Hi, I created a keyboard shortctu for system preferences with no problem.
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Feb 21, 2012, at 3:05 PM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > Hi Ricardo, > > thanks for your answer but as I discribed in my e-mail to Esther, it doesn't > work to create a short cut. > > All the best > Jürgen > > Am 13.02.2012 um 17:21 schrieb Ricardo Walker: > >> Hi, >> >> open the app and find the menu item you want to make a shortcut for then, >> when you've navigated to the option in the menu, press VO shift C to copy >> last phrase to clipboard. Now you can set up your shortcut in preferences >> by pasting the name of the item in the menu bar. >> >> hth >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Feb 13, 2012, at 7:26 AM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: >> >>> Hi Dean, >>> >>> thanks for your detailed diskription. But I didn't meant the keyboard >>> commander in VoiceOver. >>> >>> What I'm looking for is the keyboard section in system preferences. There >>> you have the possibility to create shortcuts for each command in a programs >>> menue. Just look at it and try it out. It's wonderful. >>> >>> But it's not possible to simply give a shortcut to a command with an >>> elipsis at the end. So again: >>> >>> Can anyone give me a hint how to create shortcuts for such commands in the >>> menue? >>> >>> I'm not sure about it but I think it might have been Esther who posted an >>> information to that. >>> >>> Thanks and all the best >>> Jürgen >>> Am 13.02.2012 um 12:19 schrieb Dean Adams: >>> >>>> Hi Jurgen, >>>> You can assign program short cuts by using the keyboard commanders in >>>> voice over utility and choose commanders and stop interacting and VO right >>>> arrow to keyboard and then VO Space bar and then VO right arrow to the >>>> check box that says use keyboard comanders and press Vo Space bar then Vo >>>> right arrow to the keyboard commanders table where you can assign quick >>>> keys to open your most used programs. You will find ones there for safari >>>> and mail by default the keyboard commanders uses the right option key then >>>> a key of your own choosing, but there are already some being used like s >>>> and the right option key for safari and m and the right option key for >>>> mail. First interact with the keyboard commanders table and check what >>>> keys are being used you can Vo up and down arrow to check which keys are >>>> already being used and to check which actions are being activated by VO >>>> right arrow to the action for each key so for example once you have >>>> interacted with the commanders table VO up and down arrow till it says the >>>> S key then VO right arrow till it says command open program safari, you >>>> can only use one key for each action. To add another action for two key >>>> press actions do the following. >>>> Stop interacting with the keyboard commanders table and VO right arrow to >>>> the add button it will then automatically land you on the keyboard >>>> commanders table press the key you want to use like I use the letter e for >>>> text edit, then you have to interact with the keyboard commanders table >>>> where you have just put the e for text edit then make sure you are on the >>>> e in the table then VO right arrow to the next section which is command >>>> menu press VO Space bar and then VO down Arrow till it says custom >>>> commands VO right arrow it will say open program press VO Space bar then >>>> VO right arrow till you get to the browse area then interact and find text >>>> edit stop interacting and then VO right arrow to the Open default button >>>> and there you go you have created a two key short cut to text edit . So to >>>> go to text edit you only have to press the right option key and the E key >>>> . You can do this for as many times as you want but you can only use 1 >>>> letter for each operation . I have done this for skype text edit Vlc >>>> player mac mail and safari and DVD player. >>>> Hope this is not to long winded . >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from Dean Adams Macbook Pro >>>> [email protected] >>>> phone: 0243206031 >>>> Mobile: 0428133758 >>>> Skype : deanadams9 >>>> >>>> On 13/02/2012, at 9:43 PM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> in system preferences there is a possibility to create your own shortcuts >>>>> for each program. That works fine. But only for commands without … (three >>>>> dots) at the end. >>>>> >>>>> I remember once someone posted a solution for that but can't find it >>>>> anymore. >>>>> >>>>> So can anyone tell me how to create shortcuts for commands in a menue >>>>> like "Silents …". >>>>> >>>>> Thanks and all the best >>>>> Jürgen >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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