CS5 Fussiness

Question

Ok, there are several items to list here, again, like CS4, enough to raise the question "Do I want to buy this?"
First, Keyboard shortcuts. I see no way to, from the GUI, import shortcuts from, say, the CS3 folder to CS5. In fact, I see no path to do so, even if you have saved the changes in CS5. So, I looked to Help, which brings us to:
Second. I click Help. Immediately I am swamped with updates. I say Later. I type in Import Keyboard Shortcuts. Ooops! No "Go" or any enabling command whatsoever. So I go to Help for help. Instant freezeup because I decided to allow the Community Help pdf to d/l. I cannot minimize, I cannot get back to Photoshop. So I kill the process for help. Nice!
Third, and this one really fries me:
I select Crop and make a crop. A"Helpful" cropping grid, called rule of thirds drops a grid. I don't want it so I change to None. and start using the arrow keys to move the crop. Crap! It runs the dammed dialog box between choices. I click on the title bar for the image. No dice. I click outside the image. No dice. Finally, I move the crop with the mouse and now the arrow keys work.
I looked for a way to disable the damn dialog but it doesn't seem available.
Get rid of it or at least, an option to disable it!  At least save the damn settings selected. It reverts to Rule of Thirds each time I open PS
This is noticeable on any tool that has options in the menu. The keys are pointed to  moving that stuff around and extra steps are necessary to refocus the keys to the workspace.
I don't like it.
Workflow, workflow, workflow. Don't mess with it!
I want Help to actually help. Type in a search item, get answers, either a mouse click or "Enter". Like CS3.
I am currently finding this on the 32 bit installation on XP Pro. I do know the menu changes with arrow keys problem also exists in the 64 bit on Win7.

Answer 1

When I shoot for Panorama stitching, I always allow a little extra for the initial cropping. But sometimes, to preserve the expansive look I want from the finished images, I am forced to add some missing blue sky in areas.
     Having said that I temper it with the view that the larger view might be improved by a heavy crop on one side or both to achieve a better finished image that is truely focused on the main subject. This can make an item worth displaying and possibly selling. However, I do preserve the original RAW files, and each file during the development stage. This way I can go back to any stage if a fix was missed.
     As an example of heavy cropping to improve an image, take a look at the opening page of my Weebly web site that was mandated by the college Photoshop class I am taking. The header shows the full panorama, and below it is a crop from that image that I believe to be better for this being done.
http://mdh-photo.weebly.com/
     The eye should always be on what makes a stronger image.
CHEERS...Mathew
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 08:19:40 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: CS5 Fussiness
Agreed, and I have tried a number of approaches with filling panoramas. The worst approach is to run all four edges at once. Much better to do it in sections but still there are surprises to fix.
When I compared a reasonably accurate fill version with simple cropping of the original, I found you have gained something...a lot more work!
But if cropping makes problems in that important detail has to go, then chew away with with CA. Just watch out for those repeated patterns. For me, it's either there or it's not.
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