I followed the instructions "The Mac plug-in just needs to be dropped into your Photoshop plug-ins directory" to place the UseOldShortcuts.plugin loose into my Applications>Photoshop CS4>Plug-Ins folder, but after restarting Photoshop the Channel keyboard shortcuts haven't changed.
I tried throwing out some of my User prefs: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Prefs.psp, Keyboard Shortcuts.psp, and PlugIn Cache.psp. I can't think of anything else to try. Is there a particular Plug-Ins subfolder it should go into?
Also, does this UseOldShortcuts.plugin change any other shortcuts besides the Channels?
Ric Cohn
Dual G5, 6 GB ram, trial version of CS4.
Within a couple of days you will find that you use Cmd 2 for the Composite channel (and et seq for the others) without a second thought.
Also, you might want to investigate the "Cmd Option #" trick for raising a luminosity selection from any Channel of your choice.
"I decided that it really was going to be much easier to learn the new shortcuts in CS4 from the get-go"
You may be right. However, as a lefty the Cmd Option 1 100% view doesn't add anything, plus conceptually it's really easier to keep track of all the channels when the 1st channel is #1. Also, it's a real stretch to Command #5 and up for Alpha Channels. Finally, I frequently work off-site on other people's computers and it's likely some of these will only have CS3 for some time. Switching between shortcuts for different versions right now is likely to be harder than switching over in CS5 (when most legacy programs I work with will be CS4) if they do drop the OldShortcuts plugin.
Even without the new Channel shortcuts there's still a huge amount to learn and get used to UI wise with CS4.
In any case, I'd still like to know why the plug-in isn't working for me.
Ric
I looked at the comments on John Nacks blog <http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2008/10/shortcut_changes_in_cs4.html> and it looks like the plug-in isn't working on Power PCs. Anyone successfully install this on a Power PC (I.e. not an Intel Mac).
Neil
MP, MBP either is good.
So it appears the plug-in is working OK on Jeffrey's Power PC running 10.5 and his Intel MP running 10.4. Maybe my problem is my Power PC running 10.4.11?
Anyone using this plug-in OK with my combo?
Ric
I have just tried the "AllowOldGPUS.plugin" for you and a quick look shows that it IS working on OSX 10.4.11 on a G5.
It should be installed in Applications/Photoshop CS4/Plug-ins/…
(at the top level — not in any of the sub-folders.
It's the "UseOldShortcuts.plugin" I'm trying to use. Did you really mean the "AllowOldGPUS.plugin"? Please let me know. BTW, I'm not sure what the AllowOldGPUS.plugin does, I think it's video card related?
Chris, it's good to know that the sub-folder's are just for organization (I have to admit I never knew that). However, I still don't know why the plug-in's not working on my system.
Ric
However, it's the "UseOldShortcuts.plugin" I'm trying to use.
Sorry, I copied/pasted carelessly!
I meant to write that I had installed, and successfully used, the "UseOldShortcuts.plugin" on OSX 10.4.11.
Wrong thread, or does the video card matter for the shortcuts ???
I wonder if personally saved workspaces and shortcuts could cause a conflict?
Have you also run Cocktail to clean-out your caches?
Seemed an excellent suggestion, but still no go. I reset to Default workspace and Keyboard Shortcuts and restarted. After that didn't work I shut down PS, repaired Permissions and threw out all my prefs and restarted. I don't see any indication that there is anything wrong with the install. I am using it in Trial mode.
I'm flummoxed. Obviously I'm not alone in the problem, but if it works for Ann with her PowerPC G5 and OS10.4.11, then there must be something else causing this. I believe mine is also an early G5. Dual 2.0 GHz, 6 Gb Ram. I doubt it would matter, but my Video Card is an ATI Radeon X800 XT. Only 256 mb of VRam, so doesn't work with all the CS4 bells and whistles.
Ric
For me the worst change may be Cmd-~ for scrolling through open windows. Too many years of hitting this key combo out of habit to make sure I'm set to the composite image. In the past it was a harmless habit since it never did anything unless I wasn't set the way I want, now it seems like a "gotcha" waiting to get me.
Seriously, if you make yourself use the new shortcuts for 24 hours and you won't even remember the old ones any more!
The problem with using the Tilde key for shortcuts meant that they were unusable on non-English keyboards.
(It may or may not help, but someone has just reported a malfunction in Bridge which was cured by selecting "English" in its prefs..)
I've been using Ctrl Tab to cycle through documents for years, and still do...
Cmd 1 for zoom and Cmd ~ for switching is now disabled, but I miss (the old function of) it: fastest way to switch between a mask and a layer if you're working on both was to hit Cmd ~ for layer, Cmd \ for mask... (Yeah, I know, cmd 2 now. Ah well...)
Moving the channel shortcuts 2 places to the right has made the stretch uncomfortable, as well as taking shortcuts AWAY from Selective Color - if they were going to change things sensibly, command 1 should have been composite channel and 2,3,4,5 for other channels.
Option Command Zero has always been 100% and frankly anyone who can't learn something so simple should go back to Quark and Freehand. There's another option to double click the hand tool for 100% anyway. Crumbs!