip till they get it right. Other may need the new features too much to do that. I currently don't. Its nice, but I'll wait for CS 6.5 or something.

Yazan

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23. ai2caad,

Apr 2, 2012 11:23 AM in reply to Yazan Malkosh

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I agree, I can't encourage my company to upgrade our stations if Adobe takes away the things that made Photoshop efficient.

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