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May 5, 2011
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P: Allow for keyboard shortcut customization

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?

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Participant
December 12, 2023

Thanks.

I have installed the plugin, and gone through every category (and subcategory because it only shows the first 100 matching shortcuts). What a lot of work that must have been to create! 

I still cannot get rid of the fact that whilst in the library pressing F goes full screen, L changes to the next light mode, T hides or shows the task bar, Z goes to Loupe view (which is by default the shortcut E), and if in Loupe, G goes to Grid view.

None of those are shown in any of the sections within the edit screens, because I've changed them to blanks.

Single key shortcuts are an abomination. Thanks Adobe.

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C.Cella
Legend
December 12, 2023

@DavePinMinn 

LrC doesn't allow to "Toggle to Fit"

The behavior doesn't exist.

 

Even via the API the best we can do is "Toggle to 100%" or do "Toggle Zoom" or do zoom step increments/decrements.

 

 

If there is a way to specifically set a precise Zoom to which to toggle to via the SDK then I missed it.

 

 

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Inspiring
December 12, 2023

Then I'm not understanding what's needed 'cause this request has been out there for a VERY long time, and I've never been able to do it.  So, exactly HOW do I assign ctrl/0 to have the image "fit", regardless of the current magnification, in Lightroom?  In Windows 11.  Think in terms of "Lightroom for Dummies"...

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C.Cella
Legend
December 12, 2023

@DavePinMinn 

 

With Any Shortcut you can assign Toggle Zoom to Ctrl + 0

 

 

Or very simply use the existing and more easily reachable kbsc "Z" to always toggle from the current zoom to Fit (assuming you've chosen "Fit" an not "Fill")

 

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Inspiring
December 12, 2023

Interesting, but doesn't cover the a big Lightroom PITA - ctrl/0 toggles the histogram in both the library and develop module.  I can't recall the number of times I've wanted to "fit" the current image in the available space and hit ctrl/0 as in Photoshop and other tools.  Why Lightroom decided not to follow the already existing Adobe custom I have no idea, but so far I've been unable to find anything that would enable me to correct this #$%^&* decision.

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C.Cella
Legend
December 12, 2023

@JimButNotHim

 

You can assign any KBSC or remove them but not those in gray.

Those ones are embedded in the code and unmodifiable not even by MacOs.

 

E.g I removed the "New Brush Mask (Brush) KSB completely.

 

 

Edit

 

Actually there are some KBSC that inexplicably can't be assigned but @johnrellis is tracking them, consult the plug-in info section "Known limitations and Issues"

 

 

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JimButNotHim
Participating Frequently
December 12, 2023

Does the plug-in let me remove, or assign no action to, the built-in single key shortcuts?

The phrasing suggests not. "A greyed-out command shortcut cannot be edited since it is hardwired into Lightroom." 

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JimButNotHim
Participating Frequently
December 12, 2023

That's extremely, disappointing. Why have they downgraded it? 

I'm sick of thinking I'm in the field to allocate a keyword, typing a keyword that includes D and finding I'm in the develop model. Other built-in shortcuts are equally annoying. Single-key shortcuts are so non-standard. 

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C.Cella
Legend
November 27, 2023

@Bhargav338567848emw 

 

Going through your points one by one.

 

1. To customize your KBSC you can use @johnrellis Any Shortcut plug-in: https://johnrellis.com/lightroom/anyshortcut.htm


2. For the time being you can assign a KBSC to "Select People" or any other Tool tha doesn't have a KBSC

On Mac oS is easy to do using System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts... > App Shortcuts

On Windows you can use the relative KBSC string or assign a KBSC to the command via AutoHotKey free application.

 

Unfortunately Adobe refused/denied the request to fix and add the missing strings for the Ai tools (Select People, Select Background, Select Sky and Objects) so it is not possible to assign a KBSC using @johnrellis Any Shortcut plug-in.


3. "All Masks" can be deleted Right Clicking on any Mask edit pin.

 

For some reason we can Reset Healing or Red Eye using right click (when the panel is open) without actually having to actually navigate to any of Red Eye or Healing.

 

You can download the following Script, assign a KBSC to it so you can delte Masking at any time form develop.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/83vyfx4ro57c8qcf5zbvi/h?rlkey=t62b6oiumpfr6hjv0tdfxhn2a&dl=0


4- You can use People > Facial Skin and Body Skin for that and use any setting you want.

 

You can apply Point Color locally using those Ai masks for precise skin retouch OR use any settings you want.

 

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Inspiring
October 23, 2023

I gave up on this one a while ago...  It looks like we're doomed to forever hit Ctrl/0 to change to "Fit" like it works in Photoshop, and we'll continue to have the histogram come and go in Lightroom...  The lack of ability to customize shortcuts after so many years is unfortunate.

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