#AFFINITY DESIGNER SHORTCUTS MAC#
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I donвЂ™t really understand how this is the case because Sketch uses the same system preferences dialogue to let you setup custom shortcuts but there it is working fine for almost all keys.

#AFFINITY DESIGNER SHORTCUTS MAC#

I am on Mac yet more than half of my shortcuts are not working. The first thing I do after getting to know the tool a bit is to change the shortcuts to how I am used to them, given they have the same functionality as in previous tools IвЂ™ve been using. How is this not a standard thing yet? As someone coming from Sketch I am thrilled to start exploring Figma. This affects every non-US customers daily Figma workflow and I do not understand how no-one in the team is embarrassed by this long known (and partially solved) issue. Rant: Not caring about different keyboard layouts is a clear oversight on accessibility and global market. So instead of telling them вЂњyou can customize everythingвЂќ give them proper guidance. I would like more people to start using Figma and not being overwhelmed or confused by completely wrong shortcuts.

I call this a low-hanging fruit for Figmas product team but they donвЂ™t seem to careД¬ustomizing shortcuts is a great feature but mostly for hardcore users. Non-US users will at least have some sort of guidance through shortcut jungle mess. Simply copy the cheat-sheets I built almost 2 years ago. Once you figure it out (itвЂ™s a little tedious, but possible) the least Figma could do is to show the non-US shortcuts in the onscreen UI Helper. The keys are NOT just tied to a location on the keyboard, but specific hardware keycodes. HereвЂ™s my 2 cents (over and over again) regarding WIN key mappings: It would also give the user more control over the tool and their workflow. I think this could be a game-changer, as iвЂ™ve seen people who refused to migrate from other tools to Figma because they couldnвЂ™t customize shortcuts.

#AFFINITY DESIGNER SHORTCUTS WINDOWS#

ItвЂ™s also not a possibility for Windows users. It would be nice if the tool itself provided some sort of customization on this regard.ДЄlthough being a workaround, Mac users can customize keyboard shortcuts by application, but it is a bit limited. This makes the user adapt their workflow to the tool, and not the other way around - and that hinders efficiency. On this forum post, a member of the community asked for help on backing one layer level with a different shortcut from what Figma has right now. And hereвЂ™s an example of confusing shortcuts:ДЄlthough this problem could be solved by just rebinding the shortcuts to the actual character and not the location on the keyboard, IвЂ™ve noticed there are some other issues concerning key bindings.

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