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jeremyc944940
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October 18, 2017

P: Shortcuts using Alt key aren't working correctly (e.g. Alt-Backspace)

  • October 18, 2017
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I need to press Alt-Backspace two times in a row to get it to fill foreground color after updating to CC 2018 this morning. Is there a setting change I need to make or is this a bug? Thanks for a quick reply. This is a big part of my job as a comic book colorist and driving me nuts today.

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Participant
October 31, 2017
Yeah, a hotfix is in order.  This is one of 2 major problems that required me to revert back to the previous version.  I edit over a hundred images daily and most of them have to be on an individual basis.
I use autohotkey to create macros that streamline the work I do (they're like actions but not limited to photoshop)  Sometimes Backspace needs to be hit twice, sometimes 5 times.  The other issue is that the images dropped in center where the cursor is instead of centering to the canvas.  Has an Adobe rep acknowledged these are bugs somewhere and said a hotfix is or update is coming?
Participating Frequently
October 31, 2017
Do we have any chance getting a fix? I might as well go back and set CC2017 back into shape instead of waiting for a full year to get shortcuts working 😞
Inspiring
October 31, 2017

In my particular case there is an annoying error bell that accompanies the faulty Alt.+Backspace key stroke which drives me crazier than the double tap.

Participating Frequently
October 31, 2017
hitting backspace twice is the issue
Inspiring
October 30, 2017
For now, hitting backspace twice works!  Alt+ backspace backspace
Inspiring
October 30, 2017


Alt & Delete for Quickfill doesn't work anymore in Photoshop CC2018. Thats a real bummer. Its a key-feature i use all the time. Any way to patch this soon?
Known Participant
October 30, 2017


Back then in CC 2017 ,sometimes i use my keyboard to do quick fixes in my stuff.. Ofcourse, when i mistake something i smash CTRL+ALT+Z and it'd instantly do so.

HOWEVER, in CC 2018, doing the same smash it won't work inmediatly..Sadly, the temporal fix is to press and hold (then latterly press) CTRL ALT Z in that order so that every Z tap in the end would work

Curiously, using my Wacom Intuos Pro 2017 table's button with the same keyboard function doesn't have the error, making every poke to the button to undo

Will there be a fix for the keyboard method....? and NO, i don't wanna change the key shortcuts..I am used to this method..
Giosa Studio Web
Participating Frequently
October 30, 2017


CTRL+ALT+0 combination for reset zoom does not work everytime. I can't understand why, it seems that the focus is not on the document working on layers. I can't reproduce the problem, for now.
(sorry for my bad english)
Inspiring
October 30, 2017
yes same here. alt+backspace isnt working