Hi Olivia, You can customize the keyboard shortcut you want to have associated with any particular AppleScript. In the case of this thread, this was an AppleScript to move the playback position of a track to a user-specified time point -- something that is useful for long audiobooks or podcasts.
I just chose a a keystroke combination to go with this AppleScript. Hope this helps. Cheers, Esther On Feb 05, 2008, at 11:39AM, Bruins Fan wrote: >How do you know which apple script to use? How does that work? >Olivia > >On Feb 5, 2008, at 4:10 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > >> This has far reaching implications. How far can we go with numpad >> commander >> and modifier keys in this direction? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Esther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >> X by >> theblind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:38 PM >> Subject: Re: Making a keyboard shortcut to Jump to a time in itunes >> [was;Re;Jumping to a time in itunes] >> >> >> Hi David, >> >> On Feb 05, 2008, at 10:03AM, David Poehlman wrote: >>> Wow Esther, this is awesom. I only have one question. Where you >>> say use >>> the item chooser, isn't it easier just to select the items from the >>> normal >>> windows where you can? >> >> Yes, you're right that you don't need to use item chooser. I either >> interact with >> the scroll area of system preferences and VO-keys+right arrow >> through to >> app I want, then VO+keys+spacebar to select it and VO-keys right arrow >> to the tab I want to press, or lately I go into system preferences, >> command+f >> for find, and type in "Keyboard", carriage return, then VO-keys >> right arrow >> to the relevant tab and press it, if needed. >> >> The only advantage of using item chooser for new users who are >> unfamiliar >> with the available preferences is that you don't have to worry about >> how >> many new and unfamiliar options are available and whether you've >> mistyped >> part of the the search term. But I agree, it's lots easier to just >> select >> things >> from the window. >> >> Consider the instructions on how to get to the Keyboard Shortcuts >> tab of >> the Keyboard & Mouse Menu in System Preferences changed! Readers >> only need to know they can press the "+" button to add a new shortcut >> definition, and that they should VO-keys+right arrow to select iTunes >> as the App for the shortcut definition, then supply the name of the >> AppleScript and then type in the shortcut they want to assign. >> >> Shortcut assignments should always be done when the app is closed, >> but this assignments works quite generally. >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Esther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >>> OS X by >>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:12 PM >>> Subject: Making a keyboard shortcut to Jump to a time in itunes [was; >>> Re;Jumping to a time in itunes] >>> >>> >>> Hi Orin and others, >>> >>>> Hi Orin, >>>> >>>> I have a new solution to your question below: >>>> >>>> Orin asked: Just wondering how to jump to a certain time in >>>> ITunes? I >>>> was listening to something, I whent to rewind it, and it started at >>>> the beginning again. >>>> >>>> TK: With the help of Esther and the good folks at DougScripts, I >>>> have >>>> modified a script that will do just what you're asking. The >>>> script is >>>> called "RestartAt", it will bring up a dialog with an Edit field >>>> where >>>> you type where you'd like to start the given iTunes selection. It >>>> will handle hours:minutes:seconds. You can pick it up from my >>>> Public >>>> folder of my iDisk by doing the following: >>>> >>>> • Go to your Finder. >>>> • Go to the Go menu. >>>> • Go down to iDisk. >>>> • Go right and down to Other Users Public Folder. >>>> • Type in kilburns. >>>> • It is in the iTunes Scripts folder. >>>> >>>> Copy this into your /Library/iTunes/Scripts folder. If you don't >>>> have >>>> a Scripts folder in that location, just make one and name it >>>> Scripts. >>>> Once the RestartAt script is in that folder, you can navigate along >>>> your menus in iTunes until right after the Window menu. VO will >>>> reach >>>> a menu that it doesn't announce, press your down arrow and the >>>> RestartAt script will be available. There are ways of attaching a >>>> key >>>> combination to it as well but I won't go into that here. Hope I >>>> haven't forgot anything. >>>> >>>> you can also pick up the script from >>>> http://homepage.mac.com/kilburns/voiceover/downloads.html >>> >>> Just a followup suggestion to Tim's post about the RestartAt >>> AppleScript you can get from his web site: it's easiest to use if you >>> bind this to a shortcut key. You can do this when iTunes is not >>> running by navigating to Systems Preferences in the Menu Bar >>> (VO-keys+m to go to the menu bar; VO-keys down arrow to System >>> Preferences) then use item chooser (VO-keys+i) to go to the >>> Keyboard & >>> Mouse menu by typing "Key", selecting Keyboard & Mouse with VO-keys+ >>> spacebar, then using VO-keys+spacebar again to press the selected >>> icon >>> and actually go to that menu. Use item chooser again and type >>> "Shortcuts" to get the entry for the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. >>> VO-keys+spacebar to select this tab, and VO-keys+ spacebar to press >>> the tab and go there. VO-keys+ right arrow twice to the plus sign. >>> (VO-keys+h gives "Click to define shortcuts within applications.) >>> VO-keys+spacebar to press so you can add a new keyboard shortcut >>> definition. In the window that opens up you'll hear "Applications". >>> VO-keys right arrow to the "All Applications" popup button. VO-keys+ >>> spacebar to press the button and VO-keys+down arrow to iTunes and >>> carriage return to select. VO-keys+right arrow to "Menu Title" and >>> VO-keys+right arrow again to the blank text field. Type in the name >>> of the AppleScript, "RestartAt". VO-keys+right arrow twice more to >>> "Keyboard Shortcut" then VO-keys+right arrow to the blank text field >>> and type in the shortcut keys you want to use. For example, I type >>> in >>> Command+Option+R here. You can VO-keys+right arrow to the cancel and >>> add buttons, but I typically just carriage return after entering my >>> shortcut. Close the Keyboard & Mouse window with Command-W. >>> >>> Now, if you start iTunes, you can select a track in your Songs >>> outline >>> and type Command+Option+R. A window will pop up and you'll be told >>> the >>> start and end times for the track. You can VO-keys+right arrow to >>> enter >>> your time in the text field. The default time entry will be the >>> current >>> play position. >>> >>> HTH. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > >
