Keyboard Shortcuts

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

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.

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

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