CS Help needed
 

What have I done,:( I can't see my text in CS. I have tried everything but still can't get it to show. I have tried reseting defaults at startup.

Don't panic.
Just explain what exactly you mean by No Text.
Is it that you don't see the fonts when trying to add text on the image or you have lost all the text in the tool bars?

I agree with Sassan, more info needed. But just in case... the most popular problem is that the text colour is the same as the picture colour - usually white. Just a thought.

Graham

Sassan, graham, I am not seeing the text when I type and the text colour is black. I have tried on a blank new page and nothing. It does show up the written text in the new layer palette, but just can't be seen on the screen you can't even highlight it to change colour. I am not getting the usual text curser its a little dot.

OK. Lets go step by step;

1- Is your Text layer Visibility ON? (That tiny eye icon to left of Text layer tool bar).

2- Are your Text layer "Fill" and "Opacity" set to %100? If lower, bring them up to one hundred percent.

3- Is size of your text large enough?

4- You do see the text in your Layer box, what happens if you "Flatten" and save the image (Option from Layer menu in toolbar)?

Please double check the 2nd item above and post with your results.

Sassan

1. text layer is on
2. Fill 100% Opacity 100% normal
3. Text Ariel, size 24 on an 800x 600 frame
4. I do see text in the layer box flattening makes no difference.

Its got me stumped

How about the layer you're typing into being visible? I mean, is there another layer on top of the layer you're adding text to?

Have you tried creating a new document and adding text to a file with only one layer and with contrasting colors to the text and the background?

Zeb, I have tried all different things and just creating a blank page and typing in that but no luck. Its probably something so simple.

The only thing I can think of is to try posting a question on this site and see what they can come up with.

http://photoshopcafe.com/

Hope you get it sorted!

Last thing to think of is a virus but that is after going through the list of exclusion fully.

1- Did you change the font to see if any other fonts are working?
2- Check the font folder in windows directory and make sure your fonts are not deleted for any reason. Alternatively open your word processor, Word or whatever and see if text is fine there with the same font type.
3- If above is fine, then copy and paste a sentence generated on Word, into PS and see if visible.

Sassan
This is like trying to work out a who-dunnit.:D

I have tried everything you suggested still no go. I still just get a small dot for a curser not the usual text line.

Sassan, I have done another reset to defaults and things are back working again but still have no idea what went wrong. I have been trying to reproduce it but that seems just as big a mystery as when it wasn't working.:(

Sorry I must admit to being a bit mean, my bad. I knew it will work with a restore to prior setting or likewise (And was saving it for last suggestion), as I was hopeful to find what went wrong first...
Well you did it fine so have fun with the working version and stay out of trouble.:)

Thanks sassan I have sussed it, somehow it had changed to point text and not paragraph text in the text layer sub-menu.:D

I've found that if I've been using CS2 for some stretch (maybe >3 hours) in intense editing, the icons on the cursors disappear leaving only the cross-hairs as you describe above! The only resolution is to reboot the PC.

Time for a Mac, I think :) :) :)

Thanks Doug. I tried rebooting and that didn't work, I think I must have changed from paragraph text to the point text by mistake. When I changed it to the point text after doing yet another default reset it did the same, only this time I managed to get it back. One day I may go the Mac route.:D

Well If you wish to reset the PS to Factory default, The Best trick is Press Alt+Crt+Shift at the start of the program.It goes to default mode .Check out again.
Next it is a bit stupidity to me to suggeat that have you selected the mask mode of the Text(just in case, it is a "dotted T"),because that is the one time you wont see the text layer until and unless you cpoy and paste and give some bevellin g

sorry I haven't read your last posting,it seems that the problem is resolved .Cheers

If Chris not hearing this;
NO NO, NO MAC.
At least not for photoshop as everybody agrees that Photoshop runs slower under Mac platform. So if you want to switch (That you really should not due to soon to follow regret) find another reason for switch, something like "What is happening with that other 2 percent of population"...:)

Sassan, I was told years ago that the Mac was the one and only perfect graphics machine.:eek: The more I read now, I have a deferent view;), their seems to be less and less programs that work with mac now and its not as fast a it is made out to be. I think I will stay with Windows for the foreseeable future.:D

Canon Digital Photo Professional works beautifully on mac and beta 3.0 :) was available same time as PC version, only touch PSE now as a frame for neatimage and posibly levelling a horizon if it is up and GraphicConverter isn't.

Most people buy iMacs which are the stripped down cheapo version, often 1 chip behind and not surprisingly won't win any races. The macs for professional use are twin processor desktops and I think they still win many benchmark trials, ie in real use not nominal Hz.

Just jacked my 5 1/2year old Powerbook upto maximum memory and will probably give up computing and digital photography if it ever fails (...or maybe not :rolleyes: )

Loved the "Maybe not" part.