Like so many of my clients, I am at my wit's end when it comes the undocumented random keyboard shortcut 'feature.' It's as pervasive as it is troubling and it has remained a continual source of frustration for too many for too long. I've tried to link it to specific hardware (Apple and Logitech keyboards and mice, Intel v. M-series Macs, USB, Bluetooth and network connected devices) as well as MacOS systems, third party utilities, extensions, plugins). The only common denominator has been Adobe Photoshop—and Adobe ain't talking! There is a singular resolution that does work: delete Photoshop and all associated application files, then reinstall Photoshop (I know). Use Photoshop until the 'feature' reppears, then repeat the deletion/installatiom process. Ater the fresh install, Photoshop typically remains in an uncorrupted state lasting anywhere between several months and a few days. One of my national clients created a shell command that expedites much of the delete/install process, as they delete and renstalli Photoshop every workday morning. This is a well known issue spanning multiple Photoshop releases and is an issue that Adobe apparently considers to be a minor inconvenience. My staff, clients and I have entertained no small number of fixes and promises of solutions and workarounds from Adobe and other resources that do not address the problem without incorporating draconian measures that inversely impact productivity and workflow. It's already enough hassle deleting and reinstalling the app, it makes no sense to limit Photoshop functionality when it does work.
Unfortunately, there are no fully developed applications that can do what previous versions of Photoshop once did so briliantly.; if there were, my clients would switch instantly, just as they did when replacing InDesign with Quark's superior and largely troublefree XPress page layout sotware. Don't even talk to me about Premiere!
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