Removing the Alt+[ keyboard shortcut.

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Mr_Mann
Feb 20, 2008
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I have my primary tablet pen button bound to alt for the eyedropper tool, and often press [ and ] to change the brush size. Sometimes I hit alt and [ or ] together, which causes the active layer to switch up or down. It happens a lot and gets frustrating, especially if I don’t notice immediately notice the active layer has changed.

The question is, how do I remove the alt+[ and alt+] bindings? They’re not listed under the Edit – Keyboard Shortcut options and I can’t find them anywhere else either.

I’ve tried a number of ways round it but the only one that remotely works is to change the brush size keys themselves. Not ideal. Any sensible tips or workarounds would be welcome!
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Phosphor
Feb 20, 2008
Look again. Should be listed as Move to Front, Move Back, etc. under Layer>Arrange.
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Mr_Mann
Feb 21, 2008
Those controls are Crtl+[ etc., not alt+[. They’re for moving the layers around, not switching between them. alt+[ and alt+] are not listed in the keyboard shortcuts. Apparently it’s because the function of the alt modifier is dependent on which tool is in use.

The only solution I’ve found is to change the [ and ] keys to A and Z instead, changing whatever tools A and Z were bound to before. This is a reasonable solution because it centralises the keys I use most often to the bottom left of the keyboard.

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