Ctrl+Z ruins workflow

[aralessbmn]

Hello, 

I am illustrating and coloring comic panels. I end up with many layers as I go, and I don't lock them because I'm frequently bouncing between them to touch things up. Illustrating requires drawing quick lines, and undoing those lines when they're not right, so I'm using ctrl+z a lot.

Problem is, a little more than a third of the time, using ctrl+z changes my tool from "brush" to "move". Meaning when I mean to draw a quick line on one layer, instead I'm now moving an element from a different layer. 

Now I have to stop what I'm doing, undo the move, find the layer I need to draw on, and select the brush tool again. It's not a huge time cost but jfc it completely derails my workflow and causes needless stress. To add insult to injury, normally control isn't a permanent tool change, it temporarily allows you to move something. But somehow adding the z turns it into a permanent tool change which I did not want or ask for. And I can't find a way to stop control from being the hot key for the move tool. 

PLEASE GOD CAN YOU FIX THIS UNGODLY IRRITATING BUG?! I AM BEGGING YOU.

[Peru Bob]

Try resetting the tools and/or preferences.
To restore preferences quickly using a keyboard shortcut:

Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you start Photoshop. You are prompted to delete the current settings. The new preferences files are created the next time you start Photoshop.
Note: Using the keyboard shortcut, preference files for custom shortcuts, workspaces, and color settings will also be reset to default.

from here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#restore_preferences

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

@aralessbmn Cmd key is the quick shortcut key to change any tool to the move tool on Mac OS.

Try unchecking this setting- Settings/Tool/Spring-Loaded Tool Shortcuts.

[aralessbmn]

You may well have saved my mental stability. I'll let you know if the problem persists but so far this is working.

[aralessbmn]

Nope - problem persists at the same rate as before.

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

@aralessbmn if resetting your preferences didnt work - there is something else causing the ctrl key to stick and stay on the Move tool. There isn't a setting to allow this in Photoshop - but there is in Mac System settings - Check Mac System Settings>Accessibility and make sure "Sticky Keys" is turned off.

If this is on, hitting the same key multiple times would cause it to remain on until you hit it again to release. Annoying but useful for some.

[aralessbmn]

Hey Kevin,

Thanks for the follow-up. I'll try resetting preferences, for all that's worth. Sticky keys is not on. 

I'm very sure this is a glitch within photoshop. Again, it happens a little more than a third of the time I perform undo. The move function doesn't stick when I simply use control (command since I'm on Mac). Only sometimes when I use control+z. 

Ideally I would be able to turn off the "control=move" function entirely so as to avoid this situation.