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1. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
Noel Carboni May 15, 2012 6:55 AM (in response to genoism)As a pretty good workaround for the first issue, assuming you're using Windows, try getting a Codec pack that will provide you thumbnails of all your image types in all forms of Windows Explorer (which is what Photoshop's File-Open dialog is). My preference is the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack.
See also: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4408757?tstart=0#4369021
I'm not finding Photoshop CS6 buggy... What specifically are you having go wrong?
-Noel
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2. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
genoism May 15, 2012 7:04 AM (in response to Noel Carboni)Just read my last post....I don't know if those are removed features or bugs but that's how it is. (Well the help popping up is definitely a bug).
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3. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
Noel Carboni May 15, 2012 7:10 AM (in response to genoism)It might help to describe what you're doing when Photoshop help pops up. I know people have been looking for that problem for years, but I think that's a symptom of general corruption, and it's not a given that the same things cause it on every system. I haven't had the Help facility pop up at all with Photoshop CS6, and only very rarely with Photoshop CS5 (which may say I just haven't been using Photoshop CS6 long enough to have it happen).
If you could find a way to reproduce the problem reliably, I'm sure the Adobe folks would love you for it.
-Noel
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4. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
PECourtejoie May 15, 2012 7:54 AM (in response to Noel Carboni)Please provide some informations about your system, and when you have the help pop up, in this thread on feedback: http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/_adobe_community_help_keeps_popping_ open
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5. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
genoism May 15, 2012 8:20 AM (in response to PECourtejoie)Also, another REALLY annoying bug or whatever is that you used to be able to type in 100 to change the opacity of a layer....now if you type 100 in it just goes to 0! I have to type 100 REALLY REALLY slowly to get 100 and not 0. Very annoying. It's nice that I can push 0 now unlike before but its worse in my opinion that I cannot go to 100, rather than being able to go to 0 opacity.
I've already made a post a long time ago about the help menu popping up in the cs5.5 forums. I posted my specs and tried to post when it happens....not going to do it again, sorry.
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6. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
PECourtejoie May 15, 2012 10:36 AM (in response to genoism)It's a feature, not a bug. For 100%, just type in "0" and for 0%, type in 00. I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but it is to match other Adobe apps.
1 gives you 10%, 2 20%, etc.
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7. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
Noel Carboni May 15, 2012 11:39 AM (in response to PECourtejoie)PECourtejoie wrote:
It's a feature, not a bug. For 100%, just type in "0" and for 0%, type in 00. I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but it is to match other Adobe apps.
1 gives you 10%, 2 20%, etc.
I don't see any such behavior. Is it maybe a Mac-only thing?
If I click in the Opacity: field in the Layers panel and type in there it just takes the numbers I type.
I see the behavior you describe if I click on the layer itself, but given that there are multiple numeric fields (i.e., Opacity and Fill) I certainly wouldn't expect that what I type there should go into any particular box.
-Noel
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8. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
genoism May 15, 2012 12:17 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)I'm on a PC, win7.
I'm not talking about typing it directly into the opacity field...that works fine. I'm talking about when you have, for example, the move tool on and using the number pad to type in numbers. Typing in 00 gives me still 0.....if i type in 10 and then wait like 3-4 seconds and push another 0, THEN it will give me 100! Typing in 0 gives me 0 too.....so no easy way to hit 100.
Pretty retarded imo.
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9. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
charles badland May 15, 2012 12:37 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)Yep. On Mac with with layer targeted (no competing input windows, like a brush tool) 00=0%, 1=10%, 2=20%,... 9=90%, 0=100% Opacity.
Not that way in Windows?
With the type tool when clicking on text it doesn't show you the color of the text until AFTER you select some text....in cs5 clicking with the type tool between two letters would show you the color of those letters. Now..you have just black....a needlessly added step in my workflow...
Does not seem to be the case here.
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10. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
Noel Carboni May 15, 2012 12:58 PM (in response to genoism)genoism wrote:
I'm on a PC, win7.
I'm not talking about typing it directly into the opacity field...that works fine. I'm talking about when you have, for example, the move tool on and using the number pad to type in numbers. Typing in 00 gives me still 0.....if i type in 10 and then wait like 3-4 seconds and push another 0, THEN it will give me 100! Typing in 0 gives me 0 too.....so no easy way to hit 100.
Pretty retarded imo.
So what you're saying is that you don't think Adobe's idea of how to shortcut the layer opacity setting process matches your expectations very well. I can't help but think you're expecting it to work in a way differently than it does, and practice will help.
These numbers you're typing aren't really the opacity, they're more like sequences of shortcut keys to select specific settings.
Just hitting the 0 key (without being in the Opacity field) sets it to 100% for me. Something must be special about your particular setup if typing a 0 out of the blue will not take you to 100%.
-Noel
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11. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
Paulo Skylar May 15, 2012 2:56 PM (in response to genoism)genoism wrote:
I'm on a PC, win7.
I'm not talking about typing it directly into the opacity field...that works fine. I'm talking about when you have, for example, the move tool on and using the number pad to type in numbers. Typing in 00 gives me still 0.....if i type in 10 and then wait like 3-4 seconds and push another 0, THEN it will give me 100! Typing in 0 gives me 0 too.....so no easy way to hit 100.
Pretty retarded imo.
The way it works on my pc is that with any of the first 7 tools selected and with a layer selected then :
* pressing a two digit sequence changes the opacity of the selected layer to the two digit sequence typed: 00 yields 0%, 15 yields 15%
* pressing a single digit changes the opacity to 10 times the number entered: 1 yields 10 %, 2 yields 20 % ......0 yields 100%
If any of the brush tools are selected then the above actions changes the opacity of the brush (not the layer).
Paulo
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12. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
Jeff Arola May 15, 2012 7:50 PM (in response to genoism) -
13. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
genoism May 15, 2012 8:08 PM (in response to Jeff Arola)It works after you use the type tool in the text line after you click within it for the 2nd time, or select a letter(s). But in cs5 when you click with the type tool just once you get the color info right away. Same for the size of the font actually ...just discovered it now.
So exact steps are this on a colored font...:
1. select type tool
2. click in between some text
*Color palette in the character panel does not update, nor does the font family or size.
To get it to work you have to:
-click on another place in the text or select a letter(s)....then all the info will update.
Otherwise...it just reports it as black.
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14. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
Noel Carboni May 15, 2012 8:29 PM (in response to genoism)Nope. Updates on the first click for me.
Did you see the key thing that R_Kelly said: With the released Photoshop CS6 it updates right away.
What you're reporting sounds like what the Photoshop beta version did.
-Noel
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15. Re: PS6 took 2 steps forward and 5 steps back
Jeff Arola May 17, 2012 1:05 AM (in response to genoism)If your using the production version of cs6 then it could have to do with your video card.
Try setting the Edit>Preferences>Performance> Use Graphics Processor>Advanced Settings to Basic.
Or uncheck Use Graphics Processor.
After seeting either one restart photoshop and see if that makes a difference.
Added: Actually i don't have the cs6 beta installed anymore so i don't recall if that happened in the beta.
I think though that was reported in the photoshop cs6 beta forum.