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Inspiring
November 24, 2014
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P: Ability to disable double tap automatically aligning of Clone tool

  • November 24, 2014
  • 42 replies
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When I first reported this problem I was told it was because my wacom tablet was old, my computer was out of date etc. Now I have a brand new computer and a brand new wacom tablet and still if I am not careful my clone tool goes automatically alined when I select an area to be cloned the box ticks itself I can see it happen if I accidentally tap the pen twice in quick succession to the tablet when making a selection. Now this may be okay for you younger people with your steady as a rock hands but no matter how careful I am this is still happening by accident to me. Some may see it as a feature me I would just like to be able to turn it off.

42 replies

Participating Frequently
June 28, 2022

2095 is not far anymore...   there's still hope! 😉

Participating Frequently
April 25, 2022

Unchecking the align checkbox dozens of times a day is so frustrating.

Please Adobe. This can't be hard to fix.

Jpenni
Participating Frequently
April 6, 2022
Thanks for your comment Keith. I find it hard to understand why they used that particular key combination in the first place, but beyond that, why no fix?
Maybe they need a certain number of comments for the problem to be elevated to a level of concern.
keitheseymour
Participating Frequently
April 6, 2022

This has been plaguing me for my whole career! 

PECourtejoie
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 24, 2022

@Trevor.Dennis the default setting for the clone tool is to have aligned checked.

The Alt+double click should maybe work as a toggle. Activate "Aligned" when unchecked, and deactivate when checked.

It does not jive with the usual logic (double click is usually not a toggle) but given that Alt the usual toggle is needed to set a source, it might still work.

Jpenni
Participating Frequently
March 24, 2022

Thanks for your comments. I don't know why we can't get through.

Inspiring
March 23, 2022

You need to disable default align with clone stamp, or disable to double tap to re click align.

 

Currently and for forever ago you keep making us align without us wanting to align and you don't give us an option to stop or revert.  You only auto align and no option to deselect it without us manually clicking the check box every 30 seconds after photoshop keeps rechecking the align option and it's extremely annoying and time wasting unchecking it all the time.

 

I HAVE to use healing brush to avoid this, but sometimes the clone stamp works better and then I have to deal with this constantly.

 

This has been an issue since 1994 apparently and widely complained about, yet still not fixed?

 

This is just one link of years of complaints and no fixes.

 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-ability-to-disable-double-tap-automatically-aligning-of-clone-tool/idi-p/12249148#comments

Participating Frequently
January 1, 2022

Thanks all.. this is an absolute pain when correcting small details in an image.. no solution but at least I know that it is not just me!

 

Jpenni
Participating Frequently
November 28, 2021

The double-click aligned is a design flaw, built into the program.  What you have sounds like a conflict or corrupt preferences. Usually if that kind of thing is happening, (settings that won't stick, tools not functioning, etc) it's time to trash the preferences. If that doesn't work call tech support. 

stevea68583521
Participant
November 28, 2021

No, I uncheck the ALIGN box and it still operates with the aligned function even though the box remains unchecked. Checking/unchecking the box has no effect. Neither does the reset tools operation. Nothing changes the ALIGN function.