Can't drag window around in PS CS4....

Can someone help me with this? I just reloaded PS CS4 back onto my computer and it's no longer letting me drag my windows around the screen. TIA

Visit this menu: Edit - Preferences - Interface, uncheck [ ] Open Documents as Tabs, restart Photoshop.
-Noel

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I just upgraded to CS4 at work last week and I'm already regretting it. Firstly, using two monitors, CS4 must like my graphics card becasue as soon as I open a document and it begins to render the window, the main monitor loses it's signal and cuts off. So I have to hard shut down and make my 2nd monitor the main one, open CS4 and a file on that monitor, then make it the 2nd monitor and pass it over to my real first monitor with a file open and make that monitor the main one again. Added to that, randomly, files will open as tabs even though I have the option unchecked in prefs. I hate tabs, I want my windows floating. But I digress.
My current issue is the file windows are not movable using the title bar. I can expand/contract every side grabbing the edge, but clicking, holding and dragging any of the title bar is ineffective. I can drag to tab to undock it, but once floating, the title bar is non-funtional for grabbing. I can also double click on it to tab, just not to drag.
I use a mac at home and thankfully Adobe hasn't forced the edge to edge palette background on that platform. On the mac we get a 'classic view' or something that does away with the desktop blocking grey window background. Seriously, I can't stand the full screen look. Why can't windows have that option to have just the menu bar, palettes and file windows allowing the desktop to be visible? /rant

A new video card is often a good idea if yours is over 2 years old. Even the modern "budget" (e.g., ~$100) cards are hugely powerful nowadays.
This page, I believe, could be a good starting point for everything you want to know:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404898.html
This page, specifically, talks about tested video cards with Photoshop CS4:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405711.html
A similar page for Photoshop CS5:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/831/cpsid_83117.html
-Noel

TS1248 Trackpad - can't move windows around - curser works -tap works

Can't move windows around w/trackpad.

Try using 3 fingers on the title bar. Can you screenshot your trackpad settings in system prefrences.
System Prefrences > Trackpad

Unable to drag window around

Something very strange happens to me today and I can not figure out how to fix this, so I am hoping someone would shed some light here as it's driving me crazy.
I was working on my MBP today until somehow it got totally frozen and it did not respond to anything I do including attempt to shut down the machine. As a last resort, I had to press and hold the power button for 2-3 seconds to shut down the machine.
Upon re-booting my machine, now I notice I am UNABLE to drag the window around (like mail, ical, safari..etc). I can always drag (or move if you will ) the window around by press and hold down my thumb and with another finger. Now all of a sudden, that does not work for me anymore, and the only way to drag the window is to move the cursor to top of the window, tap twice with one finger, then drag.
I know this sound very bizarre and i am totally baffled by this. I was thinking perhaps when I shut it down using the power button, somehow something was not closed properly and it left something in a limbo state.
Would someone please tell me how to fix this? like remove some systems file or plist or whatever... please help as this is most annoying not able to drag the window around.

@macjack
I removed those two plists you suggested, restarted, it did not help
@andyball
Sorry for the confusion, I have always been able to place the cursor on the title bar of a window, hold down with my thumb and move with a second finger. Of course, now that does not work. Tapping twice when the cursor on the title bar is the only way I can move the window.
Additional info here, when I plug in a mouse, I can move while holding down the button.
I wonder if my trackpad is messed up.

Multiple screens - can't drag windows

Since I upgraded to Mountain Lion I can't drag a window from a screen to another (of course in case I use a second display) if they are arranged as one is below, another on the top (see the attached screen shot).
Do you have any idea how to solve this issue? Sometimes is quite annyoing.

pkrasko, welcome to the forum,
drag and drop; go to screen settings where you see the two monitors displayed with 1 on the left and 2 on the right. Click on 2 and drag it to the left of 1. You'll then be able to drag to the left, unless of course you've already physically moved the monitor to the right
Hope this helps
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Can't Drag Windows

Lately I've had a problem where I can't drag open windows or even just icons on my desktop. If I move them very slowly they'll usually slide just a little, then they won't slide at all.
Could anyone suggest what I should look for to return to normal "Drag and drop" status?
Thanks

Double check your Finder Preferences settings along with your Finder View settings & window View settings.
Restarting your computer should help. Or repairing the disk from your install disc.
To use the Install Mac OS X disc, insert the disc, and restart your computer while holding down the C key as it starts up.
Select your language.
Once on the desktop, select Utility in the menu bar.
Select Disk Utility.
Select the disk or volume in the list of disks and volumes, and then click First Aid.
Click Repair Disk.

Upgraded to Lion and now can't drag files around

I can't drag and drop files/folders nor even move anything on my desktop....
I have to say the "upgrade" to Lion has been the most frustrating ever.

They are usually frustrating if not done properly. I suggest a reinstall:
Reinstalling Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You can also re-download the Lion installer by opening the App Store application. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar. You should now see an active Install button to the right of your Lion purchase entry. There are situations in which this will not work. For example, if you are already booted into the Lion you originally purchased with your Apple ID or if an instance of the Lion installer is located anywhere on your computer.

Dragging window around

Hi, I'm trying to drag around the main scene for the program, the stage is undecorated, so no border.
I'm basically using:
scene.getWindow().setX(across);
scene.getWindow().setY(down);
And this works fine, but also, I have a background (An ImageView added to the scene, that I would like to update as the window us moved).
The background is basically a screenshot of the desktop (I'm using this instead of null fill on the stage, since a transparent stage give choppy results).
So next I do...
setViewport(rect);
Where Rectangle2D rect = new Rectangle2D(across, down, s, s);
This works "okay", but when dragging the stage, its usually out of sync,
As if it can't update the viewport in time with the motion of the window across the screen.
I've tried using threads, and platform.runLater, but I can't really get it to work without going out of sync.
Any ideas, thanks.

It's hard to imagine the overhead of manipulating and drawing the background image is going to make things less "choppy" than using a transparent stage. If the aim is simply to have a draggable window where the user can see the desktop in the background, a transparent stage is the way to go. The following test runs fine on my system:
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleObjectProperty;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.geometry.Point2D;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.stage.StageStyle;
public class TransparentWindowDragTest extends Application {
    @Override
    public void start(final Stage primaryStage) {
        primaryStage.initStyle(StageStyle.TRANSPARENT);
        final StackPane root = new StackPane();
        root.setStyle("-fx-border-color: blue;");
        final Button button = new Button("Close");
        button.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
            @Override
            public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
                primaryStage.hide();
        root.getChildren().addAll(button);
        final Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 200, Color.TRANSPARENT);
        final ObjectProperty<Point2D> mouseOffset = new SimpleObjectProperty<>();
        scene.setOnMousePressed(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() {
            @Override
            public void handle(MouseEvent event) {
                mouseOffset.set(new Point2D(
                    event.getScreenX() - primaryStage.getX(),
                    event.getScreenY() - primaryStage.getY()
        scene.setOnMouseDragged(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() {
            @Override
            public void handle(MouseEvent event) {
                primaryStage.setX(event.getScreenX() - mouseOffset.get().getX());
                primaryStage.setY(event.getScreenY() - mouseOffset.get().getY());
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.show();
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);

Since updating to Firefox 36.0, I can't drag images around (for a Google reverse image search) - is it working as intended?

Earlier today, before updating the browser, I could drag the images around, to a new tab, where I'd throw them in Google, an essential asset for my work - getting visually similar references. Since the last update, I can't.
Is this how it's going to work from now on? I abhor the idea of switching browsers, but if i can't do that in FF36.0, I can't work with it.

Hello,
'''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode|Firefox Safe Mode]] is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily turns off hardware acceleration, resets some settings, and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).
'''If Firefox is open,''' you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:
* Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]], click Help [[Image:Help-29]] and select ''Restart with Add-ons Disabled''.
'''If Firefox is not running,''' you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:
* On Windows: Hold the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* On Mac: Hold the '''option''' key while starting Firefox.
* On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run ''firefox -safe-mode'' <br>(you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)
When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode".
;[[Image:SafeMode-Fx35]]
'''''If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, theme, or hardware acceleration. Please follow the steps in the [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]] article to find the cause.
''To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.

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Since upgrading to Mavericks I am no longer able to drag/move application windows to adjacent desktops. The only way to do it now it to move applications around in Mission Control which feels very cumbersome and un-intuative. Is this a "feature" now or is there a hidden setting somewhere that will allow me tobe able to do this again?

The default in preferences GENERAL is "open folders in tabs instead of new windows"
UNCHECK this
then when you hold down CMD + double click you get a NEW WINDOW!
unless that box is unchecked, youll only get a new TAB

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After rebooting my computer I noticed that when I drag windows around or scroll inside them, it lags, though I have no problems watching movies. And still Minecraft complains about graphic drivers!
I'm not a pro at Linux so I would really like some help here, because I don't know what to do.
:EDIT:
Think I solved it! I just ran the installation one more time and now there's no lag? Hmm...
/Znax
Last edited by ZnaxQue (2011-05-21 21:36:20)

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Catalyst
- xorg-server 1.12 is in [extra] repo, catalyst does not support it so please use [xorg111] repo.

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I had all of my tool windows set up and arranged like I liked them with my dual monitor setup, but then they got all rearranged when I displayed on a single monitor. Now I can't drag any of them around to rearrange them. They seem to be locked, but they're in my way!
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No there is no key to unlock it it is not locked but may corrupted.
You can try resetting Illustrator but you will have to rarrange the panels all over again.
Hold the Command>Option>Shift (Mac) or Control>Alt>Shift while Illustrator is starting up.
or
Mac
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3. Start Illustrator. Illustrator creates a new preferences file.
PC
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on my windows 8.1 pc (i5 processor with 8GB ram) I can't get the automatic update voor CS4 master collection. I removed my panda antivirus and still can't automatically update. somebody any suggestion?

thanks for your reply.
in Dutch it says that there are no updates available. I know that after
installing cs4 there are updates but i can't load them automatically. I did
a delete and reinstall, but still get the message.
kind regards,
2014-09-23 16:28 GMT+02:00 Atul_saini123 <[email protected]>:
on my windows 8.1 pc (i5 processor with 8GB ram) I can't get the
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i can only sync photos frm my com to my touch but i cant choose which photos i want and i tried searching for the files in itunes and i cant find them, thus cant delete them...
on top of that, i can access the files in my touch but cant find any option to delete them...
when i go the photos tab in itunes, it only shows me the window to sync files and the 2nd question too...
because when i drag and drop on itunes, it's quite laggy...and if i use windows explorer to drag and drop, will the duplicates on my playlist appear as 2 files or will it be like itunes where it can detect the main file and simply adds it to the list?
thank you...
sorry for the wall of text...

There's no manual mode for photos just different ways to sync but here's a simple "How To" on managing your photos so that it's easy to add and delete what you want on the iPod:
1 Create a folder on your hard drive to hold the photos you want on your iPod. Call it iPod Photos for example
2 Drag the photos you want from your usual picture folder into the folder you just created
2 Open iTunes, select your iPod in the iTunes Source list.
3 Click the Photos tab and select “Synch photos from.”
4 Choose “Choose Folder” from the pop-up menu and select the iPod photos folder you created.
5 When you want to change what photos are on the iPod just add or remove the photos from the folder you have made and syncronise the the iPod
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