Have CS2, Windows XP, for more than a year. Four days ago I suddenly lost some of my tools (I swear I did not leave the tailgate of my truck down). Tools not working are clone, brush, eraser, smudge and dodge/burn. What are working are bucket, type. I tried reloading PS over itself but got an error message.
Had IT guy in today to check out the computer, and he could find no problems.
Thank you.
#1
on one specific file or on all files? what image mode? 8 bit, 16 bit? rgb cmyk? indexed?
have you looked into the faq section here? tried resetting your preferences.
#2
If you have a Wacom or similar tablet, move the pen farther away from it.
#3
"Suddenly..." is a major clue to Trash/Reset Preferences as per the FAQs.
#4
Michael:
You were so right. I seldom use the tablet, and a tech had recently fixed a noisy fan in my computer and had moved it. It sits behind my paper holder and so I cannot normally see it.
Thank you very much for such a simple fix.
#5
You're welcome, Dorinda. The symptoms of a pen on or near tablet are pretty easy to recognize once you know what they are. It's such a nearly guaranteed fix that a forum poster can act like he or she has a camera on your desktop and say something like, "I see that the pen is too close to the tablet...."
#6
Spoilsport!
#7
You too can be a seer!
#8