Keyboard Shortcuts

Fater supports several keyboard shortcuts to help you work more efficiently within the Image Editor.

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General Editor Shortcuts

• Deselect Active Tool:

  • Press Escape

  • Action: If you have a tool selected from the Inpaint Toolbar (like Brush, Pencil, etc.), pressing Escape will typically deselect it, returning you to a neutral state (often for panning the canvas).

Masking Shortcuts

These shortcuts apply when working with masks on the Inpaint Canvas:

• Undo Last Mask Action:

  • Ctrl+Z (Windows/Linux)

  • Cmd+Z (Mac)

  • Action: Reverts the last modification made to your mask. (See Managing Mask History)

• Redo Last Undone Mask Action:

  • Ctrl+Y (Windows/Linux)

  • Cmd+Shift+Z (Mac)

  • Action: Re-applies the last mask action that was undone.

Tool-Specific Shortcuts

• Adjust Brush/Tool Size (Mask Brush, Layer Eraser, Pencil):

  • Hold Shift + Scroll Mouse Wheel (Up or Down)

  • Action: Increases or decreases the size of the active tool's brush tip.

• Constrain Line (Cutter/Edge Drawing Tool):

  • Hold Shift while clicking the second point of the line.

  • Action: Constrains the line drawn by the Cutter/Edge Tool to be perfectly horizontal or vertical.

• Subtract Mode (Polygonal Lasso, Prompt to Mask, Apply Layer to Mask):

  • Hold Alt while initiating or performing the action.

  • Action:

    • Polygonal Lasso: Starts drawing a polygon that will subtract from the existing mask.

    • Prompt to Mask: The AI-generated mask will be subtracted from the existing mask.

    • Apply Layer to Mask: The selected layer's content will be used to subtract from the existing mask.

• Inflate/Deflate Mask with Larger Step:

  • Hold Shift (optionally with Alt for deflate) while clicking the Inflate/Deflate Mask (Expand icon) on the Inpaint Toolbar.

  • Action: Modifies the mask by a larger pixel radius.

Text Input Field Shortcuts

When typing in text fields (e.g., Prompt Input, Layer Names, Agent Chat):

• Standard Text Editing:

  • Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z: Undo typing.

  • Ctrl+Y / Cmd+Shift+Z: Redo typing.

  • Ctrl+A / Cmd+A: Select all text.

  • Ctrl+C / Cmd+C: Copy selected text.

  • Ctrl+V / Cmd+V: Paste text.

  • Ctrl+X / Cmd+X: Cut selected text.

• Submit Prompt (Floating Prompt Area):

  • Press Enter (without Shift)

  • Action: Sends the current prompt for AI generation.

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(This list will be updated as more shortcuts are added or existing ones are refined.)