# Recent PS update blocks \<textarea\>/\<input\> transparency + breaks button/input styling (UXP regression)

**URL:** <https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/recent-ps-update-blocks-textarea-input-transparency-breaks-button-input-styling-uxp-regression/12074>\
**Category:** UXP\
**Tags:** ui, bug, css\
**Created:** [August 9, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/recent-ps-update-blocks-textarea-input-transparency-breaks-button-input-styling-uxp-regression/12074 "2026-08-09T04:03:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/rob/32/4674_2.png) [@Rob](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Rob)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/recent-ps-update-blocks-textarea-input-transparency-breaks-button-input-styling-uxp-regression/12074/1 "2026-08-09T04:03:20Z")

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Man — I’ve been developing a plugin for 1.5 years, had it all working beautifully with styled themed backgrounds, waiting on my Marketplace seller account to be verified… and a recent Photoshop update has **blocked `background: transparent` on native form controls in UXP.**

**Environment:** Photoshop27.9.1, macOS 15.7.7 (24G720), UXP 5.

**What broke:**

- `<textarea>` / `<input>` no longer honour **any** transparency — `background: transparent` (and even low-alpha like `rgba(...,0.01)`) render as a **solid dark block** instead of showing the layer/paper behind. My notepad relied on a transparent textarea over a themed paper background — now it’s a dead dark rectangle.
- `<button>` chrome is back (rounded/native look), overriding my CSS.
- `<input>` fields are **massively too tall** (UA height injected).

**What I’ve already tried (no effect):**

- `-webkit-appearance: none !important` / `appearance: none !important`
- `background: transparent !important`, low-alpha backgrounds
- `transform: translateZ(0)` / `will-change: transform` (forced layer)
- Spectrum tokens on `<sp-textarea>` (`--spectrum-textarea-background-color: transparent`)
- lined PNG / CSS-gradient as the textarea background (only renders in the side padding, not across the field)
- overlay divs above / layers behind the textarea (hidden by the native control)

**Only thing that works:** a fully **opaque** `background-color` on the control. Anything see-through fails.

Is this a known regression, and is a fix scheduled? Or is there a way to override the regressed native background/height on inputs? Any help appreciated — this has taken an otherwise finished, Marketplace-ready plugin out of commission.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Jarda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/jarda/32/1909_2.png) [@Jarda](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Jarda)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/recent-ps-update-blocks-textarea-input-transparency-breaks-button-input-styling-uxp-regression/12074/2 "2026-08-09T15:06:32Z")

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I would advise using `sp-` prefixed HTML elements for UI. They are even harder to style using CSS. But they follow Spectrum UI guidelines. Adobe claims that those elements will look like built-in elements. Although it might not be issue-free. But to me, it is unclear if their appearance can shift over time to keep their look as other native UI when they make adjustments. In general I would say if you use built-in elements, you give up control over your UI to Adobe.

In projects where I care about UI appearance, I rather create all components from scratch. Including checkboxes, buttons etc. So I am in control. If you want even more control you can go for webview. But it has other disadvantages.

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**Author:** ![Rob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/rob/32/4674_2.png) [@Rob](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Rob)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/recent-ps-update-blocks-textarea-input-transparency-breaks-button-input-styling-uxp-regression/12074/3 "2026-08-09T15:27:46Z")

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Tried Sp-textarea and had the same non-transparent background affect, so maybe its a generalised issue with UI elements in PS UXP.  
Form inputs are taller, checkbox spacing went off, and many more.  
Thanks for the reply though.

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**Author:** ![tomzag](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/tomzag/32/2464_2.png) [@tomzag](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/tomzag)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/recent-ps-update-blocks-textarea-input-transparency-breaks-button-input-styling-uxp-regression/12074/4 "2026-08-10T09:13:11Z")

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This sounds like an issue that was introduced with the new DroverUXP UI that went live with version 27.9. [There is a blog post about it.](https://blog.developer.adobe.com/en/publish/2026/06/upcoming-photoshop-ui-changes-test-your-uxp-plugin-now)