Photoshop won't allow me to edit a text layer

[nlavecchia@winston]

When I select a text layer, select the text tool and click on the text, it does not allow me to edit that text. Instead it creates a new text layer. ??????

[defaultp3gj6guy6kfh]

What found after having the same problem was that, there is a kind of glitch in the program. What I did was: On history, I went back some steps, until the moment I did create the text, on that point it allowed me to edit it. nope, it wasn't converted to smart before, or other things people asked you.  It was just a text.

[jane-e]

What I did was: On history, I went back some steps, until the moment I did create the text, on that point it allowed me to edit it.

By @defaultp3gj6guy6kfh

What did you see in the history after the step where you created the text that would have caused you to not be able to edit it? If you took a screenshot before you lost the history, please post it and we might spot it.

Jane

[defaultp3gj6guy6kfh]

Nothing, literally nothing. That is why I said that it is a glitch. By the moment I tried to that I was one hour behind my dead line just fixing that problem....

[Trevor.Dennis]

I can't remember seeing this happen before.  I have seen and experienced type layers freezing Photoshop, but it was not possible to step back, or indeed do anything other than end process in task manager and restart Photoshop.  

There is a Font Issue page:

https://helpx.adobe.com/nz/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-fonts-photoshop.html

And I believe Mac systems, at least, have a font checking facility.

[Imani350810214frj]

ing the same problem. i think it's just a bug adobe needs to fix becasue I tried everything and I still can't cahnge it and just a week ago it worked jsut fine. 

[Ramatazz]

Try checking whether your 'Num Lock' is on. If so turn it off, that may work. 🙂