

If you were on a text layer and then switch to a bitmap layer and make a brush stroke, try pressing Ctrl-Z. You fix #2 by remapping Ctrl-Z to "step backward." This reveals another longstanding bug: "Step backward" inexplicably changes the layer that you selected, in addition to undoing the last action. Other applications have had multi-step undo for 20 years, and there's already a re-do key.ģ. By default, Undo alternates between Undo and Re-do. The Save As dialog demonstrates the same disregard for user choices.Ģ. So you have to switch from pixels to percent, or inches to pixels, over and over and over. Every time you pull it up, the units of measure are reset. The Image Size dialog is a great example. Dialogs don't remember previous settings. There are so many other things Adobe should have been doing. Additionally, users can set up actions involving the Brushes and Layer Properties categories. Says Adobe, users can gain quick access to, for example, Flip Horizontal/Vertical, Full screen mode and the macOS share menu. The Brushes section is similar, lending access to brush settings like opacity and flow, size, color, and hardness.įinally, the Touch Bar also provides access to Favorites, of which users can create their own favorite actions. When using the Layer Properties section with the Touch Bar, Photoshop CC users can access various tools and options related to layers, including Select & Mask, switching between blend modes, placing a Smart Object, clipping layers and scrolling through the layer history. The update that brings this new support is available to download now. Three categories of Touch Bar functions are currently supported, including brush selection, customized favorite actions and layer properties. Adobe has announced that Photoshop CC now supports the Touch Bar found on certain models of the new Apple MacBook Pro.
