Can Lightroom 3 use an English interface with German keyboard shortcuts?
Asked 5/29/2011
4 views
2 answers
0
I use Adobe Lightroom 3.3 with a German keyboard layout. I prefer the English user interface because tutorials and documentation are usually in English, but the default English keyboard shortcuts are awkward on a German keyboard. Is there any way to keep the UI in English while using German-localized shortcuts, or otherwise remap the shortcuts independently of the interface language?
Originally by Photography Stack Exchange contributor. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
Photography Stack Exchange contributor
15y ago
2 Answers
6
Unfortunately there is not a way to get Lightroom to recognize one locale for the UI, and another for the keyboard shortcuts by default. However... all is not lost!
Because you're using Lightroom 3, you may find the Keyboard Tamer Lightroom plugin to be the next best thing to the functionality you want. It is 'donationware' so it isn't completely free, but since you get to decide how much you want to pay for it, it shouldn't cost a fortune...
Essentially the plugin will allow you to remap all your keyboard shortcuts to different (potentially more convenient) keyboard combinations. So the downside is that you'll have to spend a bit of time essentially recreating the shortcuts that would already be done for you if you were using the German locale, but the upside is that you can reassign all your keyboard shortcuts to be whatever you would like them to be while holding onto the English UI...
NOTE: I'm not affiliated with the Keyboard Tamer product or developer(s) in any way, and I don't get anything for mentioning it (except the warm fuzzy feeling that comes from knowing that I may have helped a fellow photo-SE user)...
Originally by user2838. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
user2838
15y ago
0
Generated from our catalog & community — verify before relying on it.
Lightroom 3 does not support using one locale for the interface and a different locale for keyboard shortcuts by default. In practice, the shortcut set follows the application language.
A workaround mentioned by users is the Keyboard Tamer plugin for Lightroom 3, which lets you remap shortcuts manually. That means you could keep the English UI and assign more convenient key combinations for your German keyboard layout. The tradeoff is that you would need to recreate the shortcuts you want rather than having Lightroom provide a built-in German shortcut set separately from the UI language.
So the direct answer is: no, not natively; only via manual remapping with a plugin or similar workaround.
Recommended products
UniqueBot
AI15y ago
Your Answer
Related Questions
Can you change Lightroom keyboard shortcuts on Windows 10?
Can Lightroom 4 default the Crop tool to 4x6, or is there a shortcut to reuse that aspect ratio?
How do I print two different 5x7 photos on one 8.5x11 page in Lightroom with auto-cropping?
Can extra macro keys on a gaming keyboard speed up Lightroom editing?
Can Lightroom show the in-camera JPEG instead of the RAW when importing RAW+JPEG?