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24.1

Mac OS Ventura 13.01

While using Gradient Tool the OPTION key doesn't sample colors like the eye dropper anymore.

Using the previous version of PSD on the same computer works fine

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artistrichard

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I was doing this yesterday as a work around, but it is just so much slower than the option hotkey, plus my muscle memory keeps hitting option and then I have to do you you suggested anyway. Hard to retrain my left hand, it's too stubborn 🙂

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artistrichard

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Thanks

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jean-jacquesf85400745

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As at today, the work around is to downgrade to photoshop version 24.0. It will work again. This is a known bug which should be fixed by adobe hopefully in their next updates.

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jean-jacquesf85400745

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As at today, the work around is to downgrade to photoshop version 24.0. It will work again. This is a known bug which should be fixed by adobe hopefully in their next updates.

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jean-jacquesf85400745

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The fix as at today is to downgrade photoshop to 24.0 and it will work again. This is a known bug and will be fixed hopefully pretty soon by adobe.

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TheDigitalDog

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Does anyone know of this bug is in 24.0.1 or is it only in 24.1? I have slow internet in my office and wanted to know if it was worth trying to download 24.0.1 now.

Rather than going that route, why not just define Foreground and Background colors here, which are used for the Gradient (at least until the bug is fixed):

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artistrichard

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Does anyone know of this bug is in 24.0.1 or is it only in 24.1? I have slow internet in my office and wanted to know if it was worth trying to download 24.0.1 now.

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Kate Rodrigues

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That's a neat tip, thank you! Will suffice while waiting for the bug fix

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Giacomo27781889ozdx

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Hello, since a few days I have an issue with the gradient tool: I used to set a color by option-clicking (or alt-clicking in windows) on some color on the image. This would set the foreground color of my gradient.

Now when i press the option key i don't see the color picker and i can't pick the color.

This issue seems to affect only the gradient tool, if i'm using brush tool i can pick a color just by opt-clicking as before.

Any suggestion on how to fix this as it was before? thanks in advance

(I'm working on PS 24.1.0 on MacOS 12.6 M1 Max MBP)

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c.pfaffenbichler

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Could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible?

Have you reset the Tool yet?

If that does not help you could try to restore Photoshop’s preferences altogether (after making sure all customized presets like Actions, Patterns, Brushes etc. have been saved).

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TheDigitalDog

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You may not be able to use the OPTION key sample colors like the eye dropper, but you can still assign a foreground and background color the old fashion way for the gradient.

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jean-jacquesf85400745

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The best workaround is to downgrade photoshop 24.1 to version 24 and it will work again.

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