I know this thread deviated some from the original eye dropper question, but I again need help using the eye dropper tool in the toolbar - not the eye dropper fill tool in the color panel.
I am trying to cover up something in a photo by covering it with a shape and matching the gradient in the shape to the gradient of the surrounding image. In Fireworks, anytime I use the color panel, it has its own eyedropper that allows me to sample pixels anywhere in the image without losing the actual function for which I need the color. In AD, I use the gradient tool, click on the start circle for the gradient, and I don't have access to an eye dropper. If I click on the eye dropper, I lose the gradient altogether, and it just fills the whole shape with the selected color. Clicking back on the gradient tool shows that I have no gradient applied, and I have to start over.
That's what drew me to try the eye dropper icon in the color panel in the first place. But since that is actually a fill tool, it doesn't meet my need. Is there any way to sample pixels in an image while creating a gradient?