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 <doniado...@me.com> 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 <gypsykitt...@gmail.com> 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 <doniado...@me.com> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > 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 mehg...@icloud.com -- 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
