12 Replies Latest reply on Feb 23, 2013 2:23 AM by estoke

Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

russellbarrett Mar 8, 2012 2:54 PM

When in Library I have noticed a glitch. When using the right & left arrow keys to navigate the images, sometimes the keys do not work and I receive an error tone. To rectify the error I have to go out of Library and then back in again. The same sometimes happens when I am in the develop module.

1. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

web-weaver Mar 8, 2012 3:57 PM (in response to russellbarrett)

Works fine here. Win 7 64-bit.
What's your OS?
WW
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2. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

pixelbot Mar 17, 2012 9:35 PM (in response to russellbarrett)

it's happening to me too
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3. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

cheska99 Mar 22, 2012 1:53 PM (in response to russellbarrett)

It's happening to me, too.
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4. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

crsouser Mar 23, 2012 10:44 PM (in response to russellbarrett)

I am having the same issue under OSX 10.7. My right / left arrows were not working in the Library module. I restarted Lightroom.. no good.. restarted the computer and back into LR4 - Library.. still no good unless I use arrow Command-Arrow keys.. but if I go to the Develop mode and use the arrow keys.. they work.. then I go back to the Library and the arrow keys then work for the rest of the Lightroom session.

Christopher
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5. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

Str8aero Mar 28, 2012 7:48 PM (in response to russellbarrett)

Yep - doesn't work for me either... pretty frustrating when you are trying to show pictures to someone!
I'm running OSX 10.7.3
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6. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

cheska99 Mar 29, 2012 8:58 AM (in response to Str8aero)

I'm beginning to suspect that some change has been made that's module dependent. I can arrow through my thumbnails just fine in the Library module but not in the develop module.
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7. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

cppasm Mar 29, 2012 9:31 AM (in response to cheska99)

Arrow keys never worked in Develop module, it's by design.
In Develop module you have to use Ctrl(Command for Mac) + Arrow keys.
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8. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

cheska99 Mar 29, 2012 10:06 AM (in response to cppasm)

Thanks,
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9. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

pointy_nose Mar 30, 2012 3:11 AM (in response to russellbarrett)

I'm guessing it's a bug. Seems pretty random to when they stop working for me.

Just now...
Arrow keys worked within develop mode but not library. ( hence google and got this post )
Quit LR and loaded again and it's working now in both modules.

Using LR4 osx lion.
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10. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

John Spacey Mar 30, 2012 8:42 AM (in response to cppasm)

Arrow keys gave always worked inthe develop module, but jsut not hwne certain modes are open ,like crop, etc. CTRL+ARROW works all teh time
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11. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

jeradhill Apr 2, 2012 4:03 PM (in response to russellbarrett)

I was having the same problem. I tried quitting Lightroom 4 with no luck. However all I did was click the develop tab, then click back to the Library tab and arrows worked again. I think there is a bug that must prevent it from switching functionality back. Arrows allow you to navigate through images in Library module but in Develop module you have to use Command and the arrow to navigate.
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12. Re: Left & Right arrow keys in Lightroom 4

estoke Feb 23, 2013 2:23 AM (in response to russellbarrett)

I could fix that problem by activating "navigate" (which shows left and right arrows) in the tool bar of the library module. Hope I could help
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