Computer Graphics with Photoshop - Text tool selecting invisible layers.

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Text tool selecting invisible layers.

G.W.Bash

2006-05-09, 6:17 pm

Anyone knowing if this is a documented problem or why it happens will
be my new best friend.

hehe....I am having a problem selecting text with the text tool.
Basically i am making a text object...copying it using the drag and
drop method onto the 'new layer' button in the layers palatte...making
the original layer invisble with the 'eye' and then back to the text
tool make textual changes to the new copy. Sometimes tho it is the
invisible layer underneath that get selected and it drives me batty.
Also of note is that these text objects are in folders (i am really
copying a folder with the text object inside).

I'm a member of NAPP and sent my question to the help desk and was told
that it is impossible for photoshop to do that and that I shouldn't use
the opacity slider to make an object invisible. Haha...not much
help...oh well.

Also, I have noticed this same thing on more than one install of
photoshop...and i notice others have had the same problem as indicated
in the posts below but have not found a solution.

http://groups.google.ca/group/adobe...2f1f2837945b2aa

http://groups.google.ca/group/adobe...e3d5493dcff934d

Anyone with a suggestion? Thanks is advance.

KatWoman

2006-05-09, 6:17 pm

"G.W.Bash" <paulgaudet@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
news:1147188266.548243.168140@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> Anyone knowing if this is a documented problem or why it happens will
> be my new best friend.
>
> hehe....I am having a problem selecting text with the text tool.
> Basically i am making a text object...copying it using the drag and
> drop method onto the 'new layer' button in the layers palatte...making
> the original layer invisble with the 'eye' and then back to the text
> tool make textual changes to the new copy. Sometimes tho it is the
> invisible layer underneath that get selected and it drives me batty.
> Also of note is that these text objects are in folders (i am really
> copying a folder with the text object inside).
>
> I'm a member of NAPP and sent my question to the help desk and was told
> that it is impossible for photoshop to do that and that I shouldn't use
> the opacity slider to make an object invisible. Haha...not much
> help...oh well.
>
> Also, I have noticed this same thing on more than one install of
> photoshop...and i notice others have had the same problem as indicated
> in the posts below but have not found a solution.
>
> http://groups.google.ca/group/adobe...2f1f2837945b2aa
>
> http://groups.google.ca/group/adobe...e3d5493dcff934d
>
>
>
> Anyone with a suggestion? Thanks is advance.

to select text to modify click on the T in the layer palette of the layer
you want to edit
not the layer
not in the image
you can't type into an inactive layer (eye off)

Kingdom

2006-05-09, 6:17 pm

"KatWoman" <JolieXPrincessXKatanaXXX@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:7W48g.38017$Kn4.37082@bignews2.bellsouth.net:

>
>
> to select text to modify click on the T in the layer palette of the
> layer you want to edit
> not the layer
> not in the image
> you can't type into an inactive layer (eye off)

Guess your his new best friend. LOL
takes people a while to catch onto that one, saves so much grief.

--
'Mirror mirror on the wall who is the prettiest of them all?'
'Snow White you dirty XXXXX and don't you forget it!'

G.W.Bash

2006-05-09, 6:17 pm

Am I lucky or what?!? I was expecting my new best friend to be some
hairy dude with 'S' back and a plumbers crack...KatWoman will do just
fine! hehe...btw your suggestion works great, tyvm KatWoman. It is,
however, not very intuitive and must be something from before my
photoshop days.

I have a 98% success rate simply clicking on the text right in the
image and never thought to use the 'T' icon. That is until some
combination of layers, text, and folders jumps me to an invisible layer
upon click. It can be done ....really. Check out this video to see what
i mean....

http://www.rollandburn.com/

Strange behaviour!

KatWoman

2006-05-10, 6:16 pm

"G.W.Bash" <paulgaudet@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
news:1147209203.844610.288000@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Am I lucky or what?!? I was expecting my new best friend to be some
> hairy dude with 'S' back and a plumbers crack...KatWoman will do just
> fine! hehe...btw your suggestion works great, tyvm KatWoman. It is,
> however, not very intuitive and must be something from before my
> photoshop days.
>
> I have a 98% success rate simply clicking on the text right in the
> image and never thought to use the 'T' icon. That is until some
> combination of layers, text, and folders jumps me to an invisible layer
> upon click. It can be done ....really. Check out this video to see what
> i mean....
>
> http://www.rollandburn.com/
>
> Strange behaviour!

maybe it's a Mac thing?
I always used to use the cursor but after it always tries to make a new
layer instead of editing the existing one I started using the "click the T
method" (heard it first on this NG) and am a lot less frustrated.
Of course the experts in layout will tell you PS is a poor layout program
and to use Illy instead.

cute kitty
my black cat is named Lick O'Rish

john@world.com

2006-05-10, 6:16 pm

On Tue, 9 May 2006 14:10:28 -0400, "KatWoman"
<JolieXPrincessXKatanaXXX@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"G.W.Bash" <paulgaudet@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
>news:1147188266.548243.168140@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>to select text to modify click on the T in the layer palette of the layer
>you want to edit
>not the layer
>not in the image
>you can't type into an inactive layer (eye off)
>
Minor comment

On my PC system it is a double click to select the text to make it
editable a single click only selects the layer

John

Andrew Morton

2006-05-11, 6:17 am

KatWoman wrote:
> cute kitty

MPEG?

Andrew

G.W.Bash

2006-05-11, 6:17 pm

Andrew Morton -> sorry no mpeg....my screen capture app only outputs
..mov =[

KatWoman -> Lick O'Rish is a hilarious name for a black cat! She must
be Irish hehe...I'm a cat lover too...have any pics? I think email is
attached to these posts.

=]

Thanks for the feedback all...