Eyedropper picking background color

I read the FAQ, which really doesn't answer this question, I don't want to have to hit X to flip the colors. I used to select a color from the swatches palette and it went to the foreground color, all of a sudden my eyedropper tool sends my selected color as the background color. Is this a preference problem?

Hey Buko...
Can you see what you can do about getting that graphic added to the Windows-for-PS FAQ section?
I'm not asking because I made the graphic. I asking because it very clearly answers the questionI'd make the request even if Ramon created the image!
;) XD

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