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July 26, 2024

Keyboard shortcut for foreground color picker in photoshop doesn't work

  • July 26, 2024
  • 24 replies
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I always set a keyboard shortcut for the foreground color picker in Photoshop to accelerate my professional workflow. After the update, I found I could no longer call out the foreground colour picker by pressing the key I set up for this function. 

I couldn't revert to the older version as it seems that Adobe deleted all of them. This error completely interrupts my workflow, and I feel very frustrated. Has anyone encountered the same problem? Is there any solution to it?

 

 

24 replies

Participant
August 29, 2024

It is unbelievable that we need to install third-party scripts and look ourselves for solutions instead of having a proper update from Adobe. 

Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 27, 2024

@Daniel28478138im8j 

 

At least there is the scripted workaround until this is addressed.

Participant
August 27, 2024

Still not fixed? This is critical. 

Participant
August 9, 2024

Same issue. It's SO frustrating. OMG. 

Participant
August 6, 2024

I am having exactly the same issue right now, I also can't even set a custom button for HUD color picker as well for cintiq. 

JotaZ
Participant
August 4, 2024

So annoying. Today I updated to version 25.11.0 and the shortcut for the foreground color picker stopped working, I always used it with the D key (without conflict) from a wacom radial menu. On the bright side the update solved the error message "Face Expression File is bad or corrupted" that I got from the previous update, but this shortcut issue is more harmful to the workflow.

Participating Frequently
August 1, 2024

yes, I too set a keyboard shortcut for the foreground color picker, and its so distressing that it won't work.

Kevin Stohlmeyer
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 1, 2024

All - this is fixed in the latest Beta version so expect a resolution with the next PS general release.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-beta-discussions/the-problem-of-keyboard-shortcuts-remains-in-beta-version-25-12/m-p/14768841#M16605

Jon Burris
Participating Frequently
August 1, 2024

Yes, since my update to Photoshop 25.11.0 earlier in July, my keyboard shortcuts to bring up foreground and background color pickers have stopped working (on a Macbook M1, Sonoma 14.5). For me: Foreground = A, Background = Q and there are no conflicts in the shortcuts that I can find. However, other custom keyboard shortcuts continue to work.

 

If anyone knows how to fix this, I will be very grateful. Otherwise, Adobe should address this in the near future. 

Participant
July 30, 2024

If you have the color picker as a tab on your tab groups (so it's open at all times), try closing it.

I downgraded to 25.5 and closed my color picker tab, and suddenly it works now.