Certainly. I'm probably odd in this way, but I like to use mainstream solutions whenever I can, even on the keyboard. I find myself using the ctrl-f3 command to go to my dock instead of vo-d, for instance, and I very much prefer setting up shotrcuts through the operating system if I can help it. I don't know why, but there it is. On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:52 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Or, even better, still: in keyboard commander, or in numpad commander, > provided you have one like I do. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex Hall > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 2:13 PM > Subject: Re: Automator, launch application > > Why not set one in keyboard shortcuts instead of making a service? If you > really want a service, try restarting; that, plus upgrading to the latest ML > release, did the trick when my own service experiment refused to trigger. > On Oct 24, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Traci <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey, thanks for that tip. I liked the podcast, however it didn't fully help >> me. It was definitely a VO issue, or maybe a vo user issue. ;) >> >> The happy news, is I have successfully created my service shortcut, but the >> shortcut doesn't seem to work anywhere. I can hit go-m, go to finder, then >> arrow down to services, and my launch messages shortcut is there. I can >> vo-space on it, and the app launches, but when I'm sitting on my desktop and >> hit my keyboard shortcut, the app doesn't launch. >> >> I'm going to try a different key combo and see it that remedies the problem. >> >> I'm just so tickled I created the automator task! Now lets see if I can >> make it 100% successful. >> >> Traci >> Sent by Macbook Air Mail >> >> On Oct 23, 2012, at 9:25 PM, Nicholas Parsons >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Tracy, >>> There's a good podcast series called Mac Automation Made Simple by Ben W >>> something. It's not from a VoiceOver perspective, but it should let you >>> know what you can do and then you can figure out how to achieve the same >>> outcomes with VoiceOver. If you're interested and have trouble finding it >>> let me know and I'll give you more information or the link or something. >>> Cheers, >>> Nic >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected] > > > > > -- > 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. Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) [email protected] -- 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.
