That makes zero sense. See my other reply in your "Smart guys" thread.
Can you find your way back to it, or would you like a link to it?
what phos means is "doesn’t respond" can mean a lot of things. we’re not there with you at your system. please PLEASE try to be as descriptive as possible. include all the steps you’re taking, exactly what happens that causes you concern, and what you’re EXPECTING to happen (because someone can often let you in on an easier or just different way to do something.) there are at least 3 ways to do almost ANYTHING in photoshop.
Digga,
When I first read your question here, I too thought the same thing as Phosphor…it makes very little sense. When I take it in context with other questions you’ve posted here, it sounds to me as if you are indeed just quoting questions from a test, as someone suggested elsewhere. While there is little to be learned from simply asking for answers to a test rather than seeking on your own to find and understand those answers, maybe I can throw you a bit of both here.
To begin with, even if your question here makes little sense at first, you could actually throw that same comment to the instructor who provided the test. A "Photoshop doesn’t respond" issue usually relates to hardware or software issues, so I think that is a poor choice of words for the question presented here. The instructor instead should have written the question as:
When I’m starting to work on an image and Photoshop doesn’t provide access to the menu options or tools that I would normally expect to use, what should I check first? (a) foreground & background colors, (b) layer > layer properties, (c) Image > Mode > Indexed Color, or (d) Image > Adjust > Variations?
The correct answer would be "c", the Image Mode. Why? Because in Indexed Color, a very limited selection of editing options and tools are available. What you would typically do to obtain the full completment of tools and options is change your image to RGB Color. If the final output still needs to be in Indexed Color, that conversion would be made upon completion of your edits. Technically, to counter how the question was worded, Photoshop "is" responding…by disallowing certain editing options while in Indexed Color mode.
Now, if you were a student with an inquiring mind ;), you might even ask "Why are fewer tools available for an Indexed Color image?", to which I’d reply "I dunno." However, to hazard a guess, I would assume that many of the types of editing that can be peformed with Photoshop may require a broad range of color in the original data so as to more smoothly produce the type of edit desired. While going from Indexed Color to RGB Color doesn’t create new colors from the limited number provided in Indexed Color mode for the source data, I’m guessing that at least the resulting effect in the edited data can be created using a broader range of colors. So, if Adobe designed Photoshop to provide the best quality of edit, then I’d expect them to disallow any tool than cannot provide a high quality edit from a limited color range and hence, you have less editing freedom in Indexed Color mode.
Now, whether I’m right or wrong on this, at least it sounds like plausible crap, right? 😀
Regards,
Daryl
Now, whether I’m right or wrong on this, at least it sounds like plausible crap, right?
Very plausible crap Daryl, and I learned something from reading it.
Nice job,
patty
Digga,
Maybe I can address this issue since I’m new at this, myself.
If this is a test or an assignment, instead of asking for the answer right away, why don’t you try each one of your options and see what results you get. That way you will learn what gives you results and what doesn’t. You will learn and remember what works a lot better if you do it yourself, than someone just "giving" you answers to something you haven’t tried, yet.
This is how I’ve learned what I know. Trial and error, and then hunting for "tutorials" online. When I have problems that I have not been able to resolve after repeated trying, then I ask the "Smart Guys." ;~)
Good luck…
Mickey
Well said Ms. Mickey, and great advice.
Patty
Why thank you Patty! :~) I guess I need to look for questions from people like Digger to answer.
Ms. Mickey
Ms. Mickey, be careful what you wish for. The last thing we need is more Diggas posting every little Photoshop problem they run up against instead of learning the program like most other people do!
Awww, very good point and well taken! Thank you for the reminder…
Mickey
