Repeat portion of image over and over

[hawkeye]

Not sure if it's because I'm using CS3 or have some other setting set differently. I still get new layers with each ctrl+alt. Here's precisely what I'm doing:

- activate layer with my little image I want to duplicate
- ctrl+J to dupe this layer (new layer is now active)
- rectangle select tool to select just this little image (in my new layer)
- ants go marching round and round
- ctrl+alt+click

results in new image (as desired), but in a new layer...but that's really no big deal.

If you see something I'm doing wrong that's causing the new layers, please let me know.

Thanks!

As I recall CS3 should work the same as CS5. My workflow:

#1 On the original layer, make a selection of the object
#2 Ctrl+J to copy the selection to a new layer
#3 Ctrl+click the new layer to select the object
#4 Hold down ctrl+alt (cursor should change to a double B&W arrow) left click and drag to duplicate the object, release the mouse when to have it in place.

[SCTRWD]

Really, couldn't make out whether it worked for you in the end or not!

For me, it worked since the old days back to PS 6.0!

I'm not nominating for clearity prize, and can readilly admit I missed something important! It's just that it's very hard to describe pretty obvious things given that you don't know the person's background with PS.

Sorry! But the problem in hand is really not a problem at all, just implementing tools they've been designed for!