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Re: Photo Mechanic 2025.5 Release Candidate: Keyboard Shortcuts Issues
« Reply #15 on: Yesterday at 12:27:27 PM »
Michael,

I tried the new Beta and it worked correctly. I could assign Command-R to 'Apply Rotation to JPEGs' and the Keyboard Shortcut settings matched the menu items.

Great, thanks for trying the updated build.

One thing I noticed, but I don't know if this is by intention: When a command like 'XYZ (with prior settings)' has no shortcut assigned, it is being shown in the menu below its 'related' menu item 'XYZ'. If it has a shortcut assigned, the menu item is only shown when the modifier key is pressed.

It is a side effect of how Apple handles alternate menu items.  Three things have to occur for the alternate menu item to be hidden:
1) They both have to call the same function.
2) They both have to have a keyboard shortcut assigned
3) The alternate needs to have the same keyboard shortcut as the main item and it has to have the Option key as part of its shortcut.

To fix this, Record Command-Option-R for the alternate menu item for Apply Rotation to JPEGs.
Another note: Even if you don't record that shortcut and the item remains visible in the menu, if you do hold down the Option key while choosing the Apply Rotation to JPEGs item, it will still skip the settings/confirmation.  In fact, you'd have to hold down the Option key for the alternate that is always appearing in order to get it to run with prior settings.  That's just how many commands in Photo Mechanic work.  For more info, see:

https://docs.camerabits.com/support/solutions/articles/48001131428-the-modifier-key

-Kirk

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Re: Photo Mechanic 2025.5 Release Candidate: Keyboard Shortcuts Issues
« Reply #16 on: Yesterday at 12:45:48 PM »
Hi Kirk

Thanks for the detailed clarification.
All good for me 😉

Thanks and regards
Michael

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Re: Photo Mechanic 2025.5 Release Candidate: Keyboard Shortcuts Issues
« Reply #17 on: Yesterday at 01:09:52 PM »
Michael,

Thanks for the detailed clarification.
All good for me 😉

Thank you for testing, and your feedback.  If you wouldn't mind, please try out the Slide Show, especially if you have multiple monitors.  It has been completely rewritten and uses Apple's Metal system for hardware accelerated graphics.  Note: the Slide Show will start up on the monitor that the Slide Show dialog was on when the Slide Show is started.

Thanks,

-Kirk