Photoshop CC 14.2 Smart Objects Bug

Hey,
While updating to the latest Photoshop CC 14.2 (today, 17.01.2014) I've found a huge bug with the traditional smart objects behavior.
I recorded a video. Please, take a look on it.

SG... wrote:
Hi Herbert2001,
What do you mean by 'smart objects do not update in realtime'? Can you outline steps to exhibit the behavior?
regards,
steve
Suppose you wanted to create a mirrored setup with two or more smart objects, or your project consists of multiple smart objects that are used throughout the design as repeatable patterns (let's say jewels, or textures).
So you open the contents of the smart object in a new window, and arrange both windows horizontally. Now draw in or change the smart object's contents - nothing happens in the main project. The user is forced to save the smart object first before the changes are applied. In effect a new separate file is generated.
Very cumbersome. Even more counter-productive is that the user cannot edit a smart object's content in place in the original file, and that Photoshop opens a new window instead. (I understand that external files like Illustrator cannot be edited in place, but Photoshop elements should really have that option.)
All of this severely breaks the workflow. An alternative workflow is presented in Photoline: the user is able to create virtual clones/instances of any type of layer, layer groups, and layer masks, and when the source layer is edited in some way those changes update in real time cascading throughout the project. No need for the content to be opened in a separate window. Also worthy of note is that the changes are applied while the user draws or changes the vector shape(s) - which makes it incredibly useful for mirrored painting, to cite just one example.
Flash also offers this type of functionality: double-click a symbol, and the user can edit it in place. Changing the object automatically updates the other instances. Unfortunately even Flash does not update in "real time", only after you made the changes does it update the instances.
All in all, dealing with smart objects in Photoshop is a bit of a pain compared. Just not a very well thought out feature, in my opinion, and in dire need for an update - the externally linked content is a step in the good direction, but the actual implementation of "smart objects" is rather "dumb". ;-)

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