Acorn from a game controller
The Acorn layout is built into InputConfig, free on the Mac App Store. You don't have to make an account, there are no subscriptions, and nothing is locked. Optimized for Apple silicon.
On a Mac: Acorn reads keys from this layout like a keyboard. Its brush, eraser and bracket keys follow the same letters as Photoshop.
Yes, Acorn works from a game controller on a Mac with the paint layout, because its brush, eraser and bracket keys follow Photoshop's letters. Brush and eraser, undo and redo, size on the bumpers and the picker on a held trigger all work as shipped.
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Paint. Brush (B) on the bottom face button, eraser (E) on the right. The right trigger paints.
- Fix. Undo on the left face button, redo on the top.
- Brush size. [ and ] on the bumpers.
- Pick a color. The left trigger holds Option.
- Save. On Back, Share or View.
- Point and scroll. The left stick is the pointer, the right stick scrolls.
Tune it
- Zoom to fit. Put Command 0 on a stick click.
- New layer. Put Acorn's key from its Layer menu behind a chord.
- Selections. Set a lower Pointer speed on the preset's page.
Acorn's keys need no changes for this layout.
Get it in two clicks
- Open InputConfig and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
- Search for Acorn and pick it. The layout is created as a preset in your sidebar, named and ready.
- Press Activate. Every row can be changed afterwards: the editor's Scan button rebinds any control the moment you touch it.
Every binding, as a table
| Controller | Sends | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Left stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 16) | Cursor left |
| Left stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 16) | Cursor right |
| Left stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 16) | Cursor up |
| Left stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 16) | Cursor down |
| Right stick down | Scroll down | Scroll down |
| Right stick up | Scroll up | Scroll up |
| Right trigger | Left click | Paint / click |
| LB / L1 | [ | Smaller brush ([) |
| RB / R1 | ] | Larger brush (]) |
| A / Cross | B | Brush tool (B) |
| B / Circle | E | Eraser (E) |
| X / Square | Command (Left), Z | Undo |
| Y / Triangle | Command (Left), Shift (Left), Z | Redo (Cmd+Shift+Z) |
| Left trigger | Alt / Option (Left) | Hold to color-pick (Alt) |
| Back / Share / Select | Command (Left), S | Save |
Names follow the editor's Xbox / PlayStation pair, and a Switch pad fires by position.
Questions
Does this match the Photoshop layout?
Yes, it has the same shape as the Photoshop layout. Acorn's painting keys line up.
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