P: Pen Tool Not Working as it should

WORK AROUND:

Make sure you have no paths selected in the paths palette and start drawing. The pen tool will create a "work path" automatically and you will see bezier curves and lines as expected. If you first create a path using the [+] path tool you will see only points with no lines and doesn't appear to function at all with selections etc.

Thanks... I had gone to the previous version of PS and your suggestion works great.
I update to the latest version of PS and let you know.

Are you using the latest?

I misunderstood the workaround as well at first. 🙂

Try this:

Make sure no paths are active/ highlighted in the paths panel.

Pick the pen tool. Put a path node anywhere (outside the canvas is good). This should create a 'work path'.

Now choose the path you want to edit, and editing should be possible.

I can’t see the Paths Panel in the screenshots. 

Is there Work Path (an unnamed default Path) aside from the Path you work on? 

And the condescension-accusation was directed toward me if I am not mistaken. 

Sorry.... did not mean to be condescending
Here are the snapshots...
To be a little clearer. We do a lot of fashion imaging and have to correct parts of the garment to match colour perfectly. The first path around the whole garment from start to finish works with no problem. However, when you want to use part of the existing path and modify just parts of let's say the collar, duplicating the path and deleting parts of the path and rejoining does not function. Reinstalling previous version of PS 22.2 works perfectly allowing you to join the two nodes. As you can see with the snapshot.... the latest version does not allow to rejoin the path.
Ver 22.2 does. Hope this is clearer.

 

Feel free to report my posts (»Flag as inappropriate«) if you think they violate Forum Guidelines or plain proper conduct, otherwise please focus on the bug and the work-around being discussed here. 

Does the work-around work for you or not? 

edited 

Here's the screenshot

Then please post the screenshots that illustrate that the issue occurs on your computer despite the presence of a Work Path. 

I've been a beta tester since PS 1..... I think I know what I'm doing

As long as you are working on the path...no problems, but once you close the path and wan to make changes by deleting a node and reconnection.... does not work

Have you actually read the instruction? 

Because so far it seems every time someone claimed the work-around did not work they were wrong and just did not maintain a Work Path. 

So please post screenshots including the Paths Panel to verify your claim.