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February 1, 2024

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  • February 1, 2024
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Unable to select or edit the existing text using the Type Tool. The selection gets instantly reverted. This also happens while adding new texts. Restarting the app is the only workaround. Here's a screen recording of the issue:

 

 

Premiere Pro Version: 24.2.1 (Build 2)

OS: Win 11 Home

Laptop: Asus Vivobook Pro 15

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

Graphics Card: Nvidia RTX 3050

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    Ali JaberCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 12, 2024

    Hey Kevin, glad to help. The text panel is very powerful but for some reason it does not get enough attention from Pr users.

      Kevin-Monahan
      Community Manager
      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 12, 2024
      You can edit the text in the Text panel instead. This works perfectly and avoids the bugs in the Program panel. For now, I believe you can use the Text panel as a workaround for that issue until the bug is fixed.

       

      Thank you for the idea of an acceptable workaround @Ali Jaber  . You're a great help!

       

      Cheers,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
        Kevin-Monahan
        Community Manager
        Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        March 12, 2024
        Honestly I am done with this priemere pro so many bugs and crashes literally can't work smoothly 😞 wish they could have invested more on making better rather than responding here.

         

        I apologize for the frustration, @Santosh35865464hmus. The team is hard at work on a fix. I assure you. Please take care.

         

        Thank You,

        Kevin

        Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
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        Santosh35865464hmus
        Known Participant
        March 11, 2024

        Honestly I am done with this priemere pro so many bugs and crashes literally can't work smoothly 😞 wish they could have invested more on making better rather than responding here

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        Ali JaberCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        March 11, 2024

        I've encountered some issues when writing Arabic text directly in the Program panel. Fortunately, there's a simple solution! You can edit the text in the Text panel instead. This works perfectly and avoids the bugs in the Program panel. For now, I believe you can use the Text panel as a workaround for that issue until the bug is fixed.

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          Santosh35865464hmus
          Known Participant
          March 11, 2024

          Hi please fix this text tool asap whenever it type something it forces to the shortcut keys and it's been almost 10 days there is nothing fixed from Adobe's side and it's literally affecting my work and projects, I don't understand that we pay for this and it's getting more worse and worse, it isn't easier to shift to another program if it was i would have literally consider to replace this software and shift to another program. 

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          Mona Mohsen
          Participant
          March 11, 2024

          I am using Version 24.2.1, the latest update

          Kevin-Monahan
          Community Manager
          Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          March 11, 2024

          Hi @MrSpaceman and community,

          We have changed the status of this bug to "Investigating," as the bug previously marked as fixed is not fixed yet. We apologize for the frustration this issue is causing.

          Thanks,
          Kevin

          Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
          Kevin-Monahan
          Community Manager
          Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          March 11, 2024

          Thanks, @Stan Jones. I merged the two bugs for the product team. I appreciate you alerting me to the other post.

           

          Cheers,
          Kevin

          Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
          Stan Jones
          Community Expert
          Stan JonesCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          March 11, 2024

          @clicker,

           

          Wow.

           

          I tested in 24.2.1. All was okay until I added a mask in the Text layer (via Effect Controls). It was still okay. I could add new layers in the text object, edit old layers, and create a new graphics text object. But as soon as I deleted the mask, I could no longer do any of those. I got the functionality back by closing and reopening the project - I did not restart PR.

           

          Another post:

          https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-bugs/when-typing-in-text-box-it-turn-into-the-shortcut/idi-p/14475226

           

          @Sumeet Kumar Choubey 

           

          Stan

           

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            royzagaming
            Participant
            February 1, 2024

            Hey everyone, im not sure if this is a bug however this has only started happening after the most recent update.

            Every time I double click on the caption to edit the text and re type the word, depending on the letters I use it presumes im using a hotkey for another tool?. The thought typing slower fixed it however it still occasianally happens. Not a huge problem however when its deleting, selecting other tools it makes the proccess take longer not to mention anoying.

             

            any insights on this would be greratly apreciated 

              morphinapg
              morphinapg
              Inspiring
              March 27, 2024

              Hi! Thanks for reporting this issue. Our team is investigating the bug. Looks like this is happening every time you delete an effect that allows Direct Manipulation in the Program Monitor (like a mask or the crop effect).

              As bad as this is, at least we found a workaround that will hopefully get you editing somewhat smoothly again. If you enter any kind of Direct Manipulation before editing the text, it should work again. For example, click on "Motion" or "Vector Motion" in the Effect Controls panel. Then text editing works.

              Sorry for this. We hope to have this resolved soon!  


              I've noticed that occasionally, Premiere will intercept one of my key presses while I'm typing subtitles, and start triggering keyboard shortcuts based on the keys I pressed after that moment, often causing a lot of problems I then I have to undo, find where I was, and continue typing. This has been happening over the last few months at least, perhaps starting with the 2024 release. I know it's not an issue of not having the cursor in focus, because sometimes when I return to the subtitle segment I was working on, the text is partially typed and was interrupted mid-line. So something is happening causing the typing to be interrupted and perhaps losing focus, causing Premiere to then take subsequent key presses as keyboard shortcuts.

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