Re: Mac users - UI question

Subject: Re: Mac users - UI question
From: davecc0000 <davec2468 -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:24:22 -0700

QuicKeys is obsolete software. Please donât include reference to that. It just perpetuates the myth that thereâs no Mac software to do such-and-such.

Keyboard Maestro is actively supported software.

Dave

> On Mar 29, 2018, at 10:14 AM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Excellent answer, Rick. I'll include a reference in my article.
>
> My premise is that any office worker should be able to automate (i.e.,
> create macros) simple repetitive functions without knowing one darn thing
> about programming.
>
> Thanks!
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>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 12:41 PM, Rick Quatro <rick -at- rickquatro -dot- com> wrote:
>>
>> This program has been around for years:
>>
>> http://startly.com/products/quickeys/mac/4/
>>
>> Rick Quatro
>> Carmen Publishing Inc.
>> rick -at- frameexpert -dot- com
>> 585-366-4017
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>> Good answer, Thorsten. But can one drive Mac apps from the keyboard?
>>
>> Using *AutoHotkey*, here is an example of what I can do in PowerPoint
>> running in Windows:
>>
>> ^!k::
>> Send,!HUNB{TAB}{DOWN}{RIGHT 3}!C{TAB}{RIGHT 4}{ENTER}{TAB 3}{ENTER}
>> Return
>>
>>
>> In relation to selected paras, pressing *Ctrl*+*Alt+K* places a blue
>> checkmark bullet in front of each.
>>
>> Is something like that doable using some utility on a Mac? I don't need to
>> know the utility, just if it's feasible.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
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>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 11:50 AM, Thorsten Konersmann <
>> tk -at- documentation -dot- engineering> wrote:
>>
>>> I wasnât aware of it until now. But it looks like what youâre looking
>>> for is an accessibility feature of macOS:
>>> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204434
>>>
>>>> On Thu 29. Mar 2018 at 16:46 Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Can one run Mac apps totally from the keyboard, as Windows user can?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
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References:
Mac users - UI question: From: Chris Morton
Re: Mac users - UI question: From: Thorsten Konersmann
Re: Mac users - UI question: From: Chris Morton
RE: Mac users - UI question: From: Rick Quatro
Re: Mac users - UI question: From: Chris Morton

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