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May 5, 2011
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P: Allow for keyboard shortcut customization

  • May 5, 2011
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Customizable keyboard shortcuts in Lightroom would be great. I just find it so confusing that crop and brush tools and things like that have such odd keyboard shortcuts in Lightroom. I understand that changing that all now would be awful for many existing users, but being able to override them like I can in Photoshop would be helpful. Doesn't anyone else out there find they use to wrong keyboard shortcuts in the wrong program?

272 replies

KevenA
Known Participant
July 11, 2016
That's my Z key. I'm in the non-US keyboard boat as well. 🙂 
Victoria Bampton LR Queen
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 11, 2016
For P, U and X, have you tried using the ~/` key to toggle flagged/unflagged?  It's right next to the X key.
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
Inspiring
July 11, 2016
Your response, Keven, indicates exactly why customisable shortcuts are necessary, which is that when it comes to workflow, each user's preference are unique, so come on, Adobe, get onto it.

To answer your question regarding system-level shortcut modification (even though you didn't direct it to me) in OS X, my experience is that it's such an inadequate solution it's not worth bothering with.
KevenA
Known Participant
July 11, 2016
Ah, tried it again and now the modifier keys work (first time I tried, only F1-F12 keys worked). Thanks for telling me, Victoria. I would have missed it. 

However, it has limitations. For example, I can't use only letter keys (or single keys). In Lightroom, I find the P, U, X shortcuts awfully organized and spread all over the keyboard. When triaging my shoot pictures, I would like to have all three keys together under three fingers, right next to the Shift key. A much better layout! Maybe I'll have to wait for Adobe to add a full feature. Does the same thing happen for you when adding only letters or single keys in the App Shortcuts feature of OS X?

What has been you experience with the App Shortcuts feature (unless you're on PC)?

Kind regards and thanks again.
Victoria Bampton LR Queen
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Community Expert
July 11, 2016
No arguments from me Chris - I'd like to see it too - but it may help in the meantime.
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
Inspiring
July 11, 2016
It might help a little but it's a half-baked option.
Victoria Bampton LR Queen
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 11, 2016
Mac or PC? On Mac, you can use the OS Keyboard Shortcuts preferences to assign a shortcut to any menu command, which might help.
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
Victoria Bampton LR Queen
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 11, 2016
What were you hoping to accomplish with your wacom tablet and keyboard shortcuts?  What were you going to use the keyboard shortcuts for?
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
KevenA
Known Participant
July 10, 2016
(I registed to Photoshop Family only to be able to post this.)

This is so frustrating for any user who...
1. Doesn't like the current shortcuts
2. Wants to add shortcuts to functions/commands that don't have one (instead of gong through various dropdown menus every single time)
3. All graphics tablet users

Probably 2/3 of Lightroom users fall in one—or many—of these categories to some extent.

Seriously, this is an important feature for all pieces software like this! And it has been 5 years!

Adobe, do something! 
KevenA
Known Participant
July 10, 2016
Bought a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet as well, only to find out Lightroom doesn't have a custom keyboard function—making using the tablet not that effective and resulting in having to go back to the keyboard.