LR magnifying glass minus >:(
May 29, 2020 15:17:33 #
mizzee
Loc: Boston,Ma
All of a sudden, the magnifying glass tool in LR classic went from a plus to a minus. I realize this is a dumb problem and obvious user error but... after 40 minutes live chat with Adobe where Amor told me to Go to a previous Lr catalog, and reset all my preferences. This happened once before and I remember it being a quick fix but I don't remember the fix. I searched here and found nothing close.
May 29, 2020 16:02:06 #
per adobe community bulletin board...is this what you mean?
https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic/magnifying-glass-is-on-minus-all-of-a-sudden/td-p/10497601?page=1
https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic/magnifying-glass-is-on-minus-all-of-a-sudden/td-p/10497601?page=1
May 30, 2020 08:32:17 #
mizzee
Loc: Boston,Ma
via the lens wrote:
per adobe community bulletin board...is this what you mean?
https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic/magnifying-glass-is-on-minus-all-of-a-sudden/td-p/10497601?page=1
https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic/magnifying-glass-is-on-minus-all-of-a-sudden/td-p/10497601?page=1
That’s what I meant but clicking on the 1:1 didn’t do anything. I saw that post yesterday when I searched Adobe.
May 30, 2020 10:26:58 #
Resolving Buggy Behavior in Lightroom: How to Reset Preferences
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bARt-hoCc2Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bARt-hoCc2Q
May 30, 2020 17:02:10 #
May 30, 2020 17:10:59 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
With any single image viewed in either the Library or Develop module of LR, go to the Navigator panel in the upper left corner. Change from "Fit" to "1:1"... Once the image is in the enlarged view, hover your cursor over the image and you should see a little "hand" that can be used to move around the image. If you left click while that hand is on the image, it should revert to "Fit" and the magnifying glass will usually show a + sign. What this means is that if you click the image again, it will enlarge. (However, see below if your image is small.)
Now repeat the process, but instead go from "Fit" to "1:16". To do so, you will probably need to pull down the size menu at the right of the size ratios. Now your image should be smaller than "Fit". When you hover your cursor over it, you'll again see the "hand". Left click will toggle the image back to the "Fit" size. But now the default with the magnifying glass is to reduce the size of the image, so it will show a minus sign.
In other words, it all depends upon which of the different size view options you last used and made the default toggle size, whether or not the + or - sign will show in the little magnifying glass. If you viewed the image smaller than "Fit", it will be a minus sign. If you viewed the image larger than "Fit", it will be a plus sign.
However, this assumes a "normal" size image... An image which is actually larger than the "Fit" view to begin with.
If, in fact, you are looking at a small image, where much of what you do to change the size will be reducing the image view, then it might remain a minus sign.
For example, with a 4000x6000 pixel image most of the alternate view sizing will be enlargements and a plus sign will display. Only 1:16 and maybe 1:8 might be smaller and show a minus sign (depends upon your monitor size and work space, too... for example, if you have tools hidden that makes the image view area bigger... and the size the image displays will be different on a 32" monitor, than it is on a 21"... etc.)
On the other hand, I just called up a 467x700 pixel "proof". With such a small image, even 1:1 is a size reduction from "Fit" and the magnifying glass shows a minus sign! Only if I instead choose 2:1, 3:1 or other enlargement, it will become a plus sign.
All the minus or plus sign in the magnifying glass is telling you, is what your selected alternate view will do to "Fit". When it is set up to make it larger, it will be a +. When it's set up to reduce it's size, it will be a minus sign. You can change the alternate view/toggle size freely with one or two clicks of your mouse in the Navigator panel, so it's not really very important.
Now repeat the process, but instead go from "Fit" to "1:16". To do so, you will probably need to pull down the size menu at the right of the size ratios. Now your image should be smaller than "Fit". When you hover your cursor over it, you'll again see the "hand". Left click will toggle the image back to the "Fit" size. But now the default with the magnifying glass is to reduce the size of the image, so it will show a minus sign.
In other words, it all depends upon which of the different size view options you last used and made the default toggle size, whether or not the + or - sign will show in the little magnifying glass. If you viewed the image smaller than "Fit", it will be a minus sign. If you viewed the image larger than "Fit", it will be a plus sign.
However, this assumes a "normal" size image... An image which is actually larger than the "Fit" view to begin with.
If, in fact, you are looking at a small image, where much of what you do to change the size will be reducing the image view, then it might remain a minus sign.
For example, with a 4000x6000 pixel image most of the alternate view sizing will be enlargements and a plus sign will display. Only 1:16 and maybe 1:8 might be smaller and show a minus sign (depends upon your monitor size and work space, too... for example, if you have tools hidden that makes the image view area bigger... and the size the image displays will be different on a 32" monitor, than it is on a 21"... etc.)
On the other hand, I just called up a 467x700 pixel "proof". With such a small image, even 1:1 is a size reduction from "Fit" and the magnifying glass shows a minus sign! Only if I instead choose 2:1, 3:1 or other enlargement, it will become a plus sign.
All the minus or plus sign in the magnifying glass is telling you, is what your selected alternate view will do to "Fit". When it is set up to make it larger, it will be a +. When it's set up to reduce it's size, it will be a minus sign. You can change the alternate view/toggle size freely with one or two clicks of your mouse in the Navigator panel, so it's not really very important.
May 30, 2020 20:15:29 #
This happened to me once in PSE, I think the fix was something as easy as hitting the shift lock key but don't remember what it was.
May 30, 2020 20:36:42 #
hassighedgehog wrote:
This happened to me once in PSE, I think the fix was something as easy as hitting the shift lock key but don't remember what it was.
That sounds reeeeeally familiar ......
But otoh maybe you put the cursor on the magnifier icon in the tool bar and right click it ? Or maybe you just leave the magnifier in the image area and do a shift click, alt click, or control click ?
In my ancient PSE version 3.0, when the magnifier is in use, it’s symbol appeared in the top bar as both plus and minus and you cursor clicked either symbol to get the indicated effect.
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