Alt-click won't work, Heal will work with Pattern but not Source

The Heal tool when using "Source" produces this error message.

"Alt-click to define a source point to be used to repair image"

If using "Pattern" the Heal tool works. Can't get Alt-click to work (just
does not want to sample location) in Heal or Clone.

"Could not use the clone stamp because the area to clone has not been
defined (Alt-click to define a source point)"

I feel something is locking the file by default... as I have had this happen
before on other systems. It's very frustrating that's for sure...

J ;-)

 

99 times out of 100, this prblem means you are running some computer
program on your computer that changes the way the keyboard works. For
example, there is a Windows program that lets you redefine alt key
combinations, such as alt-enter, to do other things. It stops Photoshop (
and other applications) from "seeing" the alt key.

If you are running programs that remap the keyboard, remove them.