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larry45
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June 24, 2022
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Keyboard shortcut. Mess for 20 years

  • June 24, 2022
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I've been on Photoshop for 20 years. I've never gone more than 6 months and had any stability or continuity with Keyboard Shortcuts. Just now,... been few months since used photoshop and what came up in Keyboard set was set 44. Yet 44 is actually the number of my current workspace.. How / why says 44 in Keyboard shortcut I have no idea. And past sets dont seem to retain all my older shortcuts. Anyone one else notice madness here?  ARe the engineers on case with this window?

Correct answer jane-e

Thanks Jane, I have never ever touched default shortcuts.  (becuase as mentioned dont want to go to default -- it's the boring default, why would I care about the default)     I only have Larry's shourtcuts,  mine where I put my customized shortcut...yet modify comes at end Larry shortcuts....still hae no idea why.  Why say modify. Of course it modified: I just added a new shortcut I thought of.   No other software says modified.  Ok I have to study all those buttons and Loading etc. And three save buttons, and so much more in this module complex -- maybe someone will sell a  25 page ebook on the shortcut module.  But study that PS page later ... and report back.. Thanks

 

Yes delete everything and start over and research all links here.

 

44 is just random number,  and it only workspace I use...only 1 workspace matters, the last one saved... don't use any of others only one....started at 1 then 2 now 44.. Change 1 little thing in workspace, so rename it. number goes upwards...  Still have no idea how 44 (which is a  workspace), ended up in general shortcut module.

 

 


@larry45 wrote:

 I only have Larry's shourtcuts,  mine where I put my customized shortcut...yet modify comes at end Larry shortcuts....still hae no idea why.  Why say modify.

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Change 1 little thing in workspace, so rename it. number goes upwards...  Still have no idea how 44 (which is a  workspace), ended up in general shortcut module.

 

 

 

Click the Save button on Larry's Shortcuts (on the set of three icons I highlighted in yellow) and "modified" will go away. If you make another change it will come back, so Save again and it will be gone again. Save every time you make a change.

 

When you create a new workspace, you have two choices:

  1. give it a new name as you have been doing
  2. give it the same name and replace the old one as I do
  3. I have no idea how 44 ended up in the shortcuts. Let's keep an eye on that and see if it returns.

 

Jane

 

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Zesty_wanderlust15A7
Zesty_wanderlust15A7
Known Participant
June 25, 2022

On Win 10, if you have 40+ of these and counting, you can also find them, set aside, or delete in...
c:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2022\Presets\Keyboard Shortcuts\

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larry45Author
Inspiring
June 25, 2022

on Mac.

jane-e
Community Expert
jane-eCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 25, 2022
@larry45 wrote:

on Mac.

 

I added macOS to the tags on your first post. I don't see where you are using Actions or Scripting (yet) though and am not sure how that tag applies.

 

Jane

 

    pixxxelschubser
    Community Expert
    pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 25, 2022

    Were the other workspaces 40, 41, 42 and 43 created by you?

     

    Have you already tried to delete workspace 44?
    menu: WIndow --> Workspace --> Delete Workspace

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      larry45Author
      Inspiring
      June 25, 2022

      I"m on 44 will delete all others, clutter, still why 44 in PS shortcuts? Never asked it to go there.

      Zesty_wanderlust15A7
      Zesty_wanderlust15A7
      Known Participant
      June 25, 2022

      I have decided to never include a keyboard set again when saving a workspace, as it can lead to weird switches and messing up of what you think is your current set. I try to have just one stable set.

      This is not necessarily the software's fault, but also cause we lose track of all our clever workflow tweaks.

      Luckily, I only need one keyboard set anyway, although cool "tricks" are possible by switching sets to temporarily get all different function key shortcuts, for example.

      The mess can be way bigger for people who don't use a USA Querty keyboard, as many shortcuts are not covered in Keyboard Shortcuts, which is pretty disrespectful and why I will buy a Querty keyboard again eventually.

        jane-e
        Community Expert
        jane-eCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        June 25, 2022
        @larry45 wrote:

        How / why says 44 in Keyboard shortcut I have no idea. And past sets dont seem to retain all my older shortcuts.

         

        Hi Larry,

         

        This is the first time I've seen this issue pop up on the forums. Can you tell us where you are seeing the number "44" — maybe with a screenshot? 

         

        • What custom shortcuts are you creating? 
        • Are you saving the set?
        • When you save a workspace, does it include the keyboard shortcuts? Do you then switch workspaces?
        • How does this apply to actions and scripting (that you tagged?)
        • What is your PS version and OS?
        • Has this happened across multiple computers?

         

         

        "Anyone one else notice madness here?"

        No, it's never happened to me in 28 years. I hope we can figure out why it's happening to you.

         

        Jane

         

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        larry45Author
        Inspiring
        June 25, 2022

        Thanks, it's gone away now, but  "set"  upper right of keyboard shortcuts.

         

        I do filters.. ad shortcut, and many others I create.  

         

        When save workspace I check all those boxes, but does not matter as never see keyboard shortcut not glitch out year to to year.. Set, add (modified) right away...

         

        SEt accept ok, one could write book about interface, so glitchy, confusing.... but alas, have to rewrite them constansly. Never hold.

         

        I'm on most current OS PS and Mac, and no bearing on anything ...  Yes, all computers, ongoing mess of an interface.

         

        Its this weird SET thing in there, never sticks, never remebers shortcuts, always gone.. add word modified.. Mess.  Whole thing need to be redone.

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