Crop settings in Photoshop 7 - how to get default in inches?

Is there a way in Photoshop 7 (on windoze) to get the crop settings to
default to inches? If I want to crop to a non-standard size, and I
type in the numbers for the crop ratio, it defaults to pixels, which
is NOT what I want - I just want a crop ratio - for it to crop without
resizing.

Predefining crop and then scrolling to find the predefined crop
doesn't work for me. I just want to be able to type numbers in the
crop box and have PS not "fix" the entry by adding "px" after the
number which then resizes my desired crop to just a few pixels.

Thanks!

jc

 

Did you try to add 'in' instead of 'px' yourself?

 

I'm trying to get "in" as the DEFAULT so I don't have to add it each
time, as I never use the px option. Is there a way to do that?

Thanks!

jc

 

Change the Rulers / Units setting in Preferences (Units and Rulers) to
inches. Note that I've only tested this in PSCS2 as I don't have PS7 to
hand at the moment.

 

Nope, I don't think so. However, from your question, I got the strong
impression you didn't know you could get what you want by typing 'in' in
the first place.

 

Granny typed:
[snip]

Right click the "width" box and check inches. do the same with the
"height" box.. your numbers typed into them now should default to "in"

 

Hi.

That is very clever.

I never knew that, but you have to put a number in first before the drop
down drops down.

Talk about learning something new every day.

Roy G

 

Granny:

Forgot to mention also that you need a picture opened before the drop
down happens.

 

It doesn't change the default, when I change the number in the box the
new number is still pixels by default again.

Someone else posted to change the ruler to inches - that does change
the default but I use my rulers in pixels so I guess I'm going to have
to change them back and forth repeatedly. I wish there was a way to
simply *set* the desired default. Oh well.

Thanks everyone!

jc

 

I don't see the problem. You do not have to change the defaults at all
and it's silly to go back and forth just to fill in the numbers. The
only thing you have to do is fill in the dimensions yourself together
with the numbers. So do not type "4", but type "4 in". That's all.

 

here's a great Java tool for cropping

http://www.camerahacker.com/Techniques/Print_Crop_Tool/Java.shtml

hope this helps

Gary W. Chmura

 

The reason you don't see the problem is that you aren't using the
program the way I am. I'm sure there are problems that irritate you
that are of no concern to me. That doesn't make your problems any
less problematic for you...

Typing "4 in" is 4 characters, while typing "4" is 1 character.

When editing thousands of photos (in a way that doesn't lend itself to
actions), saving 6 type characters each time one enters crop
dimensions is a big save. Computers are able to do these sorts of
things easily if the program is properly written. It's really
annoying that Adobe didn't make an option to set the defaults for this
function.

jc

 

You say that this is not built into Adobe, but I just went to PS7,
opened an image, saw the crop default as "px", changed it to "in",
closed the file and reopened others. The default is now "in" for the
newly opened images. Just to make sure, I closed PS7 reopened it.
The default is still "in".

Either your version has a flaw, or you are not following the
instructions provided in the newsgroup. It's not Adobe's doing.

 

Don't use the Crop tool.

Set your Marquee tool to "constrained aspect ratio." Enter your aspect
ratio. make a selection, then use the Crop command under the Edit menu.

 

Learnt sumpin new evEarday :-\

Thanks Granny, that's a great lil nugget!

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