Straight lines using brush tool / shift

[Gregory Crawford]

This morning, I was making straight lines using the brush tool / shift key.  Then, suddenly now, that function does not work.  All I

get is a dot, then a dot.  Someone help me please !   I NEED this function every day.  I've tried several different workspace settings....

still the same problem.

Greg Crawford.

[Chuck Uebele · Accepted solution]

Try resetting the tool or if that doesn't work reset all your preferences.

[JJMack]

It a Shift+Click to draw any straight line.   Shift is the constrain modifier key. So Shift + Paint constrain to paint stroke to vertical or horizontal or +-45 degrees

[Trevor.Dennis]

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Gregory+Crawford  wrote

This morning, I was making straight lines using the brush tool / shift key.  Then, suddenly now, that function does not work.  All I

get is a dot, then a dot.  Someone help me please !   I NEED this function every day.  I've tried several different workspace settings....   still the same problem.

Greg Crawford.

Hi Greg

Have you fixed this yet?  My gut says that Chuck's suggestion of resetting the Tool, and then Preferences would get it working again.  If you tried that and still have the issue, can you tell us what operating system you are using?

Also:

• Does happen with both mouse and tablet (if you have a tablet)?
• If tablet, what tablet are you using?
• If you use Windows and do have a tablet, which API are you using (Windows Ink or Wintab)?
• What happens when you hold down the shift key while you draw?  Does that force a perpendicular line as it should?

[Gregory Crawford]

WONDERFUL ! She’s working again now.

Thank you Trevor. I did the “re-set” thing as per your suggestion.

I don’t know how or why it jumped off the track like that. I was working along, making straight lines one moment, then the next

it wouldn’t work.

Thank you again for saving my Monday work,

Greg C.

[JJMack]

That good to hear.  In the future remember when Photoshop is not working correctly the first thing to do is check all you current settings.  Second reset all tools  third reset your user ID Photoshop.   Most of time one of these will fix the problems you are seeming if Photoshop was working well before you problems began.

[francisj81723059]

Anyone else looking for the specific answer. You need to update the brush preference put spacing to 1%. 

[Trevor.Dennis]

Francis, that only applies if you previously had a large brush preset with a high spacing.

The example below were done with different sized brushes, all with spacing set to the maximum 1000%.  The spacing is a function of brush size, so with a 1000% spacing the distance between each stamp will be ten times the size of the brush.  Getting a wee bit pedantic, this assumes the Count value is set to 1.