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Jan 11, 2006Phillison, yes, I've read your post, no need to get upset
The layer effects (drop shadows, strokes...) have been reordered in the layer blending options, so that they appear in the same order in which they are drawn on the image (so that users understand why one hides the other), which is a direct answer to:
"•Why have things been changed, that we cannot unchange? For example, in blending options, drop shadow is now at the bottom, stroke it at the top. "
I then provided a workaround to let you change the order of the layer styles on the image, (yes, you cannot reorder it in the layer style menu) by using the new feature that allows you to apply them to groups.
Hope this helps. Please cool down, the sun is shining, even if it is on top of the clouds
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Dec 23, 2006Take a deep breath, Phillison. You feel some frustration - we fellow users get that and are sympathetic. But don't think for a minute that it's okay to insult people.
Most of what you see is probably not going to change back, and like the rest of us you're going to have to overcome your resistance to change. Some of us have been using Photoshop CS6 for several months now, and we're here to tell you it's actually quite usable. We're offering our advice on how you can best get through the transition too. Don't worry, adapting to change helps keep the mind young.
PECourtejoie actually read your question correctly - internally the Layer Style Effects (which you incorrectly called "blending options") - if you should enable them all - are combined in a certain order, and Adobe has changed the order of all the lists to reflect that. That means drop shadow is at the bottom. Unfortunately, that means all us old timers who think positionally (I'm one too) will stumble for a little while until we get used to the new list ordering. Maybe this helps people initially understand the product better or something, I don't know. I personally might not have made that change if I were planning the work, but Adobe chose to do so, and now we have to live with it. Don't worry, it does get easier after a while.
A lot of folks have complained about the path showing up in the shape layers. This is one thing I'm still having trouble getting used to, and in fact enough folks have fed back negative vibes on this that Adobe may be considering some way to overcome the problem - a sticky "show path" setting or something. Keep in mind that for now, as a workaround, it's possible to get rid of the path by clicking on the icon shown below in the Properties panel:
-Noel
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Dec 23, 2006Heh, maybe you want to stop before you dig yourself into a bigger hole than you already have.
You're not interpreting what you're seeing properly. Think about it... In what way is a Drop Shadow a "blending option"? Blending Options are just the first sub-function of the panel. In fact, if you look carefully, there's a little dividing line between the Blending Options selector and all the Layer Styles selectors below.
Yes, it stings when you find out you've been wrong in the way you've been thinking about something for a long time. It happens to everyone.
-Noel
P.S., Note also what Adobe calls the whole sub-menu:
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