The cursor icon stops to change in Photoshop

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Levlg
Oct 31, 2005
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The cursor icon should change when in Photoshop you use a tool and move the cursor across a processable picture.

But on my computer sometimes it stops to change suddenly though all Photoshop tools work properly. To restore the normal work of Photoshop you should rerun Windows XP, it’s not enough to rerun only the Photoshop. Therefore I suppose that the bug is in Windows, not in Photoshop. Whether can somebody prompt me, where and how should I correct it? Thanks in advance

Lev

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Mike Russell
Oct 31, 2005
"Levlg" wrote in message
The cursor icon should change when in Photoshop you use a tool and move the cursor across a processable picture.

But on my computer sometimes it stops to change suddenly though all Photoshop tools work properly. To restore the normal work of Photoshop you should rerun Windows XP, it’s not enough to rerun only the Photoshop. Therefore I suppose that the bug is in Windows, not in Photoshop. Whether can somebody prompt me, where and how should I correct it? Thanks in advance

If you have CS2, look in the CD’s goodies folder for the following .reg files and see if the "ON" version of the .reg file address the problem.

Bad Driver Sticky Cursor Registry Key

BadDriverStickyCrsr_OFF_D.reg
BadDriverStickyCrsr_ON.reg

Some display adapter drivers can cause cursor malfunctions in Adobe Photoshop CS2, such as the cursor not changing from one tool icon to another. By default, Photoshop allows the display adapter driver to perform all its regular functions. If a driver causes problems with the cursor in Photoshop, turning on this registry key gives Photoshop more cursor control, helping to solve the problem. To give the display adapter driver full cursor control again, use these instructions to run the
BadDriverStickyCrsr_OFF_D.reg file.


Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com
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Roy
Oct 31, 2005
"Levlg" wrote in message
The cursor icon should change when in Photoshop you use a tool and move the cursor across a processable picture.

But on my computer sometimes it stops to change suddenly though all Photoshop tools work properly. To restore the normal work of Photoshop you should rerun Windows XP, it’s not enough to rerun only the Photoshop. Therefore I suppose that the bug is in Windows, not in Photoshop. Whether can somebody prompt me, where and how should I correct it? Thanks in advance

Lev
Have you got Shift Lock on?

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KatWoman
Nov 1, 2005
"Mike Russell" wrote in message
"Levlg" wrote in message
The cursor icon should change when in Photoshop you use a tool and move the cursor across a processable picture.

But on my computer sometimes it stops to change suddenly though all Photoshop tools work properly. To restore the normal work of Photoshop you should rerun Windows XP, it’s not enough to rerun only the Photoshop. Therefore I suppose that the bug is in Windows, not in Photoshop. Whether can somebody prompt me, where and how should I correct it? Thanks in advance

If you have CS2, look in the CD’s goodies folder for the following .reg files and see if the "ON" version of the .reg file address the problem.
Bad Driver Sticky Cursor Registry Key

BadDriverStickyCrsr_OFF_D.reg
BadDriverStickyCrsr_ON.reg

Some display adapter drivers can cause cursor malfunctions in Adobe Photoshop CS2, such as the cursor not changing from one tool icon to another. By default, Photoshop allows the display adapter driver to perform all its regular functions. If a driver causes problems with the cursor in Photoshop, turning on this registry key gives Photoshop more cursor control, helping to solve the problem. To give the display adapter driver full cursor control again, use these instructions to run the BadDriverStickyCrsr_OFF_D.reg file.

I have CS (1) do you think I can change my cursor issue with that function? Would that be in the registry of Windows?
Others have told me their brush size cursor will change colors over different color areas of the image. mine won’t . it is always the same gray which hides so easily on studio gray backgrounds or BW images.

I am using ATI Radeon drivers X300



Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com

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Mike Russell
Nov 1, 2005
"KatWoman" wrote in message news:%[re
Bad Driver Sticky Cursor Registry Key registry setting for CS2]
I have CS (1) do you think I can change my cursor issue with that function?
Would that be in the registry of Windows?

Unfortunately, I think this is unlikely. The option affects driver handling of the normal cursor, and not the new "color changing cursor", which is supported by software in CS2, and wouldn’t be affected by a registry setting.

Others have told me their brush size cursor will change colors over different color areas of the image. mine won’t . it is always the same gray which hides so easily on studio gray backgrounds or BW images.

If it’s any consolation, the color changing cursor burns up cpu and causes the mouse to move in a jerky manner – and it’s not a complete solution because it is still invisible over certain patterns such as random noise and hatch patterns.

Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com

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