I can no longer edit graduated filters

[S4per]

Hi All,
I'm running LR2.3 on a 64-bit Vista Ultimate PC, and realized today that I can no longer edit graduated filters if I chose to use one. Not sure how long this issue has been there, to tell you the truth, but I know it used to work.

I click the graduated filter icon and proceed to click then drag to add it to the photo. At this point, I can already tell something is wrong: I do not see the center dot which will allow me to select it again in the future, and I do not see the 3 lines that show the front/center/back of the filter on top of the picture.

After I let go, the filter is implemented (I can see the change in shading on the photo), but there is no way for me to select it again (the selection point isn't visible if I click / re-click the filter icon.'Edit' in the right panel is also grayed out...I can only chose 'New' to create another one).

On my laptop, it works fine.

Differences: I've imported a bunch of presets from LR killer tips on the desktop, it uses one catalog with ~13k pictures...My laptop runs Win7, no presets imported, and less than 1'' photos.

Has anyone seen this before? Any suggestions? I've reinstalled LR2.3 chosing the repair option but still get same results.

TIA,
Per

 

[Victoria Bampton]

Hi Per, welcome to the forum!

Have you tried pressing H to show the dots...?

 

[S4per]

Hi Victoria,

Thanks for the response. I took a look at Tips & Tricks last night (of course I found it after I posted ;-) ), and it turns out the Preferences file was the cause. I renamed my existing one, and it now works fine again. Bummer though, to have to reset all of the preferences.

Any insight into why the preferences file gets corrupt / how to avoid it in the future?

 

[Denis Pagé]

It was not a case of corrupt preferences. For sure by deleting them Lightroom came back as the "H" shortcut was never hit. Try for yourself! Hit H and see... Hit H again and it is back.

 

[S4per]

hot damn..whatta' ya' know

Thanks! That did the trick.