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How to Change Stroke Color of a Shape Quickly?

Like we double click on shape, it open a pop up color picker window that change fill color in real time without hitting "OK Button"

Is there any similar functionality for shape's stroke as well, like Ctrl/ Shift + Double click pop up a window for selecting stroke color?

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Or any plugin or script can do that?

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You don't need a plugin or script. This is for Photoshop CC 2107. Older versions may be different:

When you use one of the Shape tools, you can change the stroke or fill colour in the tool options along the top.

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    You don't have to double click the shape, it only needs to be selected using the Direct Selection Tool (A). Then the fill and stroke options will show up on the tool bar. There is no OK button to hit to commit the change - the effect is immediate.
    – Billy Kerr
    Jan 4, 2018 at 12:11
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    Yes you are partially right, if we are selecting any color from pallets or using eyedropper tool, but.... when we need custom color, there is no way to check it in real-time without hitting OK button
    – Graphico
    Jan 4, 2018 at 12:16
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    Sorry, but this is not a robust solution. If i am working on new project where there are no pre-decided colors, in fact creating theme via testing different colors on elements... then how is it possible to add colors to the swatches when colors not yet fixed. Swatches are created only after the theme colors are finalized.
    – Graphico
    Jan 4, 2018 at 13:07
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    It is the nature of pixel based editors to require some additional effort to change colors. Switch to a vector-based editor if you want quick and easy color editing.
    – Scott
    Jan 4, 2018 at 13:39
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    @Graphico If your colours are "not yet fixed", then I think Adobe's Themes functionality is a better work flow than what you have been doing. It allows you to organise colours in themes. Then once you have your themes created, choosing a colour is only two clicks - right click colour in the theme, and click "Apply stroke colour". I'm sorry, but I think this is about as easy as it gets.
    – Billy Kerr
    Jan 4, 2018 at 18:52

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