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Wes Duenkel
Wes Duenkel
Inspiring
May 14, 2019
Question

Cursor doesn't change properly to reflect tool in use

  • May 14, 2019
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Starting with Camera Raw 11.2, the cursor doesn't always change to reflect the tool in use properly. Here is the sequence to create the problem:

 

Select the adjustment brush (keyboard shortcut K)

Move an adjustment slider (example, Exposure); value box is highlighted in blue.

Use adjustment brush on image. The brush cursor turns into the default arrow, and the size of the brush disappears.

Subsequent uses of the brush act normally. This ONLY happens when an adjustment slider is moved.

 

This same cursor behavior is true for all tools (straighten, crop, etc), if an adjustment slider is moved prior to moving the tool.

 

This is irritating, especially when trying to use the adjustment brush.

 

I'm on a Mac, OS Mojave 10.14.4

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    Dave MP
    Known Participant
    January 10, 2023

    Still a bug in the latest version, it's 2023, 4 years later, and it still hasn't been fixed properly.

    Rikk Flohr_Photography
    Community Manager
    Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    January 10, 2023

    As most of the functionality mentioned in the original post changed when the new masking was implemented, we would need modified instructions for reproducing.  Can anyone on the current version (15.1) supply step-by-step instructions for getting into this state?

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    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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      Dave MP
      Known Participant
      January 10, 2023

      Sure, for me it happens like this.

      1. Open any RAW file in ACR

      2. Click on the Healing Tool to make an adjustment

      3. Click on the Magnify Tool and zoom in or out to the area you want to adjust

      4. The Healing tool remains selected in the toolbar while zooming and clicking on that tool to continue healing adjustments does nothing.

      5. The functionality remains that of the Magnify tool.

      6. To get back to the Healing tool functionality I need to click on the Mask tool button, then click on the Healing tool button again.

      7. Repeat this process every time I need to zoom in or out.

      outsiderk
      outsiderk
      Participating Frequently
      December 11, 2019

      Same here.

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      zachc75635300
      Inspiring
      October 29, 2019

      I have the same problem since an update this year. I actually can't use some tools in Camera Raw because the cursors won't change to the function of the tool. I wonder why Adobe broke it and if they care to fix it ever.

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      Hanahoe
      Inspiring
      May 23, 2019

      Hi Wes,

      Some time ago I had a problem with the cursor.  I eventually found that I had inadvertently turned on "Mouse Keys" a part of the the Mac Accessibility Shortcuts system which enables some keys to be used instead of a mouse to move the cursor on the monitor screen (Mac accessibility shortcuts - Apple Support ).  The shortcut to toggle Mouse Keys on/off is five presses on the Option Key.

      All best wishes

      Thom.

      Wes Duenkel
      Wes DuenkelAuthor
      Inspiring
      May 23, 2019

      This didn't solve the problem. I'm pretty sure it's a bug, as others have the same problem.

      Sahil.Chawla
      Community Manager
      Sahil.ChawlaCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      May 16, 2019

      Hi Wes,

      That does not sound good, as the cursor does not change in the Camera Raw plugin, could you please try updating the Camera Raw plugin to version 11.3 and let us know if you face the same issue after that? Camera Raw plug-in installer

      Regards,
      Sahil

      Daniel E Lane
      Daniel E Lane
      Inspiring
      May 17, 2019

      I am actually experiencing a similar problem. I'm on the latest version of everything, using the latest version of Mojave and a Wacom Intuos Pro with the latest driver release.

      The specifics of the glitch I am getting are with the Adjustment Brush. When first opening the brush panel, it works fine. I can see my brush cursor fine and it paints normally. Then when I go to the panel and change a setting, any setting, then go back to paint on the image, the cursor turns back into the standard arrow. But when I release that bit of painting by lifting my stylus off of the wacom then click down again to start painting more, the cursor changes back to the standard brush cursor. This happens every time I change a setting in the panel.

        Wes Duenkel
        Wes DuenkelAuthor
        Inspiring
        May 17, 2019

        Yes, that is my experience as well. Same for the other tools, such as crop, straighten, etc.

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