Why does option+click when on the brush tool set a background color?

Hello,
First question posted at Adobe so I hope this is in the right place.  I am using CS5 and am finding that when I option+click when using the brush tool to select a color to brush with, it sets that color as my background color.  I want it to set it to the foreground (obviously) so that I can immediately use the color I've just selected without having to swap the back to front.
I can not seem to find a setting to change this occurrence.  Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!

Hello, this is not the help forum for Photoshop, select your platform on :
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/
Your issue is due to the fact that you have the background color targeted on the Color panel. Click on the Foreground color, and you will be good to go!

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