CS4 Extended - how to avoid selecting text layers

I'm working on creating an image with a number of text layers, most of which are in groups that I've hidden while I work. The problem is, I have so many text layers that every time I click to add another line of text, I wind up hitting one of the text layers in my hidden groups instead.
Typing my text in some out of the way location and dragging it into position is seriously annoying (and I'm running out of out-of-the-way locations). Is there any way I can prevent my text tool from selecting layers in hidden groups?

Holding down the shift key while clicking the image with
the type tool should put the text on a new layer.
MTSTUNER

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Dieter Gröhn wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i have this short report:
>
>
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> *
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>
>
> in batch i don't want the selection-screen. Is it possible? How can i do this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> regards, Dieter
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