CS2 has a worse workflow than 7.0 – help

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Nov 8, 2005
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hi all,
i’d like to know if there’s a way to restore 7.0 behavior about some things i canot stand in CS:
– Sliders: in 7.0, you could click on the arrow (i.e. layer opacity) and drag the cursone keeping LMB down. fast and smart. Now, you’ve to click once to get the slider, then leave the button and reclick to drag the slider. WHY ? It’s a stupid thing, it hits my workflow very badly.
– Linking layers: the mall chain icon near layers was nice and clever, and workwed pretty good. now, you’ve to select latyers, then click RMB and select "link layers". WHY ?

how can i restore 7.0 behaviors?
Does Adobe know show these are badly designed, or am i the first one whining about these ?

thanks,
Paolo

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Mike Russell
Nov 8, 2005
"Pavlov" wrote in message
hi all,
i’d like to know if there’s a way to restore 7.0 behavior about some things
i canot stand in CS:
– Sliders: in 7.0, you could click on the arrow (i.e. layer opacity) and drag the cursone keeping LMB down. fast and smart. Now, you’ve to click once
to get the slider, then leave the button and reclick to drag the slider. WHY
? It’s a stupid thing, it hits my workflow very badly.

You’re right! I knew there was something different. Unfortunately, there is probably no way to improve this behavior.

– Linking layers: the mall chain icon near layers was nice and clever, and workwed pretty good. now, you’ve to select latyers, then click RMB and select "link layers". WHY ?

You can select them and then click the link at the bottom of the layer window.

how can i restore 7.0 behaviors?
Does Adobe know show these are badly designed, or am i the first one whining
about these ?

You’re not the only one, and no one likes having their workflow changed for no reason. There is probably no choice but to live with it. Adobe has historically been rather thoughtless about this, and seldom, if ever, responds to requests to restore old product behavior.

Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com
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PaZ
Nov 8, 2005
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You can select them and then click the link at the bottom of the layer window.

Thank you, now i see it.

You’re not the only one, and no one likes having their workflow changed
for
no reason. There is probably no choice but to live with it. Adobe has historically been rather thoughtless about this, and seldom, if ever, responds to requests to restore old product behavior.

That’s incredible since it’s *stupid*, and Adobe is not stupid. If users claim something was better before, it means it was better before. I hate when programmers think they know what we need better than we do. Hope someone from Adobe reads here.

regards,
Paolo
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Lorem Ipsum
Nov 8, 2005
"Mike Russell" wrote:
"Pavlov" wrote
[…]

Pavlov; that name rings a bell.

You’re not the only one, and no one likes having their workflow changed for no reason.

I do not have CS2, but I understand it has customizable interface/workflows? Can the behavior in question be changed to more CS like?
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Mike Russell
Nov 8, 2005
"Pavlov" wrote in message news:4370a022$0$29607 …..
That’s incredible since it’s *stupid*, and Adobe is not stupid.

Ever hear of too "clever by half"? 🙂 Sometimes smart people are too smart, and fix things that don’t need to be fixed.

If users claim something was better before, it means it was better before.

No argument from me on that one.

I hate when programmers think they know what we need better than we do. Hope someone from Adobe reads here.

There is a forum at adobe.com where you can make feature requests. It wouldn’t hurt, and might help, to make your concerns known there. —

Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com
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PaZ
Nov 9, 2005
"Lorem Ipsum" ha scritto nel messaggio

Pavlov; that name rings a bell.

lol

I do not have CS2, but I understand it has customizable
interface/workflows?
Can the behavior in question be changed to more CS like?

It seems not possible. I wrote on Adobe forum, hope someone from Adobe reads there.

Pavlov
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jenelisepasceci
Nov 9, 2005
"Pavlov" wrote:

hi all,
i’d like to know if there’s a way to restore 7.0 behavior about some things i canot stand in CS:
– Sliders: in 7.0, you could click on the arrow (i.e. layer opacity) and drag the cursone keeping LMB down. fast and smart. Now, you’ve to click once to get the slider, then leave the button and reclick to drag the slider. WHY ? It’s a stupid thing, it hits my workflow very badly.

RTFM! In CS, when you point the mouse to the word "opacity" or "fill", the mouse arrow changes to a pointing finger with a double arrow. By clicking and moving the mouse to the left or right, opacity or fill are changed. The label itself is the slider now. This is actually a time saver.

Peter
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Mike Russell
Nov 9, 2005
"Peter Wollenberg" wrote in message
….

RTFM! In CS, when you point the mouse to the word "opacity" or "fill", the mouse arrow changes to a pointing finger with a double arrow. By clicking and moving the mouse to the left or right, opacity or fill are changed. The label itself is the slider now. This is actually a time saver.

Well, I’ll be darned, Peter. That’s a good one. Thanks! —
Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com
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PaZ
Nov 9, 2005
"Peter Wollenberg" ha scritto nel messaggio

RTFM! In CS, when you point the mouse to the word "opacity" or "fill", the mouse arrow changes to a pointing finger with a double arrow. By clicking and moving the mouse to the left or right, opacity or fill are changed. The label itself is the slider now. This is actually a time saver.

LOL, i didnt know about this, i apologize.
Effectively it’s an improvement, thank you for signaling.

Pavlov
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KatWoman
Nov 10, 2005
"Pavlov" wrote in message
"Peter Wollenberg" ha scritto nel messaggio

RTFM! In CS, when you point the mouse to the word "opacity" or "fill", the mouse arrow changes to a pointing finger with a double arrow. By clicking and moving the mouse to the left or right, opacity or fill are changed. The label itself is the slider now. This is actually a time saver.

LOL, i didnt know about this, i apologize.
Effectively it’s an improvement, thank you for signaling.
Pavlov
surprising the adobe forum did not point that out for you
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PaZ
Nov 10, 2005
"KatWoman" ha scritto nel messaggio

surprising the adobe forum did not point that out for you

In fact nobody answered me; my fault too, i should have read the manual.

Pavlov

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