Oh, interesting. I hadn't thought about those things. Thanks for answering. cheers, Donna On Aug 24, 2014, at 3:51 PM, David Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, you get more time to type things in, and then only see the apps with the > letters you have typed, and it includes all apps, not just ones you have > chosen to include in the Dock. > > Cheers > Dave > > On 24 Aug 2014, at 20:55, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> David, >> >> Just curious. I've never really used the launchpad much, because it mostly >> just seems like a duplication of the dock. I'm assuming from your message >> that you do use Launchpad. What do you see as being the advantages of it >> over the dock? >> Thanks, >> Donna >> On Aug 24, 2014, at 12:19 PM, David Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I went into system prefs and reorganised the system keyboard shortcuts, so >>> now I have keyboard commander for my most common apps, but f12 brings up >>> launchpad which I use for everything else. You just type a few characters >>> and it finds apps containing them and you can pick what you want. Works >>> perfectly. I wish Apple would use my keyboard configuration as I also put >>> Notification Center on f11, just for ease of access. Again, really easy to >>> do in system prefs, keyboard, keyboard shortcuts, just go through all the >>> categories disabling any you don't want and moving things, ensuring you >>> don't leave any conflicts. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Dave >>> >>> On 24 Aug 2014, at 15:29, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>> 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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> 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 >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> 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 [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > 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. 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