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SKOOG
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November 23, 2016
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Help, Brush to Eyedropper shortcut lag! I

  • November 23, 2016
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Hey!

So Im on a macbook Pro 13" restina, and updated to Photoshop 2017. Im using a Wacom Intuos Pro Medium.

So when I use the bush tool, I always use the alt/option key to get the eyedropper up. However now when I do it, it sometimes gets stuck in eyedropper instead of switching back to the brushtool!

This is incredibly annoying when I use it to mix color quite rigorously, so I was thinking it would be photoshop not being able to keep up. But I restarted the software, the program, opened the smallest file etc. Nothing works. Its keep getting stuck. It might be something with the wacom, but this shouldnt matter since this happens when using the alt/option key on the mac keyboard!

Any ideas?

Marco

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    Travisboatner
    Participant
    December 14, 2019

    Those articles do not address the issue. When clicking alt on a keyboard, or with a Wacom tablet there is a significant delay 2-3 seconds between switching to brush, selecting color picker, and switching back to brush. Sometimes it can take even longer and any strokes you've made in that time lag and appear after. While digitally painting this is annoying because it has been a quick process to select a new color and doesn't do it everytine, but when it does it catches you off guard and not a single comment in the forum has a legitimate answer, just people posting things about brush lag...which is not what this is. Please re-read his comment and post an actual answer that will help this situation. 

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      Anonymous
      January 11, 2020

      Has a solution been found to this? I am experiencing this exact thing with photoshop 2020 cintiq 24 pro. 

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        baustaedter
        Participant
        January 20, 2020

        So, the best solution I found was to turn off the "Color Ring" setting in the eyedropper options. Before 1-2 seconds of annoying delay switching from picking to paint brush, now quick as a rabbit.
        Dear Adobe devs - features like the color ring are nice, however, they become useless if they are slow as hell. Please improve - we're paying you good money for your product every month.

          Sahil.Chawla
          Adobe Employee
          Sahil.ChawlaCorrect answer
          Adobe Employee
          November 25, 2016

          Hi Marco,

          Please refer to these articles :-

          https://www.reddit.com/r/photoshop/comments/30q62h/how_to_fix_brush_lag_in_photoshop_cc/

          How to fix Brush Lag in Photoshop CC | JAY VERSLUIS

          Photoshop: CC keeps crashing using the eyedropper tool, Everything is up to date | Photoshop Family Customer Community

          Regards,

          Sahil

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            SchuBu5E4C
            Participant
            July 23, 2021

            Same problem, color picker get's stuck while switching between brush an picker, I use the Wacom Pro Pen2 and usually one of the pen buttons is designated as the color picker, this has never been an issue before and as is, this issue severely hinders my painting process/workflow.
            Adobe not further adressing this issue for YEARS is outrageous and unprofessional. 
            Please do something!

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              SofiaMarinakis
              Participant
              January 5, 2022

              Hi! Have you found a solution perhaps? I have the exact same issue since recently. I tried re-installing Photoshop, updating my Wacom driver, fiddling with my pen settings... I've tried everything and nothing seems to work. It only works when I press the Alt key on my keyboard (but I need it on my pen as it is faster), or when I hold the button for a full second (which is also way too long). I've tried it in Clip Studio Paint and it works fine. This is definitely a Photoshop issue that remains unfixed.

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