Option key functionality gone

The option key to toggle from tools to the eyedropper has stopped working. It was working fine, then my cat laid on my keyboard and it stopped working.
I deleted my prefs, I uninstalled and reinstalled the program. I figure that there is a check box or a radio button that needs to be clicked, but I can't seem to find it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Actually, it most certainly does. And the capability has been very useful there. I wish we could have it in more cirumstances with a greater variety of objects.
If the OP is working with a live paint object, this all makes more sense. But then the mystery can only be solved with a lot more detail about what's going on:
What kind of object?
What tool is active when the option key is pressed?
Is the cat male or female?
Any stripes?
Has the cat been generally supportive or antagonistic to computer work?
and such....

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