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Bashayer
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June 20, 2022

P: Can't Scroll through fonts using arrow keys

  • June 20, 2022
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when trying to preview different fonts in Photoshop i am unable to scroll through them using the arrow keys, it just doesnt move

 

The font do not appear and do not change in the menu when i click scroll down nothing happens

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chrisell99
Known Participant
July 22, 2022

Until Adobe fixes this - which lets face it might be never - I did find a semi-workaround. Pop the font list open with the down-arrow icon next to the font name, then use the scroll wheel on the mouse to get to the area of fonts you're interested in, then hover the mouse over the font name in the list without clicking. It's slow, but it does at least allow the same functionality the arrow up/down keys used to. The downside is that you have to have the drop-down list open.

Participant
July 19, 2022

Could the adobe team please fix this issue. As Simple as is it, it really speeds up our workflow. Im having the same problem not being able to scroll through fonts using arrow up/down. Thanks

nikunj.m
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 18, 2022

Setting the status to Acknowledged

Inspiring
July 17, 2022

Cycling through fonts with my up and down arrow key in the Photoshops character menu has stopped working. It's neither working in top bar or side bar / character menu. When I press key up or down, the cursor in the font name display moves left or right, instead of scrolling through fonts. Mouse wheel has the same issue.  

1.) Type tool is selected.

2.) Type layer is selected.

3.) Type is highlighted / also tried with layer selection only 

4.) I have selected various fonts to see if it is stuck just on one specific font. But its stuck on all of them.
5.) It is not related to the glyphs issue as "Enable Missing Glyph Protection" is deactivated.
6.) Keys up / down work on other menu items
7.) I restarted Photoshop multiple times.   

This is really annoying, as I need this feature every day. I am not a fan of Adobe's cloud font system, as I am continuously having issues with it. It is very buggy, unreliable and has killed my workflow on multiple occasions. This is only the latest issue in a whole series. 

I am aware that it is possible to reset preferences, so don't bother posting here if that is your solution. 

Any help appreciated,
Cheers.

Known Participant
July 17, 2022

im having this same issue after the update. anybody asking my for my OS info and other time-wasting annoying questions blocked on sight. adobe needs to fix this issue NOW.

 

J E L
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 5, 2022

@Pete.Green. Hi Pete, is there any chance the issue in this thread could be updated to acknowledged or investigating? Many thanks, if possible.

 

Can't scroll through fonts using arrow keys or mouse wheel (without twirling open the entire font list). Photoshop version 23.4.1 on Mac and Windows; does work in version 22.5.8.

Participant
July 5, 2022

This same thing happening with my Updated Photoshop version (23.4.1). Help me to solve this issue.

Participating Frequently
July 1, 2022

This is also happening to me so it's clearly a bug of some sort that I hope gets patched soon. Ive tried to clear the font cache and it still does the same. Using the up and down arrows just goes side to side. 

Zesty_wanderlust15A7
Known Participant
June 23, 2022

[PC, PS v23.3.1] Seems it may indeed have become more of a hassle — not sure.
It still WORKS for me if you click again (or cursor to the right) so the font is not selected, then use cursors.

If a font is initially selected, the font menu changes but not the text layer.

JoseGIHP
Participating Frequently
June 29, 2022

I can't scroll through fonts like I used to, where the font was highlighted and cycled using the arrows. Now I need the dropdown menu, AND though I have to click "Enter," otherwise it reverts to the previous font. This is yet another Adobe bug that digging away at my productivity. We are professional, and we depend on this software in order to keep my bills paid. I'm frustrated by the constant bugs, breaks and overall loss in productivity chasing down answers on these boards only to get no response or "work around" instead of solutions. Rather than pivoting to the latest trends (like NFTs) how about getting the product to work the way that it should.

Zesty_wanderlust15A7
Known Participant
June 29, 2022

I decided to try again (your way), and today it seems to work. A few days ago it didn't.

Despite having the font highlighted, I could cursor through the fonts, changing them.

I've had some other weird results lately despite having plenty memory, so my conclusion is that Bugshop is corrupting itself and ideally has to be restarted often...

Participant
June 23, 2022

I also use it a ton, and same.  Scrolling size and other adjustments works fine, it's only fonts that won't scroll.