Monday, April 02, 2012

Ubuntu 11.10 and Photoshop CS2

I've got Photoshop CS2 running on Ubuntu 11.10 with WINE.  I noticed that when I upgraded from Ubuntu 11.04 that any command in Photoshop that needed the ALT (Left Click) combo would not work.  I know it had to do with all the Unity Keyboard Shortcuts but which one?

I'll save you some guess work.  Open CompizConfig Setting Manager then scroll down to the Window Management section. Click on the Move Window option (3 column, 2 one down).


This will open the General Tab.  Notice the Initiate Window Move shortcut?  Yeah, it's set to ALT-Button1 or ALT Left Click.  So every time we try an ALT command in Photoshop, Unity intercepts the ALT-Left Click and tries to Initiate Window Move. So to change it Click on the button labeled <ALT>Button1 beside the Initiate Window Move option in the General Tab




This will open a window that allows you to change the shortcut to a combination that you don't need anywhere else.

Now your ALT Clicks in Photoshop will behave as you expect (in this screen shot I've set my Initiate Window Move combo to SHIFT CTRL Button1).

B.T.W.  the  SUPER = the windows logo key on your keyboard