this has happened to me before and a reinstall normally fixes it
but its being stubborn (first time its happened since i started using v.7)

certain tools the variable panel will not appear

for example

if i try to adjust the levels on a picture

by hitting ctrl+L or what not

the cursor just turns into the eye-dropper tool

and i can't do anything but hit escape

any ideas/fixes?

also, it acts as if the adjustment panel is out there somewhere
i.e., if i hit alt+f4, it ends the adjustment process not the program

[Edited on January 3, 2006 at 11:13 PM. Reason : `]

1/3/2006 11:10:46 PM

check the keyboard shortcuts under the edit menu

also make sure the ctrl key isn't sticking at all and it actually works, I've had that happen before.

1/3/2006 11:25:34 PM

well that was the point of the "what not"
it doesn't matter if i use a keyboard shortcut or go through the menus

it clearly is opening the dialog box
i just isn't presenting it to me

but i'll check and see what you're talking about

1/3/2006 11:36:50 PM

maybe this is a clearer explaination

if i'm choosing a filter

it will go ahead and be previewing whatever the last changes selected were

so say i last did an unsharp mask at 20/80, then its gonna give me that preview, and if i hit return, it applies it and i can move on, i just can't select different variables for the filter because it isn't presenting me the tool window

1/3/2006 11:40:36 PM

bttt for the dayshift

1/4/2006 10:30:32 AM

set workspace to default? maybe it's just hiding the dialog box.

1/4/2006 11:06:50 AM

^i thought i'd tried that

but i'll try again when i get home...

1/4/2006 1:27:45 PM

JIGGLE THE HANDLE

1/4/2006 3:45:00 PM

This isn't a problem, it's a feature. Thank you for calling Microsoft Technical Support. Have a nice day.

1/4/2006 4:10:37 PM

oh bigman, you are what the spanish call an annoying fucko

1/4/2006 4:37:11 PM

bttt

1/4/2006 11:15:23 PM

1/5/2006 3:45:56 PM

com'on tww

1/8/2006 6:42:05 PM

shits solved yo

photoshop keeps yo shit where you used it last

so if you change your monitor settings

that shit is still there

its just in a part of yo monitor you can't see

1/8/2006 8:07:37 PM