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cd12677664
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August 18, 2019
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tools missing

  • August 18, 2019
  • 7 replies
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can't find histogram, highlights, shadow,saturation,sharpness .... where oh where could they be......

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    cd12677664Author
    Participant
    October 8, 2019

    What I've grown to despise over the years is developers that fail to think like users; there should always be a meeting of those minds. The developers live their apps, we only use them. The fact that this hide-and-seek feature passed muster in a focus group and was maybe vetted with users while expert developers stood by and offered expert advice doesn't help the rank and file. Apps should follow a usability template so anyone can jump in, not just the LR designers with years of experience.

    Bob Somrak
    Bob Somrak
    Legend
    October 8, 2019

    I totally agree David.  Trying to follow a thread longer than a few posts is an exercise in frustration.  I am about ready to quit using the forum.

    M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
    GoldingD
    GoldingD
    Legend
    October 8, 2019
    I copied (a.k.a. stoke) that little bit to add near the bottom from Just Shoot Me.
    GoldingD
    GoldingD
    Legend
    October 8, 2019

    So, did you fix your issue

    PLEASE USE THE BLUE BUTTON WHEN REPLYING TO POSTS.<br >
    Helps to show posts in date/time order, improves visibility (as not hidden in a reply to a reply), and is easier to use.

    Bob Somrak
    Bob Somrak
    Legend
    October 7, 2019

    Adobe didn't change anything about the side panels show/hide, at least for a long time.  The "dash" (your analogy) works like is always has and is still easily accesible.

    M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
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    cd12677664Author
    Participant
    October 7, 2019
    It's not "easily accessible" if you can't find it! You shouldn't have to drill down into an obscure forum to find a solution that could have easily been engineered with a back door the public can find. !!!
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    cd12677664Author
    Participant
    October 4, 2019

    this is the classic "re-arrange the furniture on the blind guy" that developers love to play.....if you mouse the far right side of screen, the tools, etc will re-appear.....could have easily been added to the "View" menu where all display options have been placed FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS...way to go adobe

    Conrad_C
    Community Expert
    Conrad_CCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 4, 2019

    No, that's not the complete story. Like many other applications over the last 30 years, Lightroom puts a lot of window-related options in the Window menu. The controls you were looking for are under Window > Panels. Also, moving the pointer to the right edge of the screen isn't the only way to reveal them. The menus show you that you can also choose Window > Panels > Show Right Module Panels, or press the F8 keyboard shortcut shown for that command.

     

     

    Two more ways you can see on the menus: If you press Tab, that does a Toggle Side Panels, so if you lose a panel you can just hit tab a couple times to hide or show those panels (Photoshop users have been pressing Tab to toggle panels for about 25 years). If you look at the keyboard shortcuts on the menus, you notice another useful panel tip: The function keys F5, F6, F7, and F8 are a convenient group, all in a row, that toggle the top, bottom, left, and right panels.

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    cd12677664Author
    Participant
    October 7, 2019
    again, it is not the users' jobs to figure out what the developers changed....it is the developers job to make the app human usable.....if you take the steering wheel off your dashboard and put it in the trunk of your car, it may work fine, but it's an inconvenience to the users....keep the interfaces simple, improve the app
    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 18, 2019

    Perhaps you have  (accidentally) hidden the side panels.

    Try pressing Function Key 8  (F8)   which toggles the Right-side panels visible or not. (F5 F6 F7 toggles the others)

    Or you could Click on the small triangle on the extreme right-edge margin of Lightroom.

    A Right-Click on the triangle will allow you to set options for panel visibility.

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
    GoldingD
    GoldingD
    Legend
    August 18, 2019

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s5ROlNF3MWk

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