Reversed eyedropper function

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iclickphotos
Sep 12, 2003
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When I use the eyedropper, it functions in reverse. When I left-click the mouse the color is recorded for the background, not foreground as it was previously. When the ALT key is used with the left-click, the foreground is affected, which is the reverse of the way it was originally.

Also, when using the brush tool, hitting ALT + left-click affects the background. So, to use this tool I must click on the switch-colors icon in the toolbox to reverse the position every time I use the brush tool in this manner.

How can I put the function back to its original default?
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Bob Davis
Sep 12, 2003
When I use the eyedropper, it functions in reverse. When I left-click the mouse the color is recorded for the background, not foreground as it was previously. When the ALT key is used with the left-click, the foreground is affected, which is the reverse of the way it was originally.

Also, when using the brush tool, hitting ALT + left-click affects the background. So, to use this tool I must click on the switch-colors icon in the toolbox to reverse the position every time I use the brush tool in this manner.

How can I put the function back to its original default?
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YrbkMgr
Sep 12, 2003
Go to your Color Pallet and click on foreground. You currently have Background selected. Then your eyedropper will function as you expect.
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JP Kabala
Sep 12, 2003
If your mouse is functionally normally in other applications– Check a few–

…..all together now…..

Delete the preferences file– it sounds like it got corrupted.

"Bob Davis" <iclick@?ox.net> wrote in message
When I use the eyedropper, it functions in reverse. When I left-click the mouse the color is recorded for the background, not foreground as it was previously. When the ALT key is used with the left-click, the foreground
is
affected, which is the reverse of the way it was originally.
Also, when using the brush tool, hitting ALT + left-click affects the background. So, to use this tool I must click on the switch-colors icon
in
the toolbox to reverse the position every time I use the brush tool in
this
manner.

How can I put the function back to its original default?
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iclickphotos
Sep 12, 2003
That did it. Thanks, I knew it would be something simple.
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edjh
Sep 12, 2003
JP Kabala wrote:

If your mouse is functionally normally in other applications– Check a few–

….all together now…..

Delete the preferences file– it sounds like it got corrupted.
Like I said in teh other group:
Open Color Palette, click on foreground color.

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Bob Davis
Sep 13, 2003
edjd’s tip worked (click color pallette foreground square). Out of curiosity, what is the filename of the preferences file (Windows version)?

"JP Kabala" wrote in message
If your mouse is functionally normally in other applications– Check a few–

….all together now…..

Delete the preferences file– it sounds like it got corrupted.
"Bob Davis" <iclick@?ox.net> wrote in message
When I use the eyedropper, it functions in reverse. When I left-click
the
mouse the color is recorded for the background, not foreground as it was previously. When the ALT key is used with the left-click, the
foreground
is
affected, which is the reverse of the way it was originally.
Also, when using the brush tool, hitting ALT + left-click affects the background. So, to use this tool I must click on the switch-colors icon
in
the toolbox to reverse the position every time I use the brush tool in
this
manner.

How can I put the function back to its original default?

JK
JP Kabala
Sep 13, 2003
glad it worked….but this is a handy technique to know

http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/17478.html?origin=s tory

"Bob Davis" <iclick@?ox.net> wrote in message
edjd’s tip worked (click color pallette foreground square). Out of curiosity, what is the filename of the preferences file (Windows version)?
"JP Kabala" wrote in message
If your mouse is functionally normally in other applications– Check a few–

….all together now…..

Delete the preferences file– it sounds like it got corrupted.
"Bob Davis" <iclick@?ox.net> wrote in message
When I use the eyedropper, it functions in reverse. When I left-click
the
mouse the color is recorded for the background, not foreground as it
was
previously. When the ALT key is used with the left-click, the
foreground
is
affected, which is the reverse of the way it was originally.
Also, when using the brush tool, hitting ALT + left-click affects the background. So, to use this tool I must click on the switch-colors
icon
in
the toolbox to reverse the position every time I use the brush tool in
this
manner.

How can I put the function back to its original default?

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