I went into system prefs and reorganised the system keyboard shortcuts, so now I have keyboard commander for my most common apps, but f12 brings up launchpad which I use for everything else. You just type a few characters and it finds apps containing them and you can pick what you want. Works perfectly. I wish Apple would use my keyboard configuration as I also put Notification Center on f11, just for ease of access. Again, really easy to do in system prefs, keyboard, keyboard shortcuts, just go through all the categories disabling any you don't want and moving things, ensuring you don't leave any conflicts.
Cheers Dave On 24 Aug 2014, at 15:29, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > You can use the Trackpad Commander as well, if you have a Macbook or a Magic > Trackpad. It might be harder to remember which gestures launch which apps, > but the option is there. > On Aug 24, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Pam, >> >> I've never had anything but a laptop. There are absolutely no problems >> using keyboard commander on one. When you go in to set it up, you have to >> configure which key you want to use as the hotkey. I'm pretty sure that >> right Option is the default, and that has worked fine for me. So, I've set >> up shortcuts such as Right-Option+I to open iTunes, Right-Option+S to open >> Safari, etc. The only thing you have to be careful with as that you can't >> use a shortcut that has already been assigned, unless you reassign the other >> shortcut. >> HTH, >> Donna >> On Aug 24, 2014, at 8:46 AM, Pamela Francis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Donna, >>> I have a very basic question about your suggestion concerning keyboard >>> commander. >>> Does one need a full Mac keyboard in order to utilize the keyboard >>> commander or can it be accessed and operated successfully with the laptop? >>> Thanks much. >>> >>> Pam Francis >>> >>> On Aug 24, 2014, at 8:39 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> We should not forget to mention that probably the easiest way to launch an >>> app is by creating a shortcut in Keyboard commander. It requires set up, >>> of course, which may be tricky for a new user, but once you've done that, >>> all you have to do is hit the right option key--or whatever key you >>> designate--plus the letter key, and you can open an app from anywhere. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
