Configuration:
Win 11 / language setting: German
LR Classic 14.5 / language setting: German
NPL 3.1.1
After updating LR to 14.5 a few days ago, I notoced that using the (German language) hotkey (cntl alt p) does not launch NPL anymore, but the LR plugin manager panel instead.
Switching the LR languange to English, and using the proper English hotkey (cntl alt n) works ok and launches NPL as it should.
According to the NegativeLabHotkey.ahk file which I downloaded, the standard German hotkey (cntl alt p) sends the following keystrokes to LR: Alt down-d-Alt up-z-N.
When I enter this same keystroke sequence manually, the LR plugin manager panel gets shown - so it seems to me that NegativeLabHotKey.exe is doing what it was programmed to do, but that the sequence of keystrokes required to launch NLP on LR classic / german has changed with 14.5: now it is Alt down-d-Alt up-u-u-Cursor right-N which launches NPL (at least it does so on my Win PC!).
My current workaround is switching the Lightroom language to English and using the English language hotkey. Alternatively I guess I could use AutoHotKey with a modified ahk-file.
Mit dem LR Update 14.5 hat Adobe in der deutschen Version für den den colorpicker des Color Mixer den Shortcut “Strg+Alt+p” eingeführt. Dieser Shortcup funktioniert natürlich nur, wenn die NegativeLabHotkey.exe nicht gestartet ist. Wenn gestartet öffnet der Hotkey den Plug-in Manager.
Ich bin kein Programmierer, habe davon keine Ahnung. Deshalb wäre ich glücklich, wenn die NLHotkey.exe für alle verfügbar geändert wird und dann zum Download bereitgestellt wird!
With LR Update 14.5, Adobe introduced the shortcut “Ctrl+Alt+p” for the colorpicker in the Color Mixer in the German version. Of course, this shortcut only works if NegativeLabHotkey.exe is not running. If it is running, the hotkey opens the Plug-in Manager.
I am not a programmer and have no idea about this. Therefore, I would be happy if NLHotkey.exe were modified to be available to everyone and then made available for download!
Ok, let me look into this. In the meantime, there is already a way for you to download a script you can customize to find a hotkey that works in your environment and setup in the Windows Installation Guide
Here’s how to do it from that page:
If you’d like to change the hotkey (or add to an existing AutoHotKey setup), you can download the hotkey script here. Even if you are new to AutoHotKey, it is possible to customize the script to meet your needs.
that was hard work! Finaly, I got it though. The main problem was to realize that the key combination “Alt down d alt up u enter n” always opened “import from another catalog”. That was because of in the german menu “Datei” (file) you must press Alt+d to open. Then press “u” twice to get to the plug-in extras.
