upgraded to photoshop cs4 ....... weirdness - GoFuckYourself.com

Mutt · 06-10-2009, 01:57 AM

i just installed Photoshop CS4 trial - i've been using Photoshop 8(CS) for years.

i don't understand something, I open a .psd document and move it around Photoshop's working area, when the document snaps to the boundaries of the working area there's this huge background area beyond the actual edges of the .psd document and scrollbars at the bottom and right. I don't see what the benefit is to this, is there a way to get rid of that huge background.

below is a screencap of what i'm talking about, it's an opened psd document at full size - the grey is this huge background area that is pointless and annoying - annoying mostly because it seems like it's actually part of the document.

Deej · 06-10-2009, 02:07 AM

Doing it with all psd files?

Mutt · 06-10-2009, 02:15 AM

yeah the few i opened all had the same thing

seeandsee · 06-10-2009, 02:20 AM

that's just fucked

v4 media · 06-10-2009, 02:35 AM

Haven't got cs4 only 3 but maybe there's a size setting for the work area, like in flash and AI.

Is the background size always the same?

Mutt · 06-10-2009, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v4 media

Haven't got cs4 only 3 but maybe there's a size setting for the work area, like in flash and AI.

Is the background size always the same?

yes i think so. i did look around to see if there was a setting i could change

freemind · 06-10-2009, 02:41 AM

maybe "View - Screen Mode" will help?

Mr Pheer · 06-10-2009, 02:42 AM

Damn. I'm still using PhotoShop 7.

Mutt · 06-10-2009, 02:57 AM

well i still have Photoshop 8 - the only reason I am trying CS4 is because Photoshop 8 is running very slowly on big files. CS4 opens the same file 10 times faster. I think my Photoshop 8 might have some corrupted files that has caused it to get so slow.

chuvii · 06-10-2009, 03:51 AM

ohh, contest winner psd at your shop ;)

Klen · 06-10-2009, 04:14 AM

Gimp works perfectly fine for me,no need for photoshop at all.

SBJ · 06-10-2009, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

Damn. I'm still using PhotoShop 7.

yup that's what I still use too haha..

That's crazy Mutt! I hope you get it figured out

Mutt · 06-10-2009, 05:01 AM

well i got rid of that problem by un-checking the box for 'Enable floating window document docking' - but doing that leads to more problems, the biggest being that all the panels (tools, brushes, layers, etc) are trapped within the boundaries of the Photoshop application window and get hidden behind your psd document window.

it's like going over to the UK and adapting to driving on the left hand side of the road.

it looks like they've copied a lot from Corel Paint Shop Pro x2.

Mutt · 06-10-2009, 05:27 AM

well congrats Adobe, you've made Photoshop absolutely unusable for anybody who likes their monitor resolution at 1024x768.

Raf1 · 06-10-2009, 05:40 AM

hmm, I have photoshop cs and luckily I don't have this problem. I guess there's always something wrong with each new version.

Jay-Rock · 06-10-2009, 06:11 AM

I dont have this problem but Im using dual monitors.

Fletch XXX · 06-10-2009, 06:19 AM

youll figure it out eventually

Mutt · 06-10-2009, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fletch XXX

youll figure it out eventually

i am kinda already but on a 1024x768 monitor resolution with CS4's panels taking up at least a couple hundred pixels it's not really conducive to designing anything wider than 800
pixels. it's like viewing a paysite tour designed for 1024x768 montiors on an 800x600 display - you're scrolling horizontally or zooming in and out constantly.

what they've done is actually an improvement - except for the fact that millions of people have been using Photoshop for years and CS4 forces people who are programmed to do things one way for years to suddenly do common routine type things differently. i've been reading forums and saw lots of comments from people who say they went back to CS3 - there wasn't enough new in CS4 from CS3 to make it worthwhile changing how they worked.

i'm sure in a week most people adapt to CS4.

woj · 06-10-2009, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mutt

well congrats Adobe, you've made Photoshop absolutely unusable for anybody who likes their monitor resolution at 1024x768.

photoshop + 1024x768 = FAIL

what are you thinking dude?

woj · 06-10-2009, 07:11 AM

Did you try?? ->

Window -> Arrange -> Float in Window

potter · 06-10-2009, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woj

photoshop + 1024x768 = FAIL

what are you thinking dude?

Yeah I gotta agree here Mutt. Are you just trying to get work done on a laptop while traveling or something?

06-10-2009, 01:57 AM	#1
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Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	well i still have Photoshop 8 - the only reason I am trying CS4 is because Photoshop 8 is running very slowly on big files. CS4 opens the same file 10 times faster. I think my Photoshop 8 might have some corrupted files that has caused it to get so slow. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

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Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	well i got rid of that problem by un-checking the box for 'Enable floating window document docking' - but doing that leads to more problems, the biggest being that all the panels (tools, brushes, layers, etc) are trapped within the boundaries of the Photoshop application window and get hidden behind your psd document window. it's like going over to the UK and adapting to driving on the left hand side of the road. it looks like they've copied a lot from Corel Paint Shop Pro x2. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

06-10-2009, 05:27 AM	#14
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	well congrats Adobe, you've made Photoshop absolutely unusable for anybody who likes their monitor resolution at 1024x768. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

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