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digitalField

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May 21, 2004
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Hi all.

Ok ill keep this short and sweet. Something weird is going on with Photoshop. When i use the eyedropper to select a color, its sets the color to my background color. not foreground. This also happens if im in brush/pencil mode, and opt-click. weird right?

Im running photoshop CS on OS 10.3.5.

any suggestions?!



field.
 
Alrighty. So, you want to select a foreground color? Click on the foreground color in the toolbox. Then, you can use the eyedropper in the color selection window to choose your color. That's how I do it, at least. Hope that helps.
 
Isn't that annoying!!

I know what you mean and it's some setting but for the life of me I can't think what it is or how to correct it.

If you slide over to RetouchPRO and post your question in the forums there, you'll get an answer.

In the meantime, I'll look in some of my PhotoShop books and see if I can find it. I've had the same thing happen to me and it drove me bonkers.

Margaret
 
winwintoo said:
Isn't that annoying!!

I know what you mean and it's some setting but for the life of me I can't think what it is or how to correct it.

If you slide over to RetouchPRO and post your question in the forums there, you'll get an answer.

In the meantime, I'll look in some of my PhotoShop books and see if I can find it. I've had the same thing happen to me and it drove me bonkers.

Margaret

Margaret,

thanks, im gonnna go check that site out. yes i have no clue how it happened. but i agree. it is driving me straight crazy.

if you find it somewhere in your books let me know.

field.
 
While im not sure why this is happening, for me when I just click it makes it the foreground color and when I Alt click it makes it the background color.

Maybee Alt clicking for you will make it the Forground color. I know this isnt the best solution but it might make it easier until you find the real answer.

Theres gotta be a setting somewhere.
 
RiseAgainst said:
While im not sure why this is happening, for me when I just click it makes it the foreground color and when I Alt click it makes it the background color.

Maybee Alt clicking for you will make it the Forground color. I know this isnt the best solution but it might make it easier until you find the real answer.

Theres gotta be a setting somewhere.


hey- no alt usage here!

we mac users prefer option!
 
Okay try this----------------v

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Don't know if it will try but its worth a shot.
 
it's in the color window - you can select either the foreground color or the background color as the default field to be filled by clicking on the color. In my attached screen cap, you'll see that I've selected the background color - which would mean any time you use the eyedropper, it will fill the background color with that selection. Click on the foreground color, and that's the one that will get filled.

Hope that helps.

Mud
 

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Mudbug said:
it's in the color window - you can select either the foreground color or the background color as the default field to be filled by clicking on the color. In my attached screen cap, you'll see that I've selected the background color - which would mean any time you use the eyedropper, it will fill the background color with that selection. Click on the foreground color, and that's the one that will get filled.

Hope that helps.

Mud

mudbug.

you are amazing.
thank you. thank you.
such a simple fix for an issue that was slowly driving me crazy. :D

mickey
 
I met the same problem, and it make me crazy for two days

I'm so lucky to find out this post.

many thanks .
 
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