Usefull Shortcuts

Posted Over 2 years ago. Visible to the public.

You can get a full list of all shortcuts in the settings (gearwheel-icon), tab "shortcuts". But since the list is long and it's hard to find something, here are some I use regularly.

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Rate rejected r lighttable, darkroom
Toggle clipping indication o lighttable, darkroom
Toggle raw over exposed indication Shift + o lighttable, darkroom
Florian Heffner
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Posted by Florian Heffner to Darktable Tricks (2021-12-21 20:41)
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