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Inspiring
February 4, 2025
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want layers to auto-raise

  • February 4, 2025
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My layers have suddenly for not reason (that i know of) stopped auto raise.   How can I get them to go back to auto-raise.

       (In truth I'd never have chosen auto-raise, but after years and years with it, it's very hard to re-adjust.)

thanks,

Judy

解決に役立った回答 judy04

I have to apologize for this post and to thank all of you who have responded assuming I was having problems with the move tool.   My problem was that I had stopped and forgotten to restart an external file called "XMouse2000" which imitates in Windows the behavior of XWindows in Unix which I used to work in.   This program makes the window (or layer in PS) active without raising it, but whatever your cursor is over becomes what you're editing.   I didn't realize it was that program that was controlling the PS behavior that had changed and thought it was an update of Photoshop Beta which I've been using.   Again, thank you so much to those who spent time answering and sorry.

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judy04作成者解決!
Inspiring
February 17, 2025

I have to apologize for this post and to thank all of you who have responded assuming I was having problems with the move tool.   My problem was that I had stopped and forgotten to restart an external file called "XMouse2000" which imitates in Windows the behavior of XWindows in Unix which I used to work in.   This program makes the window (or layer in PS) active without raising it, but whatever your cursor is over becomes what you're editing.   I didn't realize it was that program that was controlling the PS behavior that had changed and thought it was an update of Photoshop Beta which I've been using.   Again, thank you so much to those who spent time answering and sorry.

c.pfaffenbichler
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February 17, 2025

Good to read that it’s sorted. 

judy04作成者
Inspiring
February 5, 2025

I think the photoshop term is auto- select.   When your cursor is over a layer it pops to the top and becomes the one you're editing on.   

c.pfaffenbichler
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February 5, 2025

Please post the requested screenshot with the Move Tool (the four arrow-icon) selected. 

judy04作成者
Inspiring
February 5, 2025

My question is not related to the auto-raise with the move tool (works perfectly).

 

It's a layer 'thing'.   With auto-raise (or auto select), it you move the cursor ove a layer it comes to the top and is the active layer ie changes will happen on that layer automatically.   More 'normal' is you have to click somewhere on the layer to make it active ie the one you're working on.   I want to go back to auto-raise;  I did nothing to change it.   Thanks for looking at it.

Trevor.Dennis
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February 4, 2025

Hi Judy.  My guess is that you might be talking about Auto-Select.

I think most experienced users find Auto-Select annoying, and prefer to work with it turned off, and instead, Ctrl clickan area in the document window to select the relevant layer.

Is that what you were referring to?  If not, a screen shot would be helpful, as Stephen suggested.

judy04作成者
Inspiring
February 5, 2025

thanks;  I think my reply didn't post as a reply, but it's below.

jane-e
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February 5, 2025

@judy04 

 

The forum software strips out images from email replies. Please use a reply window in the web interface and click the insert image button at the top of the window.

 

You have the Brush tool selected. Auto-Select is for the Move tool, not the Brush tool.

 

Jane

Stephen Marsh
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February 4, 2025

@judy04 

 

Please post screenshots or otherwise clarify or list step-by-step the issue.

jane-e
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February 4, 2025

@judy04 

 

I think something got lost in the translation. What is "auto-raise"?

 

Jane