Canvas auto "centering" when clicking on layers

[Dean Roper]

Hello,

when I click on some layer name on Photoshop CC18, if the canvas was set in the "fit size" view on the full screen view with tooltabs, the image automatically "centers", every time. "Centers" because the image is not centered too: it's too in the right area.

I tried the same thing on CC17 and it works fine, no reaction when I click on layers.

Somebody know how to stop it? Is it a bug?

Very frustrating.

[JJMack]

Mac or Windows? I do not see that happen on my Windows system. Layers stay put and become the target layer when their name is clicked in the layers palette.

[Dean Roper]

I forgot to mention my OS!

I'm working on a Mac right now. This is what happens: when I click on some layer on the layer panels the image canvas is always centering like that. It's so annoying when you grade an image and you need to have it somewhere else, it's always covered by some adjustment panel.

CC17 hasn't this issue.

[JJMack]

From your screen capture the layer is not being centered the canvas position is being perhaps centered  if you look at the rulers  you can see the canvas x(00,y(0) has changed all the layers remain where they were. In Full screen mode the Canvas should be centered.  With View for on display though  You would think that   x(0) or y(0) would be on one of the images display area border.  In window you can see this is also not true there are boarders on all four side of the image.  To me it looks like in you first screen capture the canvas is not positioned correctly.

[Dean Roper]

Thank you very much for the kind reply. It's not centered, but I prefer to position the canvas where I want to look at a particular part of the image with more comfort than being forced to have the canvas centered everytime I click on some layer automatically. I have the shortcut Command + 0 to center and fit everything. It's very annoying when I have a lot of panels open for fine tuning of the curves, because the image stuck under them and there is nothing I can do to handle the situation efficently.

On CC17, the canvas simply stayed where I put it, and I love that behaviour. Is it some kind of update? It's very frustrating.

[Digital_X1]

I am having this exact same issue with CC18. iMac (4K late 2015) OS 10.12.6

I have not been able to recreate the issue on the other mac in the office. (5K late 2017) OS 10.13

If anyone has a solution please chime in!!

[da_buzz]

Same damm issue VERY VERY VERY annoying.

I draw a lot on multiple layer as if they where a lightbox.

Now this is drama!!

Is this a BUG or a new setting (preference)?

osX 10.12.6

[M Shaw · Accepted solution]

The workaround is to have the application frame on and use tabbed windows instead of floating windows. We're working on an update to address this issue in the very near future.

[Dean Roper]

Thank you very much! I'm waiting for the fix!

[andré luizc11786403]

A Adobe vai corrigir isso ou essa opção de centralizar o canvas vai ser padrão agora?

Obrigado!

[Rich.Phillips.Jr]

I hear ya! This is driving me crazy!!!!! That fix can't come fast enough. It didn't start happening to me till just a few days ago. Makes me just insane. I retouch images all day and that canvas needs to stay in place so I can get to the tools I need. And the app frame is not an option for me as I drag and drop many things from a server window in the finder as I work. Please fix this asap, Adobe!!!!