Lightroom: Cannot use keyboard shortcuts on non-english keyboard

Michelle,

There is a workaround for that, which is not elegant but works OK:

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• In the folder where LR is installed, you'll find a folder /resources/de/, with a file called TranslatedStrings.txt in it
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• Create a backup-copy of the file TranslatedStrings.txt
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• Edit the file TranslatedStrings.txt with a text editor, replacing the # by something else which does not require a modifier key (I use $) on all lines which seem relevant to you.
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• Make a note of the changes you made (and possibly keep a copy of the modified file TranslatedStrings.txt in some other folder also), as this will be overwritten with a new installation of LR
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These are the lines I changed for myself in TranslatedStrings.txt:

"$$$/AgApplication/Menu/Window/SecondMonitor/ZoomInShortcut=Cmd+Shift+#"
"$$$/AgApplication/Menu/Window/SecondMonitor/ZoomInSomeShortcut=Flippy+Cmd+Option+Shift+#"
"$$$/AgCameraRawController/TargetAdjustment/Bezel=^1 mit Tasten # / - ändern"
"$$$/AgCameraRawController/TargetAdjustment/BezelWithMinusSignGlyph=^1 mit Tasten # / ^U+2212 ändern"
"$$$/AgDevelop/KBSC/incrementTargetAdjustmentValue=#"
"$$$/AgDevelop/Menu/View/ZoomIn/Key=Cmd+#"
"$$$/AgDevelop/Menu/View/ZoomInMinor/Key=Cmd+Option+#"
"$$$/AgLibrary/Help/Shortcuts/Zoom_in/Key=Befehl + #"
"$$$/AgLibrary/KBSC/incrementThumbSize=#"
"$$$/AgLibrary/Menu/View/IncreaseGridSize/Key=#"
"$$$/AgLibrary/Menu/View/ZoomIn/Key=Cmd+#"
"$$$/AgLibrary/Menu/View/ZoomInMinor/Key=Cmd+Option+#"
"$$$/ImportView/Shortcut/ZoomIn=#"

"$$$/AgDevelopShortcuts/Create_Virtual_Copy/Key=Befehl + '"
(changed to "Befehl + T")


I agree with you that these localizations should be provided by Adobe, but for right now this is the way to go. But it's very cumbersome to do all the changes (over and over with new releases ....).

Beat

Or the easier way is this plug-in: http://www.photographers-toolbox.com/...

Thnx for your tips! I'll give it a try with your workaround Beat ;)

Does it change the information within the menues for the shortcouts as well or do I have to replace them virtually in my head with the ones I put in that file? *smile*

Would be gread though if I wouldn't have to do that in all Adobe-Programs I use. If it has to be changed within the settings or a txt-file doesn't matter to me - what bothers me is that I HAVE to do this at all. These aren't freeware-/sharewareprograms where I would live with it - these are pricey programs I paid for 8/

Keyboard shortcuts are not working in non-English keyboard layout.
I have English(default) and Russian keybord layouts, in Russian layout all shortcuts except numbers stop working

English Lightroom 4.1 [829322]
Windows 7 SP1 English

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When LR is set to german, the keyboard shortcut for destination gamut warning while in softproof mode is Shift+S. However, Shift+S is already used by "before only", and that seems to take precedence. So it is not possible to toggle the destination gamut warning by keyboard in german.

The same seems to be the case for french and swedish (judging from the resource files).

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Lightroom 4: German: Keyboard shortcut conflict for softproof destination gamut warning.

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Using foreign keyboard with Lightroom 4.1.

There are a lot of shortcuts within LR which is very good. But still there are some circumstances, where they will be rendered completely usless as of different keyboard layouts in different countries.
Example: German version of LR: The shortcuts for zooming in and out are the + and # keys. So far so good. There are a number of countries which also use german langugage, such as switzerland. The point is, swiss keyboards have quite a different layout from german ones - and quite some of these keys are only to acheive with shift or AltGr modifiers. And that's the problem - it doesn't work. So there are whole countries out there which are not able to use the keyboard shortcuts. I guess there are more countries which are problematic, not just switzerland. As I understand, within Lightroom there is Language = Keyboard of main country the language is used.
Or am I missing something?

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This is something I've been struggling with since I started with LR two versions back.

The brush size keyboard shortcuts [] on the norwegian keyboard layout (mac) are opt-8 and opt-9, which LR ignores. Same for before after - \ is Cmd-Shift-7.

I've also tried using them on the wacom express keys - don't work there either.

Only way to use them via the keyboard in LR 4 is to switch keyboard layout to an english one (both directly and via the wacom keys).

This has been driving me nuts.

In PS CS6 I can go in and edit the shortcuts - but LR appears to be fixed.

How can I either change the shortcuts or make them work?

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Lightroom - keyboard shortcuts on non-english keyboard.

Hmm - my thread got merged in here - problem now is - norwegian isn't one of the languages that there is a TranslatedStrings.txt for - I kind of guess I could copy one of the others. Shame that the english directory only contains a license file. Not sure what to copy now. I still want the rest of the interface in english :(

The solution should be that Adobe develops a Keyboard Shortcut Re-Mapper function for Lightroom, just like the one Photoshop has. This problem is very annoying and it never gets fixed by Adobe, version after version.

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Using the spot removal/healing brush I frequently need to use the '/' key to select new source. (also because of this issue http://feedback.photoshop.com/photosh... ).

Using a german layouted keyboard where the '/' is accessed via 'shift'+'7' this doesn't work. The use of the 'shoft lock' key + '7' works as a workaround but interferes and makes troubles with other shortkeys.

So there should be a shortkey concept for all language and keyboard layout options.