Even More CS3 & 10.5 Leopard Issues: Photoshop CS3

I just stumbled across some more Creative Suite 3 issues on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, on theÂ Adobe support site Photoshop page. Supposedly this will be fixed by an OS X update, not an Adobe update (and Adobe and Apple are working together on this issue).

From Adobe:Â

Adobe and Apple are working closely to provide a fix to a known issue running Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended on Mac OS X Leopard (v10.5.1). Currently, when you enter values in numerical fields to set sizes for the brush, crop, marquee, lasso, type, and other Photoshop CS3 tools, those values revert to previously entered values when you try Â to apply them. While we have identified workarounds for many of the affected tools, this issue prevents people from working as precisely and intuitively as they expect. Providing a fix to customers is a top priority.

In the meantime, here is an overview of affected tools with reliable workarounds for some of these tools:Â
Overview of Issue and WorkaroundsÂ

Affected Photoshop CS3 tools Art History tool, Blur tool, Brush tool, Burn tool, Color Replacement tool, Clone tools (all),Â Crop tool*, Dodge tool, Eraser tools (all), Gradient tool, Healing tools (all), History tool, Lasso tools (all)*, Line tool*, Magic Wand tool*, Marquee tools (all)*, Paint Bucket tool*, Pencil tool, Polygon tool*, Quick Selection tool, Red Eye tool, Rounded Rectangle tool*, Sharpen tool, Smudge tool, Sponge tool, Slice tool*, Type toolÂ

- Workaround for tools with sliders: Instead of typing in a number, use the sliders to change the value.Â
- Workaround for tools with pop-up menus: Enter a value for the size but donâ€™t press Return/Enter to apply the value. Instead, choose it from the top of the Size pop-up menu to commit it.Â
- Workaround for other tools: For certain tools, such as the Line tool, you may want to set up presets that you can load to set common sizes. Alternatively, you can restart Photoshop CS3 to clear the problem. You will then be able to enter values again. However, the issue typically re-surfaces quickly.Â

* These tools do not have sliders or pop-up menus available for workarounds.

Of course, I am still glad I waited to upgrade.Â

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