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P: Tool shortcuts resetting to default tool (E.g. L = selects freehand lasso instead of magnetic)

Forum|Forum|10 years ago
December 18, 2015
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Photoshop CC 2015: I'm not sure how to explain this articulately, but bear with me:

I always have my (L) tool set to polygonal lasso, always my (C) tool set to slice selector. I press L or C, or whatever tool shortcut, and I get my last-used tool out of that variety (e.g. C = 1. Crop Tool, 2. Perspective crop tool, 3. Slice tool, 4. Slice select tool)

Since the last update, whenever I'm using a different tool and then press L/C on my keyboard, it will select the default (first in the line of) tool, instead of the one I was last using, so L selects the freehand lasso, or C selects the crop tool, meaning I have to manually select/shift+L to get back around to the tool I wanted.

Has the latest update removed the 'last-used' functionality? Is there any way to get around this?

Thanks.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

Inspiring

how can something so common get through beta testing?

David Mohr

Participating Frequently

different bug than original

Please reference the new conversation here: Constrain Path Dragging unselecting itself

David Mohr

Participating Frequently

Howdy Eartho,

That's a separate issue and I'm going to log a bug for it now.

Thanks,
David

Earth Oliver

Legend

Hey David, not sure if this is related, but the Constrain Path Dragging option is still toggling off after the Preferences window has been OK'd.

Steps to repro:
-select the Path Selection Tool
-activate Constrain Path Dragging
-go Pref/General, click OK

result: Constrain Path becomes de-activated.

David Mohr

Participating Frequently

Hi Alexander,

We're aware of the problem and working on a solution. Based on our testing, the reset seems to happen after you choose the Move tool (V), so if you avoid that, you should also avoid the bug. Not ideal, but perhaps helpful until we can get the fix to you.

Thanks,
David

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

Inspiring

This bug seems to be back in the new 2017.1 release
I never experienced it in 2015, but in 2017.1, every time I restart photoshop, the lasso tool reverts to freehand instead of polygon, and the healing brush reverts to spot healing.
Not the worst bug ever, but a little annoying when you're expecting one tool and get another.

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defaultrfcj9s8xxhdi

Participating Frequently

Thanks but I have to say that it was way too long dealing with this aggravation. Ridiculous and seemingly easy to fix.

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J453

Legend

Please install the CC 2015.5.1 update that was released tonight to correct this issue: http://blogs.adobe.com/crawlspace/2016/08/photoshop-cc-2015-5-1-update-now-available.html

barrycraig

Known Participant

This is a very frustrating bug(?) I use the heal tool a lot, I almost never use spot-heal. After working in heal with photoshop, closing the application and reopening it forces the tool back to spot heal. This means tapping the 'J' shortcut selects the wrong tool. Would it not be better to have the tool stay on the last mode that was selected by the user rather than default back every time like it used to do?

grauenwölfe

Inspiring

I haven't but will. Wanted to see if it would be included in this thread's issues, it is after all about a tool's setting 'resetting' itself.

Thanks for getting on it though.

PS - where's Cox been?

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