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Antonín Mika
Antonín Mika
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January 13, 2018
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Photoshop 2018 changes tools spontaneously

  • January 13, 2018
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Hi, in version CC 2018 Photoshop mysteriously changes tools. E.g. when I press square bracket for change size of brush, brush tool will change to e.g. hand tool etc. Tools are changing when I press keys: "[", "]", "0-9", "H" and more. It's very annoying because it's hapening very often...

Do you have the same problem? Is there any solution please?

PS: Sorry for my English.

PPS: My Photoshop version: 19.0 20171103.r.190 2017/11/03: 1143799  x64

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    Correct answer Jarod5FCB

    Go to "Preferences/Tools/Spring Loaded Tool.." and uncheck it.  This has plagued me for years and even forced me to buy a new PC for no reason.  Worst default feature ever.  Finally figured it out 

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    Jaydude-wb
    Inspiring
    October 6, 2022

    That kind of behaviour is back in 23.5.1

     

    Press B for Brush and in a second it switches autonoously to the move Tool! Very annoying.

    J
    Jarod5FCBCorrect answer
    Participating Frequently
    November 29, 2022

    Go to "Preferences/Tools/Spring Loaded Tool.." and uncheck it.  This has plagued me for years and even forced me to buy a new PC for no reason.  Worst default feature ever.  Finally figured it out 

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      jamesm4913095
      Participant
      January 19, 2023

      Why have I been putting up with this issue for so long??? Thanks so much. This works a treat!

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      александрс26220873
      Participant
      May 3, 2018

      try to use this Tools randomly change to previously used tools

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      jobudha
      Participant
      January 20, 2018

      just customize each tool you want and try on the image when it comes back to the tool menu and so it no longer changes for the other tools

      priyankas72354167
      Adobe Employee
      priyankas72354167
      Adobe Employee
      January 15, 2018

      Hi

      Please try to reset the preference of the tools in Photoshop.

      Right click on the tool at the top left

      Reset all tools

      Also reset the photoshop preferences.

      Restart Photoshop.

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      mandryk
      Known Participant
      January 13, 2018

      ok here is a small clip showing the bug in action.  So, I'm painting, (resizing using the other key combo) then hit the bracket key....you can see it switch to the eyedropper.  I then do a test while back using the brush tool, hit H, and again it selects the eyedropper.

      Antonín Mika
      Antonín MikaAuthor
      Known Participant
      January 13, 2018

      Yes, that's it... Thank you for making video. This problem is quite difficult to describe.

      JJMack
      Community Expert
      JJMackCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 15, 2018

      I reinstalled Photoshop too (no effect), but I really didn't want to reinstall the whole Windows... Well, it's the only way apparently. Thank you very much for sharing your solution. I really hope that it will work for me too!


      I have done more testing on my Window 10 Pro Photoshop CC 2018 system.  I have not been able to get the bracket  and numeric shortcuts keys to fail and switch tools from the brush.  However I have made the H key when held and released fail to switch back to the brush tool.

      I believe you have the problem you say you have.    It may be a window of opportunity bug.  That is a timing thing it like someone keeps opening and shutting a window whet the time is open is very short.  If you  jump at the right moment  you get in and the tool changes.  I'm also not a painter so I'm most likely not using Photoshop Brushes as much as you do.  Is there any particular brush that seems more likely to have this problem or its just a random thing.

      JJMack
      Norman Sanders
      Norman Sanders
      Legend
      January 13, 2018

      Until the square-bracket problem is solved, consider the Mac shortcut:

      Cmd+Opt horizontal drag changes brush size

      Cmd+Opt vertical drag changes brush hardness

      Antonín Mika
      Antonín MikaAuthor
      Known Participant
      January 13, 2018

      Thank you, I know this shortcut, but the problem is not only with brackets and brush...

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      mandryk
      Known Participant
      January 13, 2018

      Gizzer, what build of windows are you using?  I'm noticing a lot of weirdness (not just with photoshop) with build 1709.  I get lots of random slowdowns and latency in general....thinking about doing a reset of windows and see if that helps.  To find out your build, use windows key+R, then type:  winver

      JJMack
      Community Expert
      JJMackCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 13, 2018

      Gizzer  wrote

      Hi, in version CC 2018 Photoshop mysteriously changes tools. E.g. when I press square bracket for change size of brush, brush tool will change to e.g. hand tool etc. Tools are changing when I press keys: "[", "]", "0-9", "H" and more. It's very annoying because it's hapening very often...

      The bracket keys [] when the Photoshop brush tool is active should only change the tip size or if the shift key is also use the brush hardness is changed instead of size.  The numeric keys 0-9 should change the brush opacity.   H if taped should switch to the hand tool.  If the h key is instead held down  the bush tool will be changed the the  hand tool however when you release the h key the active tool will be the brush tool again.

      If the  bracket keys and numeic key change tools  on you when the brush tool is active you have a problem on you machine that I do not have on my Windows  10 machine with CS6, CC 2014 and CC 2018.   H will switch to the hand tool that the Hand tool's shortcut.

      JJMack
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      mandryk
      Known Participant
      January 13, 2018

      agrees, that's how things should work.  I'll see if i can upload some video capture of the problem in action. 

      JJMack
      Community Expert
      JJMackCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 13, 2018

      It may be more helpful if you post information about your  Hardware , softer and Photoshop add-ons.  I do not have your problem on my Windows 10 workstations with Photoshop CC 2018 and the add-ons I have install into Photoshop.  I also have a Wacom Intuos Pro small,  and logictech G502 mouse and G13 keypad. I have even programmed the bracket keys into my Wacom configuration and gamming mouse they work correctly from the keyboard the wacom tablet and from the mouse.

      JJMack
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      mandryk
      Known Participant
      January 13, 2018

      yes I get this behavior as well.....It's super annoying.  It happens to me when using the brush tool, hitting the bracket key will select a different tool...sometimes..it's really unpredictable.  Add to that the laggy performance of cc2018 and it's very frustrating to work in this program. 

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