P: Pathfinder handling with keyboard keys (previously available)

I'm not sure about shapes, but it definitely happens with regular paths.

After update from CC 2014 to 2015 The keyboard shortcuts to change the operation of a shape for combine and subtract (the + and - keys ) do not work anymore. This is strange since the intersect and exclude keys( * and / ) still work fine. To the best of my knowledge this is something that cannot be assigned in the keyboard and shortcuts dialog. I have been experiencing this problem on two separate machines running Windows 7. I use this all the time and it was one of the first things I noticed after install.

I discovered another bug in the 2015 CC release of Photoshop (Mac version — not sure about Windows). When the arrow tool is used to select a path, the -/+ keys do not work to toggle between the Subtract Front Shape and Combine Shape boolean operations. They only work when the Pen tool is selected.

This has a serious impact on my work, since I mask images all day long with the Pen and Arrow tools, and I will not be able to efficiently use this version of Photoshop until it is fixed.

David and I spoke on this point. Another key is to be operating with Shapes specifically, instead of, say, Paths. We know more about this issue than we'd like to, at this point 🙂 Thanks for keeping us honest.

David, when you try to recreate the problem on the Mac, do you specifically have the Arrow tool selected with an active path? For me, that's when the problem occurs — NOT when the Pen tool is selected.

Here is a video: https://youtu.be/-3hJWcNtetY

Wacom driver was uninstalled with the Wacom Tablet Utility, and Photoshop CC 2015 reinstalled. There was no change. -/+ still do not work when the Arrow tool is selected.

I'd be happy to do a screenshare.

I'm currently reinstalling Photoshop CC 2015, and I'll let you know what happens in a bit. In the meantime, remember that I've been using a Wacom tablet and an ordinary English keyboard with Photoshop for years without this issue. Nothing has changed except Photoshop.

I'm available to do a screenshare with anyone interested, in order to help troubleshoot the problem.  Just ping me back here and I'll set it up.

See also: http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/photoshop-cc-2015-set-operation-problem

Thanks,
David

We're working on a fix for the Windows side, but cannot repro this on the Mac side.  I even tried with a French keyboard.

My first thought is that some other device or app is hijacking or derailing the shortcut.  Kris, I would suspect that there's an issue with the tablet.  If you can disable it and all the software with it, I've a feeling functionality will return.  It is a good step for trouble-shooting and there's SOMETHING else involved here as I cannot repro the bug on Mac, so there's an element missing.

Thanks,
David