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Smorgasbord9
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June 30, 2010
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Alt + Scroll activates menu in CS5? (Windows)

  • June 30, 2010
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Noticed a strange behavior in CS5, namely, that when I use Alt+MouseWheel to zoom, the image zooms as expected, however the File menu is activated.  I have to release and then quickly press Alt again AFTER zooming in order to return the focus to my image.

I fired up CS4 to check (as I did not remember this issue previously), and confirmed that CS4 does NOT activate the File menu when scrolling using the Alt+MouseWheel method.  This is a rather annoying trait, and has in fact driven me to use CS4 except when I need to use some CS5-specific feature.

Is this a glitch/bug?  Or by design?  If it is the former, a fix would be greatly appreciated, in the meantime I will continue to rely on CS4 when dealing with projects involving heavy zooming.

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      finalvision
      New Participant
      September 16, 2019

      9 years, no fix

      lake7less
      lake7less
      New Participant
      July 18, 2019

      This worked like a charm for me.           Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting.         I used the  version " Apssistant v0.7.9beta.7z r20 sep 1, 2010".    It has a couple more functions but I only use it for the "disable alt" function. Check the settings so that the assistant starts along Photoshop and you're good to go. 

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      eidammm
      New Participant
      December 13, 2011

      thanks for the fix

      just to inform you: in photoshop it works great, but in illustrator the zooming is not 'smooth' - this means that it only zooms after some delay (could be 100? 200ms?) and i don't know why.

      however, it's still more convenient than the stuck key... (nudge nudge, Adobe)

      //edit - i'm using cs5 (not 5.5) pack on win7 x64

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      Anonymous
      September 8, 2011

      Hit 300 total downloads sometime last weekend. That's a lot of customers who don't like this bug (and a lot of representative cash). I can't believe Adobe hasn't fixed this yet.

      Anyhow, the lack of feedback must mean nobody's having problems with the fix, which is good. No news is good news right?

      If you should have a problem, post here or contact me through the SF support page (link below).

      http://sourceforge.net/projects/cs5altfix/support

      [Btw, for those who may have missed my namechange (scroll up a few posts), I am the original poster. That was a random sequence typed into the name box when I first joined to post on these forums, however I usually go by "Unsigned" or U.C.L. in the software community. Following an email hijack, I rerolled this new account.]

      Regards,

      Unsigned Code Labs

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      Peter_Leo
      Participating Frequently
      September 9, 2011

      Im still waiting for a bugfix.

      But Adobe still ignores us.

      Still ignores the money we put on that software "TO DEVELOP IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL"!

      but it seems they just ignoring us.

      I get mad! Mad about the quality PS went to.

      Why there aren't more people just joining that conversation to show that this should be fixed.

      Still no bugfixes, but instead they are releasing a CS Suite 5.5 with even more bugs to fill their pockets again.

      I wont stop to fight until someone of them will mute me.

      then i will just register another account and continue until that freaking bug is fixed.

      where is the fairness?

      A really angry customer.

      Noel Carboni
      Noel Carboni
      Brainiac
      September 9, 2011

      ayre_pete wrote:

      Why there aren't more people just joining that conversation to show that this should be fixed.


      I'm sorry you find it so irritating, but since you ask the above question I have to say I have just not run into a problem because of the Alt key handling in my actual use of Photoshop CS5.  Maybe it just has to do with the way I combine my use of the keyboard into the UI, or maybe it's manifesting a little differently on different systems (e.g., timing-wise).

      Per my participation in this thread earlier, I could (and can) reproduce the issue just as listed, but as I said, it's just not hampering my Photoshop usage in practice.

      I should mention Alt key introduction of menu shortcut keys is considered a standard Windows accessibility feature, and there's another active thread in this same forum in which people are demanding Adobe do MORE to implement accessibility features.

      I get the feeling Adobe's walking a tightrope here.

      -Noel

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      Smorgasbord9Author
      Participating Frequently
      August 20, 2011

      Just posting here for the sake of anyone who needs to PM me, DON'T PM this old username. Use the new one instead (which I will post on immediately following this post).

      Long story short, Adobe's forum screenname system is a little buggy (to say the least). Combine that with a possibly compromised email.....yeaaa lets just roll a new username.

      So, if you need me, PM me at the NEW screenname, posted below.

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      Anonymous
      August 20, 2011

      This is my new screenname, reach me here if you need me.

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      Smorgasbord9Author
      Participating Frequently
      February 20, 2011

      Okay everyone, I have moved this project's hosting to SourceForge, the main page is here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cs5altfix/

      To ensure happiness all around, I have licensed the source under the FreeBSD license (you can do anything with it so long as you credit my work).  Oh, and you can't hold me responsible if your computer blows up for some reason

      I'll still watch this thread in order to provide support and assistance, bug-reports, etc, but all file releases will be confined to SourceForge from now on.

      PECourtejoie
      PECourtejoie
      Community Expert
      February 20, 2011

      Unsigned Code Lab , sourceforge seems like the ideal place to put your scripts.

      Do you want me to edit and replace all the previous links with this one, to avoid confusion by users that might not read the whole thread?

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      Smorgasbord9Author
      Participating Frequently
      February 20, 2011

      PECourtejoie, thank you!  That would be greatly appreciated.

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      Peter_Leo
      Participating Frequently
      January 26, 2011

      since adobe doesn't cares about service here the link to the file: [note by Moderator: use this link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cs5altfix/ as the others have expired] http://uploaded.to/file/8i07sw

      thanks to that brilliant guy we are still able to use our PS as in former (better) times.

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      Smorgasbord9Author
      Participating Frequently
      February 7, 2011

      Thanks for re-upping ayre_pete:) I've gone ahead and re-mirrored all the files again.

      <<evil poup/popunder URLs removed>>

      [note by Moderator: use this link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cs5altfix/ as the others have expired]

      To anyone who's not sure which one to use, if you got to this thread you're probably looking for the first one.

      Take a look at my previous few posts if you have questions about how they work.

      Good luck:)

      If you use this fix, you might consider submitting a bug report here so that Adobe will (hopefully) look into providing a more permanent, long-term solution.

      Noel Carboni
      Noel Carboni
      Brainiac
      February 7, 2011

      Unsigned Code Lab, it's great that you've provided this tool, but the site you've used to host the download is horrendous!  It tries to pop up all kinds of nasty stuff.

      -Noel

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      Smorgasbord9Author
      Participating Frequently
      December 29, 2010

      Thanks to jcmds for alerting me that the drop.io file hosting had gone offline.

      I've re-uploaded the fix files as follows:

      [note by Moderator: use this link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cs5altfix/ as the others have expired]

      Scrollbug Fix (disables Alt-menu activation with mouse-wheel):  http://www.filedropper.com/fixcs5scrollbug

      Disable Alt Menu (32-bit ONLY, may be the most robust option for 32-bit):  http://www.filedropper.com/old32-bitonlynophotoshopaltmenubar

      Disable Alt Menu 2 (supports both 32-bit & 64-bit editions):  http://www.filedropper.com/nophotoshopaltmenubar_1

      Remember that you can still use Alt+F to open the file menu, you must simply press them TOGETHER (pressing Alt by itself does nothing).

      If you prefer to completely disable the Alt menu, and you have a 32-bit system, you may want to test both versions of the fix and use the one that works best with your configuration.

      Happy holidays everyone!

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      703Lime
      New Participant
      January 26, 2011

      Could someone upload this again? The links are down.

      Thanks in advance!

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      Peter_Leo
      Participating Frequently
      December 7, 2010

      Just for Info, the Alt+Scroll Bug still happens, the new Patch didn't solved the Problem. I am very happy being a customer from such a great company! /Sarcasm off

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      Peter_Leo
      Participating Frequently
      October 8, 2010

      Hi there i just got the same problem. The fix is working well, but it's not a perfect solution. So everybody has to start the Program and PS CS5 similar. Is there any new news about it? Maybe Adobe is working now for another update?

      Some informations would be great!

      Greetings

      Pete

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      Smorgasbord9Author
      Participating Frequently
      October 10, 2010

      I understand your frustration.  It is not a perfect solution by any means, more of a workaround at best.  I am not aware of any effort by Adobe to fix this issue yet.

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      Peter_Leo
      Participating Frequently
      October 10, 2010

      The thing is that i and all the other paid a lot of money for a professional software. So many got this issue so i am asking myself where adobe is? PS CS5 should get an instant update if such a big problem appears as descibed.

      I really think forward and hope some of Adobes staff are reading this.

      However for now again a big thanks for this awesome tool! My respect belongs to you for that!

      All the best

      Pete

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