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Fri, Jan 10, 2014 3:51 PM
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Lightroom Classic: Swap panels for Left-Handers
I'm a left-hander, and I find that using a Wacom tablet with Lightroom is incredibly cumbersome at times. This is due to the fact that all of the develop panels are on the right side of the screen, and accessing them with my pen means crossing my arm all the way across my body to the right so that the pen can access the sliders on the right panel. My idea is to add a "left-handed mode" that would simply swap the location of the left/right panels, making it easier to access the develop (and other currently-right-sided) panels when using a pen tablet.
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richard_owens_2663220
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782 Points
7 years ago
There is nothing more frustrating than being a lefty in a right hand world.
Rich
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labadens_gregoire
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366 Points
7 years ago
Please do something Adobe....
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dan_h_perry_6360175
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222 Points
6 years ago
I have recently started using a Wacom Cintiq. I am left handed and use the panels on the right much more that the ones on the left in the Develop module. This was not a big issue using a tablet, however, my arm is covering the image as I reach across the Cintiq. I would like to be able to swap the panels on the left and right to make working easier.
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neil_radford_7003070
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210 Points
6 years ago
I was dead excited when I bought my Surface Pro 3 a week ago. I was really looking forward to using it for Lightroom work without being stuck in a room on a desktop.
I watched a guy on YouTube using his for the same purpose, but what I didn't take in to consideration was that he is right handed, I'm not. When using the pen for moving sliders in the develop module, my hand would totally cover up the photo I'm working on, making it a painful experience throughout.
I know its not possible in the current version, but it would be really great if it was possible to customize the position of the panels (left side/right side, up, down, etc etc) in a future update.
Thanks for reading. Neil.
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bill_beckler
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202 Points
6 years ago
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rich_blenkinsopp
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142 Points
6 years ago
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wsj101
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190 Points
5 years ago
I am left handed and I work with a touch screen/pen. I would love to switch the side panels in Develop mode so the navigation panel is on the right and the adjustment panel is on the left. As is, when I work with adjustments my hand hides the photo.
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fred_hoebink
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174 Points
5 years ago
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nathan_purmort
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160 Points
5 years ago
Please at minimum add the ability to swap the left and right panels. Full customization of panel layouts would of course be nice too...
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sean_kennedy_7729271
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162 Points
5 years ago
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victor_semerdjiev
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160 Points
5 years ago
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elhadji
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144 Points
4 years ago
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gerry_mulligan
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180 Points
4 years ago
I recently added a Surface Pro 4 when traveling. The pen enabled screen is wonderful, except when working in Lightroom. How big a deal is this? It's a very big deal. This multiplied the "aggravation" of the Wacom tablet to a "make it or break it" kind of level. If the pen enabled screen for use in Lightroom was the only reason I bought the Surface Pro, I would have to send it back. And it is not the Surface Pro's, or any other pen enable screen computer's problem. With the panels where they are, a lefty can not easily use a pen to make adjustments. My hand covers the image with the pen on the adjustment bar. I can not see the adjustment I'm trying to make. I have to put the pen down and go to a mouse for the adjustment once I've drawn what I needed on the image.
So, we need to allow a left right panel switch as on option. While you are at it, if you swap the panels, you should also allow a move of the scroll bars to the left of the panel or window. The reason is the same. When you scroll with the bar on the right, your hand covers the panel/window. You have to stop and lift your hand to see if you've scrolled far enough.
More then ten percent of the general population are lefties, and it is a fair amount higher then that among creatives. As the pen enabled screens become more common this will become a bigger issue yet with lefties and Lightroom.
The computer industry as whole has a long history of basically ignoring interface issues of left handers with their hardware and programs. This needs to change.
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geoffrey_morris_gkdswcb1bq4k3
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374 Points
4 years ago
Considering how many artistic people are left handed I'm kinda gobsmacked that this hasn't been done already. GET GOING AND FIX THIS PLEASE!
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graham_perkins
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140 Points
4 years ago
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