Photoshop Wont let me Double Click into my text box anymore

[Timothy27464845dpno]

Photoshop Wont let me Double Click into my text box anymore and I have to use the thumbnail, which throws a wrench into my work flow. I have to think the only thing could be is that this only. happens when using artboards? there or a few other things like that and I've noticed that the only difference that's obvious to me right now is that I'm using art boards and I wasn't before. Could that be it?

[Bojan Živković]

I cannot reproduce the issue on my end while running Photoshop 26.4.1 on Windows. Which version are you using and what platform? Have you tried resetting the Type tool as a troubleshooting step?

[Timothy27464845dpno]

im using the most recent software but i have a had this problem come up more than once in the ast few years. as soon as i switched back from art board mode to regular canvas it fixed itself. still not really a solution but a good insight

[Trevor.Dennis]

I'm finding that it highly dependent on precise work flow.

You can double click the Type layer (in the layers panel) regardless of what tool is selected, and the Type tool will automatically be selected, and the entire text box contents will be highlighted.

If the Type tool is already selected, and you double click inside the text box in the document window, then just one one will be highlighted.  However, if you double click inside the text box with Shift Ctrl Alt held down, then the entire contents will be highlighted.

If you triple click inside the text box, then the entire contents are highlighted without any modifiers used.

Hmmm...  Now it is working with a double click.

One thing I have noticed is that if I start with a different layer, or no layer selected, then the Type layer turns blue and the blue Layer Bounds rectangle shows around the text box.  Nope.  I turn those options off and it still works.  It definitely feels inconsistent.