Fine Adjust White Balance with Option Key

Hello,
I find that I often want to make finer adjustments to white balance than is easy to do with the slider's scalesmall movements of the slider yield relatively large adjustments in the white balance. I would like to see a "magnifcation" of the scale when the option key is held down, so that the same amount of sliding would move the temperature in much finer increments. I realize that the option key is also used for resetting a panel, so perhaps another key, but this is the idea.
Many thanks,
Michael Morrison

By highlighting the temperature 'number', you can press the up and down arrow keys to adjust the temp in 50 degree increments. This functionality works in all the adjustments.

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