Brush Opacity Shortcuts

[ChristiduToit]

Is there a way to disable the opacity shortcut when using the number keys (1-9)?
I use Affinity software for digital painting and illustration, and I keep accidentally hitting '3' instead of 'E' for the eraser and changing my brush opacity to 30% by mistake.
I've also assigned Cmd+1 and Cmd+2 to rotate my canvas left and right, but the same problem here - I keep accidentally changing my brush opacity in the process if I don't perfectly press Cmd together with the number key.

I don't use the number keys to set opacity of my brush anyway, so I would love to disable and/or customise those shortcuts to accommodate my workflow better, but I can't seem to find those keys anywhere in the Keyboard Shortcuts panel. I wouldn't recommend removing this shortcut for those who use it, but perhaps having the option to customise it would be helpful?
 

Thanks in advance.

[Pšenda]

Delete this Shortcuts.

[R C-R]

On 6/8/2019 at 3:06 AM, Pšenda said:

Delete this Shortcuts.

Where do you see a way to do that?

[Pšenda]

Unfortunately, I just can't try it, but I suppose if it is so stated in the help, it should be possible.

If it is not possible to reset/delete it, it is a pity - these are really impractical shortcuts.

[R C-R]

16 minutes ago, Pšenda said:

Unfortunately, I just can't try it, but I suppose if it is so stated in the help, it should be possible.

At least in the Mac versions, the numeric key shortcuts for opacity are 'baked' into the apps & do not appear in any of the Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts categories I can find.

This probably has something to do with them not being ordinary 'one press' shortcuts, since for example pressing 4 quickly followed by 3 sets opacity to 43%, so in effect there are 100 different keyboard shortcut opacity settings, including the 0 & 0 pair that sets opacity to 100%.

[Old Bruce]

On 6/7/2019 at 11:36 PM, ChristiduToit said:

I don't use the number keys to set opacity of my brush anyway,

I am pretty sure the number keys set the layer opacity, not your brush.

[Aammppaa]

When using a raster brush (or various raster other tools)  the number keys do indeed set the opacity of the brush.

When using other tools they set the opacity of the layer.

[R C-R]

6 minutes ago, Old Bruce said:

I am pretty sure the number keys set the layer opacity, not your brush.

They are context sensitive, so like in the screen capture @Pšenda posted, if no brush is selected, they change the currently selected layer's opacity (which can be seen in the Layers panel) & if one is they change the opacity of the brush (which can be seen in the Context toolbar).

EDIT: @Aammppaa beat me to it!

[ChristiduToit]

Thanks for the feedback everyone, but it doesn't seem like I'm able to change/find the shortcuts in the shortcuts menu. 
As @R C-R mentioned, I believe these shortcuts are 'baked' into the software and are currently not editable. 
It's a pity, but perhaps we'll be able to change them in future versions/updates. 

It's not a train smash as much as just being a personal pet peeve - I'm sure most people don't have any issues with these shortcuts.

I just thought I'd try my luck.

[armada]

Is there any news about this topic after updates? Still I could not found the keyboard shortcuts. I want to use 1-9 for zooming instead of opacity. 🙁 

[MEB]

Hi armada,
Welcome to Affinity Forums
No changes here. Currently these shortcuts are not configurable/changeable. There's already a few shortcuts set for the Zoom (see View > Zoom menu in from of each command) but you have to press cmd (or CTRL if you are using Windows) + value/number as specified there.

[R C-R]

Just now, armada said:

Is there any news about this topic after updates? Still I could not found the keyboard shortcuts. I want to use 1-9 for zooming instead of opacity. 🙁 

As I mentioned earlier, the opacity shortcuts built into the Affinity apps are not regular ones that are limited to pressing just one of the 10 number keys. They also accept quick sequences of 2 number key presses, effectively the same as having 100 different shortcut keys (!!!) on the keyboard to set opacity.

This special behavior is "baked" into the apps, which is why there is no option to change them.

[Befghist]

On 6/8/2019 at 4:06 AM, Pšenda said:

Delete this Shortcuts.

I'm three years late, but I'd also LOVE to be able to change this behavior. Same as "armada", I'd love to use 1 & 2 as my zoom in and zoom out shortcuts (instead of F15 F16 or CMD+-), but I'm stock with the layer/brush opacity behavior. UNLESS...  I miss something/it has been update?

[R C-R]

53 minutes ago, Befghist said:

UNLESS...  I miss something/it has been update?

No, for the reason stated earlier (about the unique multi-press nature of these keystroke shortcuts) it has to be baked into the app to function, so unless they decide to remove that ability in some future version, it will remain unchangeable.

[Befghist]

Ok, it's unfortunate. Is there a way to deactivated those shortcuts altogether (numeric keys affecting layers & brushes opacity)?
It's driving me nuts as I am accidently hitting them (another software I use too often as put 1 & 2 in my brain forever)

[Befghist]

On 6/10/2019 at 3:59 AM, ChristiduToit said:

Thanks for the feedback everyone, but it doesn't seem like I'm able to change/find the shortcuts in the shortcuts menu. 
As @R C-R mentioned, I believe these shortcuts are 'baked' into the software and are currently not editable. 
It's a pity, but perhaps we'll be able to change them in future versions/updates. 

It's not a train smash as much as just being a personal pet peeve - I'm sure most people don't have any issues with these shortcuts.

I just thought I'd try my luck.

 

On 4/20/2020 at 4:47 AM, armada said:

Is there any news about this topic after updates? Still I could not found the keyboard shortcuts. I want to use 1-9 for zooming instead of opacity. 🙁 

I don't know if it might help any of you, but I solved this problem using AutoHotKey (open-source software for Windows). I was able to remap keyboard keys/shortcuts to my liking ONLY while using Affinity (with an app specific script).

I'm pretty happy I was able to find a fix. Hopefully it helps other out there. As a new user with a strong preference for certain keys (efficiency), this made the difference between using/buying Affinity or not using it at all.
Cheers