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2. Re: ruler function change in CS6
Trevor.Dennis Jun 12, 2012 3:51 PM (in response to robirdman1)Have you got the HUD turned on in Preferences? (It shows a little window with sizes next to the curso when draging a handle.) The default is for the Ruler to be set at 0,0 on the top left corner of the image, so as you drag, you can see exactly how wide or high the image will be after cropping, without having to look at the ruler. If you want a specific size or resolution, hit the r key, but you have to at least nudge a handle before it will come up.
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3. Re: ruler function change in CS6
Noel Carboni Jun 12, 2012 3:55 PM (in response to robirdman1)As a possible workaround, and I don't know why more people don't suggest this, you could use the Perspective Crop Tool.
Just don't drag the corners - drag the handles at the centers of the edges instead.
If you do that, it works just like the old crop tool used to, and it even puts up little marks in the rulers while dragging the edges.
-Noel
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4. Re: ruler function change in CS6
robirdman1 Jun 15, 2012 4:39 AM (in response to janelle_f)How do you get to that screen?
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5. Re: ruler function change in CS6
Noel Carboni Jun 15, 2012 6:18 AM (in response to robirdman1)Click the little "gear" icon while the Crop Tool is current.
-Noel
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6. Re: ruler function change in CS6
robirdman1 Jun 19, 2012 5:27 AM (in response to Noel Carboni)That was just what I needed. thanks very much.
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7. Re: ruler function change in CS6
conroy Jun 19, 2012 7:56 AM (in response to Noel Carboni)For the equivalent of physically cropping a photo print, I have a workaround which removes the need to drag the crop boundary to specific sizes.
If there's a selection when the Crop Tool is activated, the crop boundary is initially snapped to the selection's x and y extents.
Set up presets for the Rectangular Marquee Tool at the fixed sizes which you commonly crop to.
When you want to crop an image, activate RMT, pick the required preset and click in the image. That provides the correctly-sized crop region instead of the maximum region with required proportions.
Now activate the Crop Tool to instantly have the correctly-sized crop boundary which just needs moved into position.
Alternatively, position the marquee as desired then just use the Image > Crop command instead of the Crop Tool.
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8. Re: ruler function change in CS6
R_Kelly Jun 19, 2012 10:35 AM (in response to conroy)That's a really good workaround. It even says Selection in the tool options bar.
I have a script that does basically the same thing in older versions of photoshop.






