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1. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
Noel Carboni Jun 27, 2012 11:55 AM (in response to rob_ashcroft)You'll either need to dock the panels or shrink the Photoshop main window horizontally in order to keep the image from "underlapping" the panels.
-noel
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2. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
rob_ashcroft Jun 27, 2012 12:17 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)Thanks, Noel. I just adjusted my preferences in PS and set as following, with 'open documents as tabs' and 'enable floating document window docking'.
That opens an image and places it roughly in the centre of the screen. Like this, without need to adjust anything. And from there I can scroll the size with my mouse wheel.
Anyone else use the left side?
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3. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
Trevor.Dennis Jun 27, 2012 2:22 PM (in response to rob_ashcroft)That's an odd one, and after having a quick play, there does not seem to be a fix. I tried moving the toolbar away from the top left screen edge, an docking the panels, and placing the toolbar underneath (double row), but the images stil underlap the panels. I can't remember anyone else wanting to work that way, and most people are right handed.
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4. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
Noel Carboni Jun 27, 2012 2:31 PM (in response to Trevor.Dennis)Trevor, I didn't actually try the docking ploy. Thanks for following-up.
There is one sure fix - drag the left edge of the Photoshop main window to the right, i.e., so the panels are out over the open desktop.
-Noel
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5. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
rob_ashcroft Jun 27, 2012 2:52 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)Noel Carboni wrote:
There is one sure fix - drag the left edge of the Photoshop main window to the right, i.e., so the panels are out over the open desktop.
-Noel
arggggg!!!! I've been using Photoshop for five years not realizing you can do that. Wonderful! See new layout below. I think you just became my best friend.
So... why don't all those people (inc Adobe) who do video tutorials do this, instead of moving panels out of the way all the time?
I owe you a beer!
This is now my full monitor screen (click for larger view)
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6. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
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7. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
evan.fotis Jun 27, 2012 3:24 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)Hello all, without wanting to hijack this thread, but since its on the panels issue, I realized today that the layers panel will not expand in height more than 1245 pixels. Working on a multilayer comp and want to have all layers & groups visible at once. Even better I want to see medium sized thumbnails of the layers and their masks.
So I tried undocking the layers panel and expanding it all it goes , then stacking it with others and expanding but alas it always will stop at 1245px height, leaving me with the side scrollbar to go through viewing layers or having to close groups.
This is pretty lame nowadays with all these high res monitors that can be pivoted to portrait mode offering much more vertical space.
Any suggestions would be more than welcome.
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8. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
Noel Carboni Jun 27, 2012 3:29 PM (in response to evan.fotis)What are your desktop dimensions normally (without pivoting the monitor)?
I don't have experience with this particular glitch, but wheels are turning and I'm wondering if something is preventing panels from getting larger than the original desktop metrics (e.g., at login or when Photoshop was started).
-Noel
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9. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
evan.fotis Jun 27, 2012 3:41 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)This setup has two 24"ers @ 1920x1200 and a 47 1920x1080.
I'll try tomorrow in a 30'er to see what happens. FWIW neither does CS5 let the panel expand further.
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10. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
Noel Carboni Jun 27, 2012 3:44 PM (in response to evan.fotis)I'm interested to hear how it behaves on the 2560 x 1600 desktop of the 30" monitor. I'm betting it'll stop at 1645 pixels.
-Noel
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11. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
Trevor.Dennis Jun 27, 2012 3:46 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)Noel Carboni wrote:
Trevor, I didn't actually try the docking ploy. Thanks for following-up.
There is one sure fix - drag the left edge of the Photoshop main window to the right, i.e., so the panels are out over the open desktop.
-Noel
That was clever Noel. Proper 'outside of the box' thinking. More less literally so.
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12. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
Noel Carboni Jun 27, 2012 3:51 PM (in response to Trevor.Dennis)Trevor.Dennis wrote:
Proper 'outside of the box' thinking.
Heh, it was quite literally so, wasn't it?-Noel
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13. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
R_Kelly Jun 27, 2012 7:40 PM (in response to rob_ashcroft)When using floating document windows, photoshop could use a center document windows like old versions of photoshop elements had (pse 2).
Still if all your panels on the left are docked (not free floating as in your first screenshot) then the windows shouldn't open under the panels, but they won't be
centered either, usually pretty close to the outer most left panel.
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14. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
rob_ashcroft Jun 28, 2012 12:26 AM (in response to R_Kelly)I've adjusted my tools and properties menu bars outside of the document window now, so it doesn't intrude on the document screen. Much better. See screengrab below.
One other thing I discovered - if you go to preferences and selct large font size then restart CS6 it makes the text on the control and document panels much more readable.
click for larger view (I've selected the History panel as fly-out just to show how it looks)
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15. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
asu_chic Jun 28, 2012 9:20 AM (in response to Noel Carboni)Noel,
I hope you are "feeling the love" this a.m. Been using PS since CS2
and didn't know this. You should be basking in all the warm fuzzies
being sent your way from all over the place today!
Thanks!
asu_chic
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16. Re: Why are Photoshop panels always shown on the right?
Noel Carboni Jun 28, 2012 9:22 AM (in response to asu_chic)That's cool! You're welcome, and thanks for the nice feedback.
-Noel





