Creating Adjustment layers below the active one

@Stephen Marsh 

P.S. the modifier key works directly on an icon, however adjustment layers are selected from a drop down list, perhaps that also affect key modifiers.

I'd like to posit the following: what about the ALT+click shortcut to the adjustment layers to create them with a menu that lets you name, adjust blending modes, etc: (AND that Windows renders almost impossible to acheive without a right-click workarounds, as ALT now closes dropdowns in windows)

What would happen if there was a single backgroundLayet?

 

What would happen if there was a single pixel layer?

If I may interfere: I'd expect the same behavior as for the CTRL+Click on the new layer button: on a Bg, creation on top, on a single layer, creation below. It could be argued that the first case might be use to demote the Bg into a layer, but there are enough ways to do so.

Hello, I'm converting this discussion to a feature request.

Such a function would be helpful to easily tweak elements/backgrounds situated below the current layer, in order to emphasize it. 

"Is there any other key for them?"

I do not think so, it would be nice to learn new shortcut.

I have thought about this in the past when clipping an adjustment layer.  If you add another adjustment layer it is not clipped, so I was wondering if it was possible to add the new adjusment layer beneath the current one, and that would keep both adjustment layers clipped?  Pure lazyness, but we are forever looking for ways to save a keystroke or two.

What would happen if there was a single backgroundLayer?

What would happen if there was a single pixel layer?

An adjustment layer logically has to be above a layer to adjust it.

This won't do what you are asking, but it could speed things up. Having created the adjustment layer, hold down Command/Control and tap the left square bracket key ( [ ). This is the keyboard shortcut to move a layer down one level within the layer stack.