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]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this FAQ:

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

[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]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this FAQ:

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

[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]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this FAQ:

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