Gareth,
If your application preferences are shot, simply reset them: Simultaneously press Command+Option+Shift as you launch Photoshop until you see a message.
Neil
Hi
I don’t think its a preferences issue. I thought it was the new way CS3 opens images onto a grey background rather than seeing my desktop behind the open image.
I would just like to know if anyone knows a way or reverting back to the old way?
Thanks, Gareth.
keep hitting the f key till you get back to no background.
make sure you close photoshop with no background.
Also trashing prefs will put you back to default settings, no background.
With CS3 Adobe added the maximize setting first, then full screen mode (gray) full screen (black)
Or make your own keyboard shortcuts to simply toggle directly between your two most-used screen modes.
The thing is I don’t want to have to keep pressing the F key or a short cut key. I just want PS to open images with no backgroud like a Mac should and always used to….
Is there no way of making it do this?
Gareth,
I don’t think its a preferences issue.
But did you try? It takes just a minute or two to know if it is.
Neil
Is there no way of making it do this?
Not in CS3.
But the keystroke toggle trick could save you a lot of angst (it has for me!) until Photoshop changes the way it currently works.
Well I’ve found a way (via the fredmiranda forum) to stop CS3 doing this.
And for anyone else sick of the grey background, all you need to do is save the standard screen mode as your default workspace…… easy if you know how.
And when you close a file in Full Screen mode; and then open a new file
what happens?
The default is no background. resetting your prefs will get you there.
Closing a file in full screen view opens the next in full screen.
This is so annoying.
How do I set up a key stroke toggle to speed things up or is this just the F key shortcut?
What I did (because that situation in CS3 absolutely infuriated me too!) was to set
F13 to go to "Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar"
and
Shift F13 for "Standard Screen Mode".
Then I never again had to be subjected to that abominable Maximized Screen mode.
Thanks Ann, I’ll give the key shortcut route a go.
I don’t understand why Adobe think us Mac users would like the PC versions working enviroment over one we’ve used and loved for years. Its so restrictive and counter productive to have to keep hitting key strokes if you open up more than one image at a time.
Things may change?
They were positively deluged with complaints about the CS3 GUI.
Watch next week’s podcast to see what Adobe may be cooking-up for CS4.
Another way would be to use a script to set the screen mode on opening a document. Here is a script that should do the job.
Download Me <
http://www.aoow34.dsl.pipex.com/Download/ScreenMode.zip> Place the script in:
[hard drive]/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS3/Presets/Scripts/ Then setup File-Scripts-Script Event Manager to use this script on open document.
Thanks Paul.
I’ll downlaod and give it a try.
I’ll let you know how I get on.
Hey Paul, just letting you know the script works a treat.
No more grey background on opening an image.
Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate it.
