Gradient Tool "Foreground to Tansparent" function

Does anyone know where to obtain the "Foreground to Transparent" function in the Gradient Tool? Even with the "Transparency" block checked, CS6 CC isn't offering the function in tool options for some reason...

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Gradient tool doesn't work with gradients on strokes?!

Okay, so one of the new flagship features of Illustrator CS6 is gradients on strokes, but you can't use the Gradient Tool with them? I just get a crosshairs pointer with a "no" sign next to it. What's up with that?? I can see why this wouldn't work with shapeburst mode, but linear and even angular gradients (to set the center point) should be no problem.
In addition to this, here is another bug I discovered:
In earlier versions of Illustrator, you were allowed to use the Gradient Tool to adjust the direction of a shape's gradient even when the shape's stroke was in the foreground. Now that Illustrator can apply gradients to strokes, it is understandable that, if a shape has a transparent stroke, Illustrator will prevent you from using the Gradient Tool on the shape if the stroke is in the foreground.
But the opposite should also be true: if you have a shape with a gradient stroke and a transparent fill, Illustrator should prevent you from using the Gradient Tool if the fill is in the foreground. But it doesn't. Illustrator will happily respond to the new gradient direction, but the gradient of the stroke will not change, and the fill stays transparent.

Adobe tends to introduce half a feature, then abandon it and never develop it further.
Or charge for the fix in CS7!
Couldn't have said it better myself. I get so sick of half-baked "glorious new features" in this program that--as you two state--either never get fleshed out, or require hundreds of dollars spent to get something that feels finished years later--and then start the whole cycle all over again on something else.
I haven't even been able to order CS6 yet, because Adobe's "upgrade" policy is as convoluted as Illustrator itself. First mistake was buying into the Master Collection collection when it was first offered (something I've increasingly regretted since).
Like doubtless thousands of others, I did not upgrade to the much-ado-about-nothing half-baked CS5.5 middle version, because it offered next to nothing (and absolutely nothing in regards to Illustrator). So Master Collection CS5 owners are penalized for this a niggling $25 over and above what the same "upgrade" costs those who bought the CS5.5 non-version--but have to jump through the ridiculous, unnecessary hoop of first "upgrading" to the already defunct CS5.5, and then wait for permission from Adobe to "upgrade" from that to CS6.--AND you have to do all this before a couple-week's deadline.
So I'm sitting here with an utterly useless CS5.5 DVD, which I am dreading to install. I have absolutely no use at all for this version. But I have to install it (and you know how that can go) anyway, because Adobe says you can't install the CS6 upgrade version without having CS5.5 installed. This is an utterly stupid practice that NEEDS TO STOP. It is no small burden to run Adobe's bloated installers on a large bundle package like this. Having to do it twice for my $600 "upgrade" to CS6--just to get AI to run as a 64-bit application--just adds insult to injury.
All this stupid tedium just because Adobe couldn't bring itself to allow the regular upgrade purchase to apply to a mere one full-version back!
And, of course, the also-stupid disparity between Acrobat and the CS bundles continues. To stay current with with Acrobat, you have to "upgrade" to new versions which are released midway between the CS versions. So much for the "all inclusiveness" of the so-called Master Collection.
Each release has two or three half-baked "new" features which, in practice, simply do not justify the inflated upgrade pricing. Rather than being excited about new functionality, I grit my teeth each time this happens.
Meanwhile, Corel's no-nonsense upgrade to its CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 (also 64-bit) is $200, and is available to users of two full versions back--without a penalty for having skipped a version they didn't find worthwhile, and without a must-do-it-now time limit.
And of course Illustrator's text handling remains attrocious. It still can't do ordinary brain-dead simple live shape primitives. It's snaps are pathetic. It has no dimension tools, connector lines, callouts. In other words, the decades-old long list of missing ordinary basic functionality remains. And we pay hundreds of dollars for yet another re-do of its never-get-it-right window dressing.
What a mess! Adobe needs some serious competition.
JET

CS3 Gradient Tool is screwed up

Please forgive me if this has already been discussed. I searched, but couldn't find it.
I just recently began using the gradient tool, after learning its usefullness with masks. It worked fine for several weeks, but now I can't get it to work. I think I might have accidentaly changed default settings.
I dragged the pointer from left to right across the middle of the picture, but instead of going black to transparent (or transparent to black, I never can remember which way it goes), the top went clear & the bottom went dark. Note that foreground is white & background is black. When I change to foreground red & background blue (for instance) & draw the line at same place, the top is red & bottom is blue. If line is drawn top to bottom, left is red & right is blue.
What am I doing wrong?
Actually, I 1st tried to use this on a mask. When that didn’t work, I tried it on a “regular” layer. This isn’t the 1st time I’ve had this problem. It been consistently screwed up for several weeks now.
I tried “Reset Gradients”, but that didn’t fix anything. I also made sure that “Dither” & “Transparency” are checked, as they are on my laptop, which is working OK.
Most of my Photoshop work is pretty basic stuff, so please provide "basic" answers w/o "buzz words" that might be over my head.
Thanks

Note that foreground is white & background is black. When I change to foreground red & background blue (for instance) & draw the line at same place, the top is red & bottom is blue. If line is drawn top to bottom, left is red & right is blue.
Which gradient do you have selected anyway?

CS6 how to use gradient Tool for outline

Hi!
I am a graphic designer I like to work hand and not numbers. The new version of Ai CS6 gradients can be given for strokes. Great!
Please help me how exactly I can do it with a convenient tool 'Gradient Tool'?
Does not respond to changes in drag when I try to use the mouse to outline?
In advertising and instructions CS6 somehow strange is described ... I do not understand.
http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/gradient-panel-gradient-tool-overview.html
Regards!

@Ivan David: Thank you for your response. I asked for something else. How to use the "Gradient Tool" no gradient palete. Why are chceck "ON" you own answer as helpful?
As I explained I am a graphic designer will create a hands than numbers. I do not understand why no tool "gradient tool" works to fill but it does not work on outline.
If I get a chance to show off with a representative of Adobe's a bit like crying...
We need fair and real changes. According to me the most to do is to think about using Illustrator for themselves of their creators Illustrator.
* For example in work with new gradient tool.
- Why when you edit the gradient for the outline of the object is displayed slider gradient fill???. It's confusing and totally unnecessary.
- Why is the Gradient Tool Outline tool does not work???
- Why Control bar does not drop the Gradient icon??? What is the control bar when no controls? Control Bar cool idea but how would the developers were thinking of him as a stranger?
- Why still the option of working with the gradient tool to fill, when you edit a color marker, I can not turn on the Eyedropper tool to select a color from another object???
- Why does the apperance in the attributes panel stoke attribute does not appear easy gradient of a potential of gradient palette???
- Why can not I fast copy between objects only attribute gradient???
After all, it's easy and does not require a great job developers reach a solution to the function. I know that my naive questions now, and nobody I will not answer to them but sorrow grows. Sometimes I feel like a fly in pitch.
This is not normal.
So many years have passed, there was a lot of new tools but Adobe wants to use the same techniques as in his first product. Refresh in the new 64 bit version is also not so different to that in compared to regular equipment and are currently using...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3TDmvZma84
Sorry for the harsh words of criticism, But your answer is a perfect example that Adobe does not know what's going to people who work with Illustrator on a daily basis and as can be seen starting to irritate me tight.
Perhaps I have exaggerated expectations about the tools Adobe. I understand that there is so much work and needs, but I lack only a change of thinking about working with tools in Illustartor and reducing unnecessary clicks. Now, instead of tools to work with each other often exclusive and force running around.
Regards!

Layer mask brush/gradient tool not working in black.

I have cannot paint in black to conceal on a layer mask. I have "NORMAL" mode set and the foreground color is set to black. When I paint or use the gradient tool in "normal" mode with black it paints to transparent.   Before the uprade it was normal.   I have this problem on both CS6 apps pc-and-laptop. I am lost here. Can I get someone to help a brother out...
Thanks,
Kenny

Same issue, please see below:
Given:
     Photoshop 12.1 x64 on OS X 10.7
Problem:
     Painting with black and using the 'gradation tool' inside a 'white' (everything exposed) layer mask is NOT WORKING:
The facts:
     1) Using a black-to-white gradation in a white layer mask is not working.
     2) Using a black-to-transparent gradation in a white layer mask is not working.
     3) But, a using a white-to-black gradation in a black layer mask is working.
     4) or, using a white-to-transparent gradation in a black layer mask is working.
This used-to work. Shall we keep an eye out for a fix or is Adobe going to back-out this bug from the update that broke this?

My gradient tool seems to be stuck on all black- help? (Photoshop CS6)

I usually use my gradient tool from black to transparent (linear) when masking the edges of my photos. It just provides a really nice gradual fade and doesn't require me toiling over it with the brush tool.
As of last week, my gradient tool seems to be stuck on all black, regardless of what layer I select or how many times I select the black to transparent option. I've tried it from white to transparent, as well, and this resulted in the gradient turning full white. It just selects the foreground color. I can't even get it to fade from orange to red (if I wanted it to do that)!
Here is a snapshot of it: (not that it helps, really) Any suggestions? Yes, I've restarted my program and computer on numerous occasions. I've also checked my channels, and they are selected correctly.

It seems to only be that way on the gradients that deal with transparencies (didn't notice that before).

Gradient Tool difficulties with the mask and banner, CS4

Hi everyone,
I know this is quite basic, but I'm experiencing a mind block.
I'm trying to make a banner image fade out to the left into a white background (which has text, this is the rest of the banner) losing as little as the image as possible, it has to be done with a mask as I don't want to edit the original image.
I don't think feathering works
At the moment I try this, I put a mask over the banner image, the mask is longer to the left than the banner image. But then when I try and apply the gradient tool to the mask it just slaps it on the image itself making it go all white.
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Try this. First make sure your text is on a layer or background and the image that will be transparent is on another layer above the background with the text. If you already have a mask showing in the layer that will be transparent, just right click on it and choose Delete Layer mask. Then create a new one by clicking on the "Add Layer Mask" button at the bottom of the layer's palette (resting mouse on button shows the name). Press the g key on your keyboard to get the Gradient tool, and to make sure it is working as expected right click on its icon in the the tool options' bar that is at the top left under the main menu and choose Reset Tool. Then make sure that the foreground color swatch at the bottom of the Tools palette is black (to ensure that press d key and if necessary x to get that). Next hold Shift and drag from left edge of the image that will be transparent all the way to the right edge. Now you should have the fading transparency, for additional control while at that step press Crtl + L on your keyboard and drag the arrows of the Input levels there to adjust the gradient as you like.
Hope this helps

Gradient tool not fading transparency/opacity... help?

Hello fantastic photoshop experts,
I'm having a bizarre problem in Photoshop CS2 (sorry, no money for a newer version) with my gradient tool not rendering transparency. I've been using CS2 for a while on my mac (Powerbook G4, OSX 10.4 if that matters) and this is the first issue I've ever had with it.
Basically, I try to choose the "Foreground to Transparent" gradient, and although the settings are all set to default and all the sliders appear to be correct, the applied gradient doesn't have any transparency. Instead, it just goes Foreground to Foreground! I've tried to manually enter in opacity values, moved the sliders around, changed to different colors or different gradients that contain transparency in the hopes something would mysteriously kickstart Photoshop into correcting itself. I've restarted everything, clicked reset the presets, restore defaults, anything I can think of, and nothing works. All gradients that have some sort of transparency fail to render the transparency. Any 100% solid color renders fine.
I've searched and searched and can't seem to find the answer to this frustrating problem. If this explanation doesn't make sense, I hope the attached screenshot makes things clearer. I would really appreciate some insight into this! Thank you in advance.

Well, shucks, Buko, you make it so easy!
Yes, that finally fixed it. I thought I had trashed my prefs, but it turns out I trashed the wrong one. Thank you very much!

(CS4) Question about the gradient tool

There was a time when the default behavior for the gradient tool was "foreground to transparent"
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I find the latter annoying as hell, and slowing me down considerably, in that I have to click on the gradient and manually select "foreground to transparent" every time I need to use it.
Is there any way to change this default behavior?
Thanks!

Nope. I filed a bug report on this way back then, but apparently it was not important enough to be changed back in a patch update.
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