P: Backslash (view original photo) button does not work on a Hungarian keyboard.

[Péter Kollányi]

Hi,

I use Lightroom Classic with a Hungarian keyboard and I would like to be able to see the original state of the photos. I can do this with the Y key, but the \ key doesn't work (on my Hungarian keyboard it's the AltGr + Q key). I have read many articles and many forum posts about this error. It seems that this is a common error with national character keyboards (I have read about such a problem with e.g. German and Dutch keyboards as well). In a couple of places, I came across such a evasive solution proposal that a configuration file must be created under Lightroom and the new hotkey can be entered in one line. I tried this too (maybe wrongly), but it didn't help either. I have the latest version of everything on my machine. I use Widows 11 in Hungarian, with a Hungarian keyboard. Maybe it would be worth combining the related forum posts, or if there is a workaround that works in all languages, then make it public. Of course, it would be best if Lightroom handled keyboards correctly, regardless of language. Dear Adobe colleagues! Can anyone confirm that Adobe is addressing this issue?

Best regards,

Péter

[Per Berntsen]

Try the Any Shortcut plugin by @johnrellis .

It might not make the Backslash key work (could be hardware related), but should let you assign another shortcut to Before/After. 

[johnrellis]

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[olotila]

I know that the shortcut key for "before" image is \ but it's not working with Finnish qwerty keyboard where I have to press alt gr + + keys to get \.

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[Sahil.Chawla]

Hi there,

Are you viewing the image in Develop module? You can use this plugin to remap some keys as a workaround for Finnish Keyboard: https://www.photographers-toolbox.com/products/keyboardtamer.php

Let us know if it helps.
Regards,
Sahil

[olotila]

Yes I am! Thanks for the help!

[johnrellis]

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[Andreas Resch]

I use all my programs in English, including Lightroom Classic. My keyboard is German though. Now I have the problem, that the keyboard shortcut for "Before Only" view (\) doesn't work on my keyboard, even if I use the keyboard combination for "\" which is ALTGR+ß on the German keyboard. 

Is there a way to access that shortcut for my case?

[F. McLion]

Meinst Du das hier:

[Andreas Resch]

Genau. Nur ich benutze das Programm auf Englisch. SHIFT+V funktioniert daher nicht. Der Shortcut im englischen Programm ist "\".

[F. McLion]

Auf die schnelle hab ich da keine Lösung gefunden - geht bei mir mit CH keyboard auch nicht.

Es gibt aber die Möglichkeit in den LrC Dateien die shortcuts manuell zu ändern. Müsste schauen ob ich das wieder finde ... ist eine Weile her.

[Andreas Resch]

Brauchst du nicht. Davon habe ich auch schon gelesen und ich finde da sicher was wenn ich google. Ich hätte aber eine einfachere, hack-freie Variante bevorzugt. Ich denke es wird Zeit, dass man in LRC die Shortcuts innerhalb des Programms ändern kann.

[johnrellis]

"But I would have preferred a simpler, hack-free version. I think it's about time in LRC that you can change the shortcuts within the program."

Agreed. People have been asking for customizable shortcuts from the beginning -- it's one of the most popular all-time feature requests:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-ideas/p-allow-for-keyboard-shortcut-customization/i...

Meanwhile, while waiting for Adobe to change their minds, you can use the Any Shortcut plugin:

[Andreas Resch]

Thanks. I'll give it a try. And Adobe - listen to your customers more. This goes for Photoshop as well.

[johnrellis]

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[elianoimperato]

Except this, I think that LrC deserves an icon like in ACR or L(cc) for the before\after view option. I don't understand why LrC doesn't has it.

[Rob_Cullen]

The Before/After icon (button) does it for me with a comparitive screen.

But I prefer the keyboard shortcut [ \ ] backslash key.

[elianoimperato]

I'm asking for the spcific before\after button, it's a bit different from the Y\Y button.

[Rob_Cullen]

"the specific before\after button"- It does not exist in Lightroom-Classic.  Only keyboard [ \ ].

[erik_1838]

Hello,

I have a Problem with the Shift + V that normaly toggles the befor of the picture, it doesnt work anymore if i set my language to English if i switch to German it works. However on English it turns the picture black and white

I work on Windows 11 on German with Lightroom Classic V 14.2 

But i realy want to use Lightroom in English. 

[dj_paige]

In my English keyboard, in the Develop Module, the backslash key (looks like this: \ ) shows the "Before" photo

[erik_1838]

Hi yeah but on German Keybords we need to press altgr to get \ and i think thats the reason why its not working, sadly.

[johnrellis]

@erik_1838: "on German Keybords we need to press altgr to get \ and i think thats the reason why its not working"

Right, LR sees Altgr + ß as holding down two keys, analogous to Ctlr + A, not as the single character "\".

If you want to run LR in English using a German keyboard, you'll need to reassign the Toggle Before/After command to another keystroke, e.g. using the Any Shortcut plugin.

[johnrellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this topical thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-backslash-view-original-photo-button-...