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August 15, 2024

P: Arrow keys no longer advance to next photo in filmstrip in Develop

  • August 15, 2024
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When I use "+" key to go up on the exposure slider it stops my arrow keys from being able to move left and right on the film strip. If I press "+" it does its job and makes the slider go up but it makes it so I can't go left and right using the film strip. However, if I press "-" it works fine and I can still select the next and previous images with the arrow keys.

 

I've gone back to 13.4 and it works fine so it's clearly the update is the problem. 

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johnrellis
Legend
August 28, 2024
Participant
August 28, 2024

i have the exact same issue! 

KaylaM67
Participating Frequently
August 28, 2024

experiencing this same bug but the ctrl + arrows workaround is not providing a solution for me. I alos proceess high volume wedding images and this is a major issue. 

The issue with the arrow keys feels eerily similar to the great flop of 13.1, a little less that a year ago. I cant help but wonder, after 13.1 was such a massive failure, how did adobe release another version with the another similar issue 10 months later? What is the beta testing processing like over there?

KaylaM67
Participating Frequently
August 28, 2024
  1. LR 13.5
  2. Mac OS Sonoma 14.4
  3. edit in lightroom. use arrow key to advance to next image.
  4. Expected result- going to next image.
    Actual results- not going to next image.

    Really hope this isnt a repeat of the last years LR 13 release that didnt get fixed for 6 weeks.
Known Participant
August 28, 2024

After the update, the arrow keys on the keyboard no longer work for changing to the next photo in the Develop tab. I also have a shortcut on my mouse for changing photos, and it doesn't work either. I don't know what has changed, but please let me know how to fix this. It's making photo editing very difficult. I've been using the program for many years, and I've never encountered this issue before.

johnrellis
Legend
August 27, 2024

@americanweb1: "it wasn't like that before this last update. So pretty sure that's considered a bug. Am I wrong?"

 

The problem was introduced in LR 13.5, and your report has been merged into the official bug report thread (Adobe has acknowledged the problem).  See here for more workarounds:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-arrow-keys-no-longer-advance-to-next-photo-in-filmstrip-in-develop/idc-p/14816300#M56080

Participant
August 27, 2024

Avoid clicking a plus sign just before moving left/right with arrows. If you need to increase Exposure, just click minus sign once before arrows and it should be work.

Participant
August 27, 2024
Ok that worked but it wasn't like that before this last update. So pretty
sure that's considered a bug. Am I wrong?

BTW thanks for that info. At least I know how to move forward.

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Participant
August 26, 2024

After updating to LR Classic 13.5 when in Develop mode I can no longer cylce to the next photo using the arrow keys.   They work in Library mode only.  As a portrait photographer I have hundreds of photos to cycle through daily and most of my workflow happens on the keyboard so I don't have to keep on going to the mouse.   This started happening after I updated to 13.5

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 26, 2024

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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johnrellis
Legend
August 25, 2024

@ennedey35144456l34v: "if I use the keyboard, I cannot navigate to the next or previous photo using the left and right arrow keys as I normally do."

 

Adobe has acknowledged this bug in LR 13.5 (and your post has been merged into existing bug report). See here for workarounds:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-arrow-keys-no-longer-advance-to-next-photo-in-filmstrip-in-develop/idc-p/14816300#M56080

Participant
August 25, 2024

Lightroom Classic Version 13.5 has issues using the left and right arrow keys. Adobe, please fix this problem ASAP, because this problem slows down my editing process significantly. As a wedding photographer who edits many pictures, this function is very important to me and other wedding photographers.

 

[moved from bugs to discussions according to the community rules - Mod.]

JohanElzenga
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 25, 2024

Please define the "issues".

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
Participant
August 25, 2024
The issue is like this: In the Develop area, if I use the keyboard, I
cannot navigate to the next or previous photo using the left and right
arrow keys as I normally do. Sometimes the keys work, but after a few
photos, the keys stop responding again. I have already tried using
different keyboards, but the result is the same. I do not face any problems
with the arrow keys working in other applications like Word, Excel, or
games.