Or perhaps this is behavior I’ve just not noticed before?
Photoshop CS3 10.0.1
Windows Vista
Open two images that are large enough to not fit on your monitor at 100% view.
Maximize both windows. (Do not use F to change to Fullscreen, just maximize the windows.)
Set both to 100% (CTRL-ALT-0)
Use the hand tool to move to another position in the first image. Make sure that Scroll All Windows is NOT turned on.
Switch to the second image. At this point you can use the hand tool to move around, or not. It doesn’t seem to affect the outcome.
Switch back to the first image. Notice that it is now not viewing the same portion of the image as you set it to before you switched. I would expect the view to remain the same, there is no reason for Photoshop to reposition the image in the window just because I switched to a different document.
Note that if I perform the same steps, but in either of the two Fullscreen modes, the view position remains as I left it.
Additionally, if I run this test in Fullscreen mode and then switch back to Maximized, sometimes the windows will behave as they did in Fullscreen mode (i.e. not repositioning), but sometimes they go back to the odd behavior.
Photoshop CS3 10.0.1
Windows Vista
Open two images that are large enough to not fit on your monitor at 100% view.
Maximize both windows. (Do not use F to change to Fullscreen, just maximize the windows.)
Set both to 100% (CTRL-ALT-0)
Use the hand tool to move to another position in the first image. Make sure that Scroll All Windows is NOT turned on.
Switch to the second image. At this point you can use the hand tool to move around, or not. It doesn’t seem to affect the outcome.
Switch back to the first image. Notice that it is now not viewing the same portion of the image as you set it to before you switched. I would expect the view to remain the same, there is no reason for Photoshop to reposition the image in the window just because I switched to a different document.
Note that if I perform the same steps, but in either of the two Fullscreen modes, the view position remains as I left it.
Additionally, if I run this test in Fullscreen mode and then switch back to Maximized, sometimes the windows will behave as they did in Fullscreen mode (i.e. not repositioning), but sometimes they go back to the odd behavior.
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