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1. R_Kelly,

Dec 29, 2012 6:11 PM in reply to Meikka500

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You can turn off the tool tips in either (Adobe Photoshop) Edit>Preferences>General or Interface depending on the version of photoshop your using:

What version of photoshop are you using?

Example from photoshop cs5:

Uncheck Show Tool Tips

older versions prior to cs3:

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2. Meikka500,

Dec 30, 2012 4:15 AM in reply to R_Kelly

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Thank You,

Tried that - does not work. It's the same problem in CS6 and 5.

Perhaps I was not clear enough in my first post. The problem is when using

the pen tool and pressing alt or Ctrl the white rectangle with the key name in it

appears and often obscures the work area in close up work.

/Martti

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3. c.pfaffenbichler,

Dec 30, 2012 5:29 AM in reply to Meikka500

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Perhaps I was not clear enough in my first post.

And how easily that could have been avoided with posting a screenshot.

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The problem is when using the pen tool and pressing alt or Ctrl the white rectangle with the key name in it appears and often obscures the work area in close up work.

What OS do you work on?

I suspect this may be caused by an OS-setting, because I have no recollection of such a »feature« of Photoshop.

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4. conroy,

Dec 30, 2012 5:42 AM in reply to Meikka500

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I think Christoph has the correct idea. OS X has a System Preference for displaying pressed modifier keys on screen. Windows probably has similar. This screenshot shows the preference enabled.

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5. Noel Carboni,

Dec 30, 2012 6:40 AM in reply to conroy

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conroy wrote:

Windows probably has similar.

Nope. Windows users are assumed to know what their hands are doing at all times.

Actually Windows just beeps to give you feedback when you use the "sticky keys" feature.

-Noel

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6. R_Kelly,

Dec 30, 2012 11:29 AM in reply to conroy

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Good call.

I guess i just assumed that Meikka500 was using a windows system because of the reference to Alt and Ctrl keys.

Of course a screenshot from Meikka500 of the actual problem would be nice along with what operating system.

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7. conroy,

Dec 30, 2012 11:32 AM in reply to R_Kelly

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I still think Meikka500 is using Windows because of the specific reference to Alt and Ctrl. They maybe have a 3rd party utility causing the issue.

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8. Meikka500,

Jan 1, 2013 5:10 AM in reply to conroy

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Thank You all,

Iam using WinVista exactly as you suspected. As a matter of fact I also thought

that Windows not PS is the culprit. I will try to find a solution in some Windows forum.

Happy 2013,

:-)

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9. R_Kelly,

Jan 1, 2013 2:06 PM in reply to Meikka500

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If you would post a screenshot, maybe someone will recognize what's going on.

Or a short video clip on youtube.

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