Right click to color-pick?

Hello, I know you can change the keyboard commands, but is there any way to change the right click function of a tool?
I like to color pick a lot while I'm working but I find alt+clicking clunky and I'm used to many other programs that let you color-pick by right clicking which i find much more useful and streamlined. I really don't need say the brush selection panel pop up while using the brush tool, since I rarely change that.
Also, is there a way to make a brush erase instead of lay color (ie. instead of switching to the eraser tool, have the brush tool your currently using remove color using its current settings)?
Thanks!

Hi Rhyue,
Alt click is the only way I know. It works fine for me, but I am used to having one hand on the keyboard at all times when painting. If you want to bring up a full color picker, you can do this by pressing control + option + command on a Mac. I'm not sure what it is on a PC though.
As for the eraser, tapping 'E' will change tools to the eraser, you can then go back to the brush by tapping 'B'.

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