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P: azerty keyboard shortcut for \ (backslash- show and hide overlay mask) - make it assignable

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Jun 06, 2019 Jun 06, 2019

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https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2628101

I am having an issue with displaying layer overlay, as I am working on a WIN10, PS CC machine, but I am based in Belgium (and using azerty keyboard) and therefor, I cannot reach the \ shortcut.  For me, that is ALT GR+<, which PS does not recognize.  It is driving me crazy! I have read articles and understand the menu shortcut is hidden (that is why I have just spent the last hour searching for it in vain, before I found this article).

 

I have also had to change "change brush size" in order to use my wacom intuos pro tablet some years ago (from "[" or "{" and "]" or "}" to "(" and ")". Does someone know how I can display the mask overlay (in ruby red, as Adobe calls it) for my machine?  Reading the above, I don't fancy changing my keyboard just for PS and having to change it afterwards every time, as I often switch between browsing, emails, PS and LR.

 

My question is thus : Make the backslash key for showing/hiding the mask overlay assignable to another key in Photoshop.

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Adobe Employee , Jan 16, 2023 Jan 16, 2023

Hi @rodrigo.folch the team is aware of this issue but it has not been resolved yet.

Thank you,

Cory

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 16, 2022 Sep 16, 2022

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@geoffreyn49540042 

Hello! This seems to be exactly what I'm looking for. But sadly I cannot download it via your Dropbox link as it says I don't have the rights to do so... is there any alternative?

 

Greetings from Germany.

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Explorer ,
Sep 16, 2022 Sep 16, 2022

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Hi @Joel24955221juob, use this Google drive link, once you request access to the file I'll grant it.

If you have any more questions or issues, kindly let me know

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Community Expert ,
Sep 19, 2022 Sep 19, 2022

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Merci, @geoffreyn49540042 , I'll try to test this as soon as I can!

 

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New Here ,
Oct 22, 2022 Oct 22, 2022

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Hey there, i would like to test this out too. Already asked for it.

Having troubles, specially with the "/"
Thank you in advance 🙂

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Explorer ,
Oct 24, 2022 Oct 24, 2022

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@tukort39510488 You're welcome! When you test it out, let me know what you think 

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 16, 2023 Jan 16, 2023

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Hi Cory, I'm still having the original issue described in this thread. 
Non US keyboards like spanish ones cannot use the "\" shortcut in Photoshop because we need to press "AltGr" + "\".
Is it there any way to fix this in Ps?

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Adobe Employee ,
Jan 16, 2023 Jan 16, 2023

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Hi @rodrigo.folch the team is aware of this issue but it has not been resolved yet.

Thank you,

Cory

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Explorer ,
Jan 16, 2023 Jan 16, 2023

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Hi, @rodrigo.folch You should try out the Master keys plugin for Photoshop; it could be the solution you are looking for. There is a beta version out now that you can download and test. Are you using a Windows PC or MAC?

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 16, 2023 Jan 16, 2023

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The team has been aware of this issue for 4 freaking years now... this is just truly, truly embarrassing, but oh well.

@geoffreyn49540042I'd love to test your plugin. Thank YOU for doing something to make functions accessible to Adobe customers outside the English market.

 

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 18, 2023 Jan 18, 2023

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@CoryShubert Thank you for your answer, I hope Adobe create a fix, it should be something easy, the backslash it's working on Lightroom but not in Photoshop with non US distribution keyboards.

 

@geoffreyn49540042 I'm using Mac, just request you the access to the drive, I hope your plugin works on mac too.
Thank you so much!!!!

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Explorer ,
Jan 19, 2023 Jan 19, 2023

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@rodrigo.folch Okay, so this beta version is just for Windows.

 

I'll release a version for the Mac in the coming weeks.🤞

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Explorer ,
Jan 19, 2023 Jan 19, 2023

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@Khalliys You are welcome!

 

I hope the plugin helps you out. Please remember to share your feedback on the beta version when you test it.

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Explorer ,
Mar 31, 2023 Mar 31, 2023

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4 years and still no fix from Adobe...

I've found a fix too (on windows at least) i'd like to share. Use the free and official tool Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to remap any key you want to any character/symbol you want, regardless of your keyboard/language setup. I've done it for the unavailable ~ tilde shortcut and / shortcut, works like intended. And you can assigne your custumized layout to work only in Photoshop or other, so you can switch to your mail for example and have your normal layout.

Check this post for more explanation : https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/workarounds-for-the-non-working-tilde...

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 11, 2023 Sep 11, 2023

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can anyone help me about it. i try to use my website make beautiful 

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Sep 11, 2023 Sep 11, 2023

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Happy to announce that version 1.0 of the plugin for Windows is now live! The name has also been changed to KeyFlow as it just seemed more appropriate. Thanks to everyone in this thread who downloaded the beta version and provided feedback. @Khalliys @rodrigo.folch @RobertSmits @aurelienw33349850 @CoryShubert  @Joel24955221juob 

 

The beta version will continue to be available for free.

 

With the KeyFlow plugin, you can remap keys for any of these Keyboard layouts/languages:

  • Arabic,
  • Assamese,
  • Balochi,
  • Belarusian,
  • Bengali,
  • Brazilian,
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  • German,
  • Gilaki,
  • Greek,
  • Hebrew,
  • Hindi,
  • Hungarian,
  • Italian,
  • Japanese,
  • Kannada,
  • Korean,
  • Kurdish,
  • Malayalam,
  • Nigerian,
  • N’ko,
  • Norwegian,
  • Odia,
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  • Punjabi,
  • Russian,
  • Russian Old,
  • Sindhi,
  • Spanish,
  • Swedish,
  • Telugu,
  • Thai,
  • Turkish,
  • Ukrainian,
  • Urdu,
  • Urdu Standard,
  • Uyghur.



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