Is there a way to overwrite the Select Channel shortcut (Ctrl+1)?

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Una
Sep 23, 2005
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I would like to reassign this shortcut to Zoom Actual Pixels to match Illustrator and Macromedia Fireworks but Photoshop doesn’t let me. It gives me a red "X" and says "Ctrl+1 cannot be assigned because it is used in the Channels palette to target an individual channel."

Most other conflicts are over-writable. Seems odd that the shortcuts for selecting channels have only one modifier and can’t be reassigned but the default shortcut for Zoom Actual Pixels is:
1) a double modifier (Ctrl+Alt+0)
2) inconsistent with Illustrator (Ctrl+1)
3) cannot be accomplished left-handedly so your right hand can remain on the mouse (sorry lefties, but you’re only 10% of the population 😉

Maybe I’m in the minority here but I use the Zoom functions much more than the Channels palette so I can’t figure out how Channels got first dibs on those shortcuts. The least Adobe could do is allow them to be overwritten like most other shortcuts.

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Mike Russell
Sep 23, 2005
"Una" wrote in message
I would like to reassign this shortcut to Zoom Actual Pixels to match Illustrator and Macromedia Fireworks but Photoshop doesn’t let me. It gives me a red "X" and says "Ctrl+1 cannot be assigned because it is used in the Channels palette to target an individual channel."
Most other conflicts are over-writable. Seems odd that the shortcuts for selecting channels have only one modifier and can’t be reassigned but the default shortcut for Zoom Actual Pixels is:
1) a double modifier (Ctrl+Alt+0)
2) inconsistent with Illustrator (Ctrl+1)
3) cannot be accomplished left-handedly so your right hand can remain on the mouse (sorry lefties, but you’re only 10% of the population 😉
Maybe I’m in the minority here but I use the Zoom functions much more than the Channels palette so I can’t figure out how Channels got first dibs on those shortcuts. The least Adobe could do is allow them to be overwritten like most other shortcuts.

Just guessing, but Adobe may process these particular character events separately. Since they are also used in the curves and levels dialogs they may use be processed differently from other commands..


Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com

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