Photoshop 5.5: Text Engine Won't Initialize

Just updated from 5 to 5.5 and now the Text Engine won't initialize. How do I fix it.
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Is the OS fully updated and have you performed the usual trouble-shooting routines (trashing prefs by keeping command-alt-shift/ctrl-alt-shift pressed while starting Photoshop, 3rd party plug-ins deactivation, system maintenance, font validation, etc.)?

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How do you fill a text box in Photoshop?
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There are two ways to fix this:
1.     Select the text tool and click inside the existing text then hover the pointer just above the little box/tab in the top center of that rectangle and bring it down just a bit.
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Ok, some advantages:
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Toxic Cumquat wrote:
How do you fill a text box in Photoshop?
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Solution: You CAN do anything you want in Photoshop -we know it’s GREAT - but the steps are not always so easy. See below for solutions to making it seem that the text box is filled with color, bordered, semi-tansparent etc.
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A Photoshop text box can display one of two types of bounding boxes:
Its OBJECT bounding box is there for moving the whole text layer, rotating it, duplicating it and distorting. Clicking once on the text layer pallet and selecting the move tool (v) will produce this bounding box. The direct selection tool (a) won’t recognize it. Note: If you try to resize the box as an object, it also distorts/stretches the text inside. This can make cool effects but usually you want the text to stay the way the font was designed. See: Layers>Type>Warp Text.
The TEXT bounding box is there for highlighting, re-typing and selecting the margins of the actual text/paragraph etc. Selecting the text tool and clicking over existing text will produce this bounding box.
Some features are accessible in either mode.
The Photoshop text tool has two types of cursors:
The NEW text box cursor looks like a text insertion cursor (often seen in word processing) WITH a dotted box around it.
To produce the new text box cursor just select the text tool and move over to a new work area.
The EDIT text cursor looks very much like the ordinary cursor people are familiar with (no dotted box).
To produce the edit text tool, hover the text tool over EXISTING text and the cursor changes to the simple insertion shape (without the dotted box). A click now will put you into text editing mode, not new text box mode. This drove me batty for a while because I was used to clicking anywhere inside an existing text box and the blinking cursor would pop in automatically - usually at the end of the last letter. This doesn’t happen in Photoshop; if that NEW text box tool is active, it will try to place a new box anywhere you click sometimes overlapping another.
When in this mode (edit existing text) you can carefully hover the arrow to the edges of the text box and resize the bounding box without altering the shape of the text itself. This is how you make the text box larger or smaller to fit/accommodate your needs. You can also highlight text, insert between words/letters. Highlighted text is available for changing its font, color, size, cutting/pasting etc.
To get OUT of the EDIT text mode, click the check box on the tool column above or type enter (not return) or type cmd-return (MAC), ctrl-return (WIN). If you want to cancel any changes to an existing text box click the ex-circle on the tool column or press the esc key (top left of keyboard-escape key)
OK, THE MAIN POINT:
To make an effect that looks like a text box that is filled, bordered, semi-transparent etc., you will have to create an object shape (box) and place it just behind (under) the text box. Linking the two allows you to move them around easily. The drawback is that, when you need a larger box, you’ll have to alter the size of both boxes and possibly re-center them to each other (I know it’s sort of dumb to have so many steps just to get a shaded text box or bordered one.)
Begin by selecting the Rectangle shape tool and draw a shape on the screen of any size. In the layers pallet a layer is created with two items (layer thumbnail and vector mask) Double click the one on the left the layer thumbnail). Change its color to a light one such as baby blue or yellow.
Now select the text tool and click once over that shape. A text box is created exactly the same size of the rectangle (any shape will work too).
Type some text into that box and change the font type, size and color to something you might use regularly. Check to see that the text color is black (can be changed later). The text automatically wraps around when you reach the edge of this box and fits well (inside margins can be altered by pixel later).
Now link the two boxes to one another. Shift-click each layer in the layers pallet to select both and choose the link button at the bottom of the window for layers or go to Layers>Link Layers. Now when you move one it will move the other too!
Using the paragraph tools you can center text, indent first line, and add space between paragraphs. Except the first paragraph seems too close to the top of the colored rectangle; doesn’t it? Photoshop won’t add extra leading (horizontal space) between the text box and the top of the first paragraph.
There are two ways to fix this:
1.     Select the text tool and click inside the existing text then hover the pointer just above the little box/tab in the top center of that rectangle and bring it down just a bit.
2.     Or you could unlink the two layers (to unlink just click link again while one of the two layers is selected in pallet) and move the colored rectangle up just a bit.
In the first instance it was not necessary to unlink the boxes. This is the advantage because altering the colored rectangle without unlinking will distort your text as will altering the text box if you are not in object text mode (see intro.)
Ok, some advantages:
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1.     Select the colored rectangle box and under Layers>Styles>Blending Options (or just double click in an open area of the layer pallet for that shape.)
2.     Select Stroke, change: Fill Type color, Color black, Size 4, Position inside, Blend Mode normal, Opacity 100%. Click OK/Apply
3.     Back in the layer pallet, change the Fill to 0% and you will just have a border with attached text box. You may have to alter the inside text box again depending on the thickness of that border especially if you made the Position to be inside to keep the sharpness of the rectangle.
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5.     Try it! Or try using Indesign!
There. I fixed that for you.

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My PC:
Windows 7 64Bit
i5-4200M
PS CC 2014 15.2.2
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Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Version: 6.1 Service Pack 1
System architecture: Intel CPU Family:6, Model:12, Stepping:3 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, HyperThreading
Physical processor count: 2
Logical processor count: 4
Processor speed: 2494 MHz
Built-in memory: 8104 MB
Free memory: 1962 MB
Memory available to Photoshop: 7069 MB
Memory used by Photoshop: 70 %
3D Multitone Printing: Disabled.
Windows 2x UI: Disabled.
Highbeam: Enabled.
Image tile size: 128K
Image cache levels: 4
Font Preview: Disabled
TextComposer: Latin
Display: 1
Display Bounds: top=0, left=0, bottom=768, right=1366
OpenGL Drawing: Enabled.
OpenGL Allow Old GPUs: Not Detected.
OpenGL Drawing Mode: Advanced
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OpenGL Allow Advanced Mode: True.
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License Type: Tryout Version
Serial number: Tryout Version
Application folder: G:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2014\
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Photoshop scratch has async I/O enabled
Scratch volume(s):
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   ExtendScript.dll   ExtendScript 2014/01/21-23:58:55   79.551519   79.551519
   icucnv40.dll   International Components for Unicode 2013/02/25-15:59:15    Build gtlib_4.0.19090
   icudt40.dll   International Components for Unicode 2013/02/25-15:59:15    Build gtlib_4.0.19090
   igestep30.dll   IGES Reader   9.3.0.113
   imslib.dll   IMSLib DLL   7.0.0.154
   JP2KLib.dll   JP2KLib 2014/06/28-00:28:27   79.254012   79.254012
   libifcoremd.dll   Intel(r) Visual Fortran Compiler   10.0 (Update A)
   libiomp5md.dll   Intel(R) OpenMP* Runtime Library   5.0
   libmmd.dll   Intel(r) C Compiler, Intel(r) C++ Compiler, Intel(r) Fortran Compiler   12.0
   LogSession.dll   LogSession   7.2.1.3399
   mediacoreif.dll   photoshopdva   8.0.0
   MPS.dll   MPS 2014/08/18-23:43:19   79.557676   79.557676
   pdfsettings.dll   Adobe PDFSettings   1.04
   Photoshop.dll   Adobe Photoshop CC 2014   15.2.2
   Plugin.dll   Adobe Photoshop CC 2014   15.2.2
   PlugPlugExternalObject.dll   Adobe(R) CEP PlugPlugExternalObject Standard Dll (64 bit)   5.0.0
   PlugPlugOwl.dll   Adobe(R) CSXS PlugPlugOwl Standard Dll (64 bit)   5.2.0.54
   PSArt.dll   Adobe Photoshop CC 2014   15.2.2
   PSViews.dll   Adobe Photoshop CC 2014   15.2.2
   SCCore.dll   ScCore 2014/01/21-23:58:55   79.551519   79.551519
   ScriptUIFlex.dll   ScriptUIFlex 2014/01/20-22:42:05   79.550992   79.550992
   svml_dispmd.dll   Intel(r) C Compiler, Intel(r) C++ Compiler, Intel(r) Fortran Compiler   12.0
   tbb.dll   Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks for Windows   4, 2, 2013, 1114
   tbbmalloc.dll   Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks for Windows   4, 2, 2013, 1114
   TfFontMgr.dll   FontMgr   9.3.0.113
   TfKernel.dll   Kernel   9.3.0.113
   TFKGEOM.dll   Kernel Geom   9.3.0.113
   TFUGEOM.dll   Adobe, UGeom©   9.3.0.113
   updaternotifications.dll   Adobe Updater Notifications Library   8.0.0.14 (BuildVersion: 1.0; BuildDate: BUILDDATETIME)   8.0.0.14
   VulcanControl.dll   Vulcan Application Control Library   5.0.0.82
   VulcanMessage5.dll   Vulcan Message Library   5.0.0.82
   WRServices.dll   WRServices Fri Mar 07 2014 15:33:10   Build 0.20204   0.20204
   wu3d.dll   U3D Writer   9.3.0.113
Required plug-ins:
   3D Studio 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Accented Edges 15.2.2
   Adaptive Wide Angle 15.2.2
   Angled Strokes 15.2.2
   Average 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Bas Relief 15.2.2
   BMP 15.2.2
   Chalk & Charcoal 15.2.2
   Charcoal 15.2.2
   Chrome 15.2.2
   Cineon 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Clouds 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Collada 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Color Halftone 15.2.2
   Colored Pencil 15.2.2
   CompuServe GIF 15.2.2
   Conté Crayon 15.2.2
   Craquelure 15.2.2
   Crop and Straighten Photos 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Crop and Straighten Photos Filter 15.2.2
   Crosshatch 15.2.2
   Crystallize 15.2.2
   Cutout 15.2.2
   Dark Strokes 15.2.2
   De-Interlace 15.2.2
   Dicom 15.2.2
   Difference Clouds 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Diffuse Glow 15.2.2
   Displace 15.2.2
   Dry Brush 15.2.2
   Eazel Acquire 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Embed Watermark 4.0
   Entropy 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Export Color Lookup Tables NO VERSION
   Extrude 15.2.2
   FastCore Routines 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Fibers 15.2.2
   Film Grain 15.2.2
   Filter Gallery 15.2.2
   Flash 3D 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Fresco 15.2.2
   Glass 15.2.2
   Glowing Edges 15.2.2
   Google Earth 4 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Grain 15.2.2
   Graphic Pen 15.2.2
   Halftone Pattern 15.2.2
   HDRMergeUI 15.2.2
   HSB/HSL 15.2.2
   IFF Format 15.2.2
   IGES 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Ink Outlines 15.2.2
   JPEG 2000 15.2.2
   Kurtosis 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Lens Blur 15.2.2
   Lens Correction 15.2.2
   Lens Flare 15.2.2
   Liquify 15.2.2
   Matlab Operation 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Maximum 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Mean 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Measurement Core 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Median 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Mezzotint 15.2.2
   Minimum 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   MMXCore Routines 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Mosaic Tiles 15.2.2
   Multiprocessor Support 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Neon Glow 15.2.2
   Note Paper 15.2.2
   NTSC Colors 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Ocean Ripple 15.2.2
   OpenEXR 15.2.2
   Paint Daubs 15.2.2
   Palette Knife 15.2.2
   Patchwork 15.2.2
   Paths to Illustrator 15.2.2
   PCX 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Photocopy 15.2.2
   Photoshop 3D Engine 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Photoshop Touch 14.0
   Picture Package Filter 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Pinch 15.2.2
   Pixar 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Plaster 15.2.2
   Plastic Wrap 15.2.2
   PLY 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   PNG 15.2.2
   Pointillize 15.2.2
   Polar Coordinates 15.2.2
   Portable Bit Map 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Poster Edges 15.2.2
   PRC 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Radial Blur 15.2.2
   Radiance 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Range 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Read Watermark 4.0
   Render Color Lookup Grid NO VERSION
   Reticulation 15.2.2
   Ripple 15.2.2
   Rough Pastels 15.2.2
   Save for Web 15.2.2
   ScriptingSupport 15.2.2
   Shake Reduction 15.2.2
   Shear 15.2.2
   Skewness 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Smart Blur 15.2.2
   Smudge Stick 15.2.2
   Solarize 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Spatter 15.2.2
   Spherize 15.2.2
   Sponge 15.2.2
   Sprayed Strokes 15.2.2
   Stained Glass 15.2.2
   Stamp 15.2.2
   Standard Deviation 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   STL 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Sumi-e 15.2.2
   Summation 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Targa 15.2.2
   Texturizer 15.2.2
   Tiles 15.2.2
   Torn Edges 15.2.2
   Twirl 15.2.2
   U3D 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Underpainting 15.2.2
   Vanishing Point 15.2.2
   Variance 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Virtual Reality Modeling Language | VRML 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Water Paper 15.2.2
   Watercolor 15.2.2
   Wave 15.2.2
   Wavefront|OBJ 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   WIA Support 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   Wind 15.2.2
   Wireless Bitmap 15.2.2 (2014.2.2 x001 x003)
   ZigZag 15.2.2
Optional and third party plug-ins:
   Camera Raw 8.7.1
   Camera Raw Filter 8.7.1
Plug-ins that failed to load: NONE
Flash:
   Libraries
   Adobe Color Themes
Installed TWAIN devices: NONE

http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-fonts-photoshop-cs5.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/crawlspace/2012/07/photoshop-basic-troubleshooting-steps-to-fix-mos t-issues.html

Something Preventing Text Engine from being initialized

Just starting with Photoshop CS6 and trying to enter text. Getting the following error message:
"Could not complete your request because something prevented the text engine from being initialized."
Saw this error listed in 2008 on CS3. Does it look like the same thing? Any ideas?

Hi. Because the forum you originally posted in is for beginners trying to learn the basics of Photoshop, I moved your question to the Photoshop General Discussion forum.

Error: prevented the text engine from being initialized

I am getting the following error when attempting to use the text tool with my photoshop (12.0) - windows 7.
"could not complete your request because something prevented the text engine from being initialized"
I've attempted to follow some posts from others to fix without success.
There are two fonts in my fonts folder that are shortcuts - and the fonts don't exist in the folder. Also, I can't delete the shortcut font from the fonts folder.
(I'm posting this now... and might have a solution. Just in case, I want this conversation started.)
TIA,
Greg

Usually that means that you have a corrupt font or a corrupt OS font cache.
See this document for more troubleshooting steps: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-fonts-photoshop-cs5.html
Also, make sure you have all the Photoshop updates installed.

Could not complete your request because something prevented the text engine from being initialized

anyone know how to fix this?

Anyone else experiencing this issue try watching this quick video. (no system specs or version info needed.)
How to: Fix Adobe Photoshop CS6 Text Engine Error - YouTube

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