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Inspiring
October 18, 2017
Not Prioritized

P: Keyboard Shortcut customization

  • October 18, 2017
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Enjoying the new CC for the most part, but one of the concerns I've got so far is that some of my most-used keyboard shortcuts have been changed.

For instance, I used to quickly cruise through new imports and use the Pick flag shortcut to find my selects. This used to be a very intuitive key—P—but in LR CC it's now...Z. And there's no way that I've found to change it back.

Could we please have configurable keyboard shortcuts? Or at least some sort of legacy mode so our muscle memory is still effective in the new environment?

32 replies

Inspiring
October 18, 2017
Thanks, Rick!

Unfortunately for me, the way I used to cull images doesn't have a workaround like that, though I'm always interested to see how others work.

You're onto something with the LRM angle though: I too love culling images on my iPad, so I may just adopt that as my one and only destination for that part of the workflow. Import on desktop, wait for sync, and cull on iPad. It's not as immediate, but it feels like a better replacement to me.

Still...the ability to customize those shortcuts in the desktop app would be really beneficial for those less willing to adapt, so hopefully it'll be considered as a possible update. ☺️
Rick Spaulding -
Legend
October 18, 2017
Your opinion matters so thank you for bringing this up. It may not be much consolation but I felt the same way so I came up with a little work around that matched my "muscle memory". It goes like this:

1. Set filter to show images with 3 stars or less



2. Flag your rejects with 4 stars
3. Flag your picks with 5 stars
4. Keep going until the screen is empty
5. Set filter to show 4 stars only and dump the rejects.

You may come up with a variation on that theme that suits you better but you get the idea, right?

By the way, culling images on an iPad in Lr Mobile is a dream!!  Swipe up on the right side of the screen for a pick and down for a reject. Swipe up or down on the left side of the screen for star ratings.

I hope that helps.

Cheers!