Tool changes to pointer on mouse click

Help! All of a sudden when I use a tool in Photoshop CS4 the brush size or selection tool changes to the arrow on mouse click. I see the brush tip or eraser tip, but when I hold the mouse down it changes to an arrow.

I had this happening too under CS4 with Snow Leopard.
I went to preferences / cursors, and changed the cursors options, then changed them back, and it fixed it.

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Here is my Project File.
I'm wanting to change dynamic text when an object is clicked.
I created 3 dynamic text boxes under "Selected Colors" and gave them instance names of selected_roof_color, selected_trim_color and selected_wall_color.
When the user clicks a color (ie Arctic White) and then clicks say the roof, I want the "Selected Color" to display "Arctic White" to the right of "Roof:".
The colorable areas on the building have been given instances of roof, walls and trim.
I used this tutorial to change in the textbox underneath the colors when you mouse over a color.
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My first button color is Arctic White and it has an instance of arcticwhite.
The actionscript for the Arctic White Button is:
on (release) {
_root.fillColor = 0xf3f5f4;
_root.brush.gotoAndStop(1);
The roof button has an instance of selected_roof_color and my dynamic text field where I want "Arctic White" to appear is given an instance of selected_roof_text.
Using your suggestion, my main Actionscript now has the following
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function roof(e:MouseEvent):void{
selected_roof_text.text="roof";
Looks like I've still got something incorrect as the selected_roof_text isn't changing when I click a color onto the roof.
Can you explain what the F in "roofF" is? Is that a typo?

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Hello,
for work I am trying to create a visual for a simple electric circuit. What I want is that when the circuit opening is clicked, it closes and the light bulb comes on. When it is clicked again, it opens and the light bulb turns off.
I have it working fine when I try to play it one time through. However, I do not know how to send it back to the beginning and run through the entire timeline again.
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Everything works great, even when it is sent back to frame 2. The problem is that when it reaches 11 again, clicking the mouse always sends it back to 2 instead of on to 13.
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use:
On frame 1 I have this actionscript:
stop();
movieClip_1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame_3);
function fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame_3(event:MouseEvent):void
gotoAndPlay(2);
This plays till frame 11, which has the script:
movieClip_1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame);
function fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame(event:MouseEvent):void
gotoAndPlay(13);
stop();
It then plays till the end (frame 24), where I put in the script:
movieClip_1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayAtFrame24);
function fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayAtFrame24(event:MouseEvent):void
gotoAndPlay(2);
Everything works great, even when it is sent back to frame 2. The problem is that when it reaches 11 again, clicking the mouse always sends it back to 2 instead of on to 13.
I hope this makes sense, I don't really know any better ways to explain it. It's probably a simple fix, but I'm new to actionscript and this has been driving me crazy. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Emily

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Exit out of Outlook and reboot your machine.
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Reboot for good luck and now launch OUTLOOK. All that remains is to locate your iCloud Contacts and Calendar files, and make them your default.
IMPORTANT: Don't panic if you can't find your contacts -- they're there. Click CONTACTS and you'll see you have several available contact files. Locate the one label "iCloud" in grey type. Right-click on it, select PROPERTIES, then click the Outlook Address Book tab. Check the box that says something like "Make this my default Outlook Address Book." Keep clicking "apply" and "okay" until you've exited out of the dialog box maze.
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Hello
Attached is a labview example lv 7.0 about how to map cursor coordinates to graph units.
Perhaps Chilly Charly can post his vis en 7.0
Greetings
Alipio
"Qod natura non dat, Salmantica non praestat"
Attachments:
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Lasso tool problem, using alt key, no click within 5sec causes loss of active window focus

I have been using Photoshop since ver. 4 and have never seen this happen. The only difference is now I'm on Windows 7 64bit. Did not have this problem with XP. Current version CS3 Extended.
Problem: While using Lasso tool with the alt key if I do not make a mouse click in 5 seconds Photoshop's active window loses focus for a split second and then the first point of my selection and the last point will connect. Thus, wasting my time and my attempt at a selection.
I have task bar buttons to "Never combine". I see for that split second what appears to be another program button opening but it is so fast that I cannot see if there is a name on the task bar button. The current Photoshop button moves to the right and back too fast. This all happens very quickly as the window loses focus.
I first thought it was some another program but after many searches found nothing I can identify as the cause.
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I have a wireless Logitech M305 mouse that this morning updated the driver to its current version 5.20.51, Control Center version: 6.20.50.
I have not tested a wired mouse, yet.
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Message was edited by: golfnut333

UPDATE
After I removed Photoshop from Norton 360's Administrative Settings_Silent Mode Settings_User-Specified Programs, I did not have the problem with the lasso tool that I first had with loss of window focus. I then put Photoshop back in the 360's settings and the lasso tool still worked, BUT...............
After a couple of days of not using Photoshop and turning computer on and off in that time, I tried Photoshop again and the same problem, it came back. Loss of focus after 5 seconds of not clicking mouse. So, once again I open Norton and took Photoshop out of the User-Specified Programs and the problem went away, no loss of focus.
So, I will see if after a couple of days of turning on and off the computer and NOT putting Photoshop in the Norton's User-Specified Programs setting if the problem stays fixed.
I don't have to have Photoshop in the Norton's setting I just thought that it would be a good idea so Norton didn't try to do any background processes or whatever while I was working in Photoshop or I was rendering a filter or something.
Another thought I also have the Full Screen Detection setting ON. I do use Photoshop in Full Screen mode so maybe when having both the Full Screen mode and User-Specified Programs setting selected it makes something go wacky.
Hope this helps anyone having the same problem I "did". Will post back after a few days to let you know if focus problem is gone.
If it does relieve the problem then I will leave Photoshop off the list in Norton. No sense in trying to fix something that really doesn't matter, really.
UPDATE 2
January 8, 2011, I tried the lasso tool again and it still appears to be working. I did my standard test of holding the alt key and clicking to make selections then not click for 5 seconds or more and I did not lose window focus. I do not know why the Norton 360 setting triggers the loss of focus but since I turned that setting off I'm not having any problem.
Will update again if something changes.
Anyone else out there with the same problem that was solved using this method?
Message was edited by: golfnut333

Buggy mouse cursor position (Jumps around to random spot on mouse click)

I've only noticed this annoying quirk in photoshop CS4. This only happens when using the tools in photoshop, and not in any other programs.
When using the tools in photoshop, every so often, some times more often then others, the tools will jump to a random place on (and many times FARE off) screen on mouse click. As in the tool is no longer where my mouse is, but is registering elsewheer.
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Using the brush tool to color something in and click and the brush is coloring fare above my curser.
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No settings are ever changed reguarding the mouse, it's just random and ONLY in photoshop with using it's tools. My mouse it's self is not jumping, just where the tool is drawing/putting down whatever is.
This jumping also seems to be a rather common thing, as I stream my drawing live at times and when it starts doing this I've had many people comment and remark that their copy also does the same thing. Posting a journal entry about it also resaulted in a lot of replies with people facing the same thing.
Is this a bug in CS4? People have told me to check my mouse settings under the control panel but that shouldn't have anything to do with it when every other program I use does not do this yet photoshop does. Flash don't, dreamweaver don't, illustrator don't. Painter, bryce, max, etc etc none of them do it. Only photoshop and only when I am using a tool. It's effects are still random.

Hi,
I have the same problem as well. I don't think it's related to the mouse hardware at all- on mine the mouse curser stays in the same position but Photoshop registeres is elsewhere! If I let go (of holding the mouse button), the mouse is still where I left it. I've had this problem since Photoshop CS4 x64 but the problem still happens on Photoshop CS5 x64 (it was fine at first but after about a month of use now CS5 has started having the same problem).
I've had the problem for a while (almost a year now) and is really annoying! I dont have any tablets, and I've changed my mouse a few times. I am using a laptop with Windows Ultimate x64. It only happens in photoshop, it's fine in Adobe InDesign.
Hopefully someone might come up with a solution!
Thanks to anyone who can help me/us

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