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How to undo unintended double-click in a long selection

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May 11, 2010
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Hi:

This has been so annoying to me. I am using Photoshop CS4 and have to do extensive selections with the Polygonal Lasso Tool and sometimes I accidentally double click it making it close the selection that completely messes it up wasting me several minutes needed to reselect it again. Is there any way to undo this double-click that I don't know of? (The undo command undoes the *whole* selection.)

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Cyan_282

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I have poste a request (idea) here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/polygonal-lasso-gt-option-to-disable-automatic-closing-of-the-selection-by-double-clicking/idi-p/14927328

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Cyan_282

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I completely agree with you. I think it's important to be able to deactivate this automatic selection closure. Personally, this has often (very often) caused me problems.

It's now 2024 and the corresponding option still doesn't seem to be in place (alas).

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Michael_L_Hale

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You can't undo the double click but you can make sure that the 'add to selection' option is highlighted in the option bar and continue making your selection.

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DC_B__09Author

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Yeah, that's what I end up doing, although often times a simple addition of another selection doesn't fix it (in case of an intricate selection pattern).

It just dawned on me, is it possible to disable closing of a selection by a double-click?

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Michael_L_Hale

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There is no way to disable double clicking from making a selection.

You could do as Wolf Eilers suggested and use the pen tool instead of the poly lasso tool. That would have the advantage of not making a selection until you are ready. You could also edit the path and use curved lines as well as the straight one to make a more intricate selection. Another advantage is the path can be used to make the selection again if ever need.

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Anonymous

Use the "step backward" command under Edit. You can step back around 16-20 actions. I was using a few minutes ago making a tornado from a tutorial.

CHEERS...Mathew

Hi:
This has been so annoying to me. I am using Photoshop CS4 and have to do extensive selections with the Polygonal Lasso Tool and sometimes I accidentally double click it making it close the selection that completely messes it up wasting me several minutes needed to reselect it again. Is there any way to undo this double-click that I don't know of? (The undo command undoes the whole selection.)

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DC_B__09Author

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Regarding the first post -- The issue happens during selection so I don't see how that would apply?

Second post -- Yes, of course I tried Ctrl+Alt+Z. What it does, it removes the selection completely. I also tried the Backspace that removes the last lasso point during selection but unfortunately it doesn't do it when selection was closed (again after my accidental double-click).

There should be a solution to it?

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Anonymous

All I can say is right now CS5 is buggy and I hope the fixs are fast in coming through. Now that this out, how would you like to be a code writer doing the fixes? Sounds like a MS product

I am committed to it as it is the future and I really hate going backwards if I can avoid it.

On the tool problem, perhaps you are screwed once you do the double click. I was always able to step back in CS4. Perhaps it is control-Z only. You have to be able to step back somehow. I now have a screwup issue on the selections and have to start ove too. Its my fault, not the software. Sigh.

CHEERS...Mathew

Regarding the first post -- The issue happens during selection so I don't see how that would apply?
Second post -- Yes, of course I tried CtrlAltZ. What it does, it removes the selection completely. I also tried the Backspace that removes the last lasso point during selection but unfortunately it doesn't do it when selection was closed (again after my accidental double-click).
There should be a solution to it?

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Wolf Eilers

Inspiring

Try converting the selection to a path (right click -> Make Work Path, choosing a tolerance of 2).

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Aman Vats

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This gave me a starting point. After converting the selection to work path, use the tool under pen tool as indicated in the attached image here. This will allow reshaping the path. Once unwanted selection has been put out of harm's way, simply right click the path and convert to selection.

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