Eyedropper sample suggestion

hey, i'm glad you guys finally implemented a 'no adjustment layers' option and a 'current and below' option for the eye dropper. it greatly helps those in the matte painting and concept art world.
i just wanted to offer a suggestion to also include nixing the (fx) adjustments. as of now if there is a color overlay on a layer, it will still sample the content with the overlay adjustment instead of ignoring it (no adjustments). since this is considered an adjustment also and not 'baked' into the layer, it should be ignored.
thanks!
craig

thanks for correcting me and the quick reply.
yes, i LOVE the no adjustment mode. i think i was nagging you guys about that since cs3 so i'm super excited to see it implemented. although i don't think a 'no styles' and a 'no adjustments' option would need to be exclusive, i feel like bundling them into either the 'no adjustment' mode or a separate 'no styles, no adjustments, sample all layers' pulldown.
often in these concept images (and i speak for a couple other artists with similar workflow), we'll use the layer styles to 'tone' a layer to match the lighting in the scene without being destructive to the original image. eventually we may need to paint on that layer to adjust or fit it into the scene, but don't want to commit the layer style. so being able to sample and paint on that layer without picking up the color overlay is necessary. sampling using 'current' does this, however current and below and all the other options include the layer style when sampling.
thanks for the response chris-

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