From: "Rachel Max" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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Subject: Re: [AE] SOS - I can't edit my text layers.
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:18:51 -0700
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Not sure if you are using a laptop with built in trackpad but I have had =
this issue if the batteries on my external trackpad and mouse are dying.

> On Aug 17, 2018, at 3:07 PM, Jim Curtis <AE-List@media-motion.tv> =
wrote:
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> I=E2=80=99ve been working on this project for a while.  Client wants =
changes.  I can=E2=80=99t edit my Text layers.  I double-click the =
layer, and it highlights and immediately unhighlights.
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> I click on it to try to insert the cursor and I see the cursor and my =
keyframes for a fraction of a second, then it immediately unhighlights =
and returns the text layer to a unactivated state.
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> Is there a secret lock for Comps?  My layers are not locked.
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> I tried deleting prefs, importing my Project into a new Project, and =
pasting all my layers into a fresh comp, and no luck.
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> HELP!!!
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