CS3 eyedropper tool suddenly samples BG not FG

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RoseDraper
Feb 5, 2008
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hello
has anyone else experienced this: Couple of hours ago my eyedropper tool started to sample colors into background rather than foreground..
(windows CS3)

is there a reason/fix for this?
thanks

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Phosphor
Feb 6, 2008
Answer…same for Mac & Windows (ignore the text answer at the link below and examine the image I created):
<http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bbf6655>
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RoseDraper
Feb 6, 2008
thanks for the quick reply: so are these functions reversed from CS2? seems so?
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Phosphor
Feb 6, 2008
No. It’s always worked the same way.

At some point you clicked on the BG swatch in the Color Palette, bringing focus upon it. There is no other way you could have switched it.
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RoseDraper
Feb 6, 2008
ok thanks

some of my students in a forum are saying they’re tools have suddenly changed, but i cant replicate the problem on my machines.

all is well.
thanks very much

; )

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