Square brackets hotkeys don’t work when input language is non-English
If you have default [ and ] keys set for Increase/Decrease Diameter, you have to have English input language set to make these work (at least on Windows).
In Russian these keys on a keyboard occupied with 'х' (Russian 'ha') and 'ъ' (Russian hard sign). Pressing them does not change the diameter.
But these do work in Photoshop, and basically elsewhere... except for Illustrator.
Sam happens for other input languages like Turkish, and for other commands, like Arrange (Bring / Sent Froward / Back).
AdminEgor Chistyakov
(Admin, Adobe Illustrator)
shared this idea
-
Fatih Alper commented
Default arrange keyboard shortcuts are showing as CTRL + Brackets or SHIFT + CTRL + Brackets. But this shortcut only applies to US keyboard. In turkish keyboard you have to press CTRL + Ğ or Ü and SHIFT + CTRL + Ğ or Ü to arrange objects via shortcuts. On the other hand, illustrator doesnt even detect my keyboard layout and still showing me shortcuts as CTRL + ]
It is a very critical problem for whom new to Illustrator and doesnt have an US layout keyboard.