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Tool selection shortcuts do not work after creating layers in non-normal mode

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Nov 13, 2024 Nov 13, 2024

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As soon as you create a layer in the layer palette in modes other than “normal” (e.g. multiply, copy one into the other, etc.), the shortcuts for selecting tools or changing the brush size, for example, temporarily no longer work.

 

Only when you select a new tool manually (e.g. V-move) do the shortcuts work again.

 

However, if you create a layer in normal mode in the layer palette, the short cuts remain active, as expected.

 

  • Photoshop version:

Photoshop 2025 (... but was already like this in the last 2024)

 

  • OS:

Windows 11 Pro (24H2, latest version)

 

  • Steps to reproduce the error:
  1. Create a new layer in the layer palette in a mode other than “normal” (e.g. multiply, copy one into the other, etc.)
  2. Type shortcut: e.g. “B for Brush”, “V for Move”, “I” or other tools

 

Only when you select the V (move) tool again with the mouse or pen do the shortcuts work again.

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Community Expert , Nov 13, 2024 Nov 13, 2024

I was able to reproduce the issue. This problem is due to an old Windows bug that keeps the focus on the blending mode. You can confirm this by checking the blending mode box; if there’s a tiny blue line around it, that’s the cause. To fix it, press *Esc* to remove the blue line, and the shortcuts should work normally.

highlight on blend mode in the Layers panel.jpg

 

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Nov 13, 2024 Nov 13, 2024

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I was able to reproduce the issue. This problem is due to an old Windows bug that keeps the focus on the blending mode. You can confirm this by checking the blending mode box; if there’s a tiny blue line around it, that’s the cause. To fix it, press *Esc* to remove the blue line, and the shortcuts should work normally.

highlight on blend mode in the Layers panel.jpg

 

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Nov 15, 2024 Nov 15, 2024

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Hello Bojan.

 

Thank you very much for your reply! That's really funny. Your tip works. Is this a system bug in Windows or in the programme?

 

LG, Hubertus

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