Brush size, CS4

Hello,
Cannot use brackets [ and ] to alter the brush size because of swedish keyboard.
Thought of remapping the function to other tangents but cannot find an entry for that
in Edit>Keyboard shortcuts, is there one and where in that case?
Thank You again,
/Martti

I have the same little problem with a French keyboard.
Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts > Tools Scroll down to brushes, click on the bracket symbol - then delete and enter the key that you wish to use.
I use the ; and the : (Semi-colon and the colon.)
Roger

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