[muglo] Re: Assigning keyboard short cuts to menu items

On 11/04/06, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yep, you can program short-cuts with command keys. I am used to using
> command-e for show source in web browsers (means I can activate it
> with a simple, one-handed keystroke) and didn't like the default that
> Safari used (so, I never actually look at source in Safari unless it's
> really really necessary that i use the mouse (such a pain ;-)).
>
> This is great because it means I can reprogram the horrible default
> command-option-control-v that Apple has chosen for
> paste-and-adopt-the-format-of-where-you're-pasting-to command in their
> apps (e.g. Pages).

Sorry, that was command-option-SHIFT-v. If it had been
command-option-control-v I could have at least typed it without
contorting my hand into an unnatural position ;-0.

> On 11/04/06, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hello all, in searching for a solution Apple's broken window zooming
> > widget (and it seems many have commented on its randomness and
> > uselessness (the only thing I use the green button for is to resize a
> > window that's partially off the screen... otherwise it's next to
> > useless ;-))...
> >
> > I found out something neat (which Apple should advertise):
> >
> > You can replace keyboard shortcuts with the Keyboard & Mouse:Keyboard
> > Shortcuts preferences pane.
> >
> > For example, if you want to program your Window:Zoom menu item to have
> > F1 as its keyboard short cut you fire up the above mentioned prefs
> > pane, add the Safari application and add a keyboard shortcut titled
> > 'Zoom' (the name has to match the menu item).
> >
> > Quit Safari. Open it up again. Now you can use the keyboard short cut
> > (of course, this still doesn't make Zoom any more useful... just using
> > it to illustrate a point).
> >
> > Note: it seems if you change an item that already has a short-cut it
> > (temporarily) loses that short-cut. For example, "Back" was changed to
> > F2 and command-[ stopped working. Exited Safari, removed the shortcut
> > from the prefs pane, opened Safari, command-[ is now working again.
> >
> > Don't know if you can use command-letter short cuts yet.
> >
> > Enjoy
>
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