Non-functioning Clone Tool

Running Photoshop CS3 on Windows XP Professional 160GB; 77GB Free
All of a sudden after more than a year functioning fine my clone stamp tool stopped working. Everything else is working fine. I reinstalled CS3 and the tool worked fine then, after a reboot, it stopped working again.
I am not supertech knowledgeable, so other than running a complete scan with my anti-virus program and a Windows Defender scan, neither of which identified any problems, I'm at a loss.
I'd be grateful for any ideas.

So, an artist here just encountered this problem on a Mac running 10.4.11. None of the suggested fixes seemed to help her, but I was able to "reboot" the clone tool by launching the System Prefs->Wacom Tablet and tinkering around in there a bit.
To be honest, I am not sure exactly which part of my tinkering was successful. She had 2 tablets listed, even though one is the an old one that she no longer uses and also 2 grip pens listed. I deleted the extra copy of each, clicked with the grip pen a couple times to make sure the tablet that was hooked up was still functional and then quit system prefs. Upon returning to PS, everything was running smoothly again...
At any rate, it might be something to check.
BTW, disconnecting/reconnecting the Wacom from the USB chain had no effect. Tried that first.

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just some general observations...
check that you are cloning both from and to the layers/areas you're expecting if you're working with a multi-layer document. check the options bar to see if 'use all layers' is selected, if that's what you want. also make sure that if you have a selection, you're not trying to clone outside of that selection.
usually when this happens to me, i've forgotten about a selection somewhere. try hitting ctrl-d (deselect) in case you have one hidden...

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I'm not sure if this is a Photoshop problem or an OSX problem. I have posted on the Adobe site, but there was only one response and that didn't tell me much. And then I thought: it might actually be an OSX problem.
When using the clone tool in Photoshop CS, after an hour or so, under circumstances that I have not been able to replicate, PS starts to activate F9 on a continuing basis. Sometimes only once (all open windows appear separated); sometimes twice in quick succession; sometimes three or four times. The effect is exactly the same as pressing F9 1, 2, 3 or 4 times every couple of minutes.
I get around the problem by shutting all other windows (then the PS window I'm working in doesn't get changed - I just click on it to bring it back if it has been F9ed); or if the F9s get too annoying I shut down PS and start again.
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* an OSX bug (PS does something and OSX triggers F9)?
I have not had the problem occur anytime except cloning in PS. I doubt it has anything to do with Expose (as the PS poster thought) because I do not use Expose.
The problem appears to me to be almost random. It might be in my particular setup, but I suspect that PS and/or OSX are going slightly haywire in a very esoteric way under certain vague circumstances. How's that for a non-specific description of the behaviour

This is an issue seen from time to time with Photoshop. The Photoshop team has said they're going to take another look at it, over on the Photoshop bugfix / feature request forum (http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/_adobe_community_help_keeps_popping_ open).
Not everyone sees this, so take heart, it can work well.
One source of random corruption seen with Photoshop can be from buggy display drivers. OpenGL implementations in display drivers are changing to this very minute.
You can try disabling OpenGL Drawing for a while, do some editing and watch to see if it still happens. You'd do this via Edit - Preference - Performance, and remember to restart Photoshop after making the change and before testing.
Or you can visit the web site of the maker of your video card and download/install their latest drivers. I recommend this, no matter what else you do.
-Noel

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That tab also has a feature to set a Master Password so that no one can use your saved passwords without knowing the Master Password. You may need to exit Firefox in order for Firefox to ask for that again.
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Lightroom 5.2 my clone tool is stuck with the scissors and won't clone a spot. How do I get rid of the scissors?   HELP!!!!!

My clone tool in Lr is stuck in the scissors mode. How do I get it back to normal clone function.
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DOWNLOADED 5.7 CAN'T POST CLIP BECAUSE WHEN i LET GO OF THE ALT KEY THEY DISAPPEAR.
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Subject: lightroom 5.2 my clone tool is stuck with the scissors and won't clone a spot. How do I get rid of the scissors?   HELP!!!!!
lightroom 5.2 my clone tool is stuck with the scissors and won't clone a spot. How do I get rid of the scissors?   HELP!!!!!
created by Bob Somrak in Photoshop Lightroom - View the full discussionFirst thing to do is update to LR 5.7.1.     No use trying to solve a problem on an outdated version. BTW, could you post a screen clip of these SCISSORS? If the reply above answers your question, please take a moment to mark this answer as correct by visiting: https://forums.adobe.com/message/7197183#7197183 and clicking ‘Correct’ below the answer Replies to this message go to everyone subscribed to this thread, not directly to the person who posted the message. To post a reply, either reply to this email or visit the message page: Please note that the Adobe Forums do not accept email attachments. If you want to embed an image in your message please visit the thread in the forum and click the camera icon: https://forums.adobe.com/message/7197183#7197183 To unsubscribe from this thread, please visit the message page at , click "Following" at the top right, & "Stop Following" Start a new discussion in Photoshop Lightroom by email or at Adobe Community For more information about maintaining your forum email notifications please go to https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1516624.

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However, to keep it as brief as possible:
In Mavericks, Keynote previews dissolves fine. On play they are non-functional. Completely and utterly broken;
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CP1215 Toolbox Non-Functional

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Toolbox 1.0.2837.24864
Very recently, Toolbox launches with a non-functional window. Under "Devices", I see "Known Printers". When I select that, however, I no longer get my printer or any of the Toolbox capabilities. Refreshing the window does not help. I have attached a JPEG screen-shot of the window.
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Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
Regarding the issue with the LaserJet CP1215 and its Tool Box not working, I would suggest uninstall and install the printer software.
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Adding rotation to clone tool

I've used the clone tool since Photoshop 4, and it has greatly improved. The ability to preview the effect before clicking, the addition of patch and bandaid tools, etc are great. The next version is supposed to have content aware moves. However a basic feature that is lacking is the ability to rotate the clone selection. Cloning out lines crossing edges is hard. Cloning non edged areas is relatively easy, but edges in real life often follow a curve. Now that the clone tool has a preview, it would be good if keystrokes could rotate the clone clockwise or counterclockwise to better clone along curved edges. There are workarounds with ctrl-j selections, but they are cumborsome. I'm not saying the content aware features will not be useful, but more mundane improvements are lacking.

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I am familiar with the operation of the clone tool in previous versions of Photoshop.... However after upgrading to CS6 I am having a problem with the functionality of the clone tool.
Basically when using the clone tool when its set to 100% opacity & flow, it looks as though the clone tool is only set to 50% opacity.
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I am a new user of PSE10 and cannot use the Clone Tool due to "Program Error". Have tried all of the suggestions on how to correct this annoying fault but to no avail. Have tried reset tool, have deleted the preferences file, have uninstalled and reinstalled program and have rebooted the computer every time but none of them work. I note that this is common to previous versions of PSE so have Adobe done anything to correct this obviously recurring fault?
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99jon, Ken, this is great, thanks a lot. My first time on the forum and I am encouraged by the support I am getting. Let’s hope I will be able to do the same when I become more proficient!
Ken, I had tried the reset option before (as stated in my first post) but to no avail. 99jon, thanks also but I am aware of the various options under certain of the tools and can confirm that I have the correct tool selected.
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