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rimshotgraphix
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April 7, 2019
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keyboard shortcuts as actions?

  • April 7, 2019
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howdy! rather than bore you with the reasons why, is there a way to make a keyboard shortcut an action? i thought a workaround was to change the desired shortcut into a function key, but then the action expects more. For example, if you change cntrl+O (open) into F2, and then make that function key the action, it will not go through the process of opening a file; it expects you to add another piece to the action. Am i outta luck?

thx in advance, - john

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    Correct answer Stephen Marsh

    Keycuts can’t be converted into an action set/action. You will need to use the “Insert menu command” option in the actions panel to add the menu item to the action.

    Keycuts for actions are limited, scripts offer more possibilities for keycuts and you could either script the menu or have a script play an action that has the inserted menu in it.

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    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    April 7, 2019

    Keycuts can’t be converted into an action set/action. You will need to use the “Insert menu command” option in the actions panel to add the menu item to the action.

    Keycuts for actions are limited, scripts offer more possibilities for keycuts and you could either script the menu or have a script play an action that has the inserted menu in it.

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    rimshotgraphixAuthor
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    April 8, 2019

    thank you, sir!!

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    April 7, 2019

    if you change cntrl+O (open) into F2

    Why don’t you simply edit the shortcut with Edit > Keyboard Shortcut?

    Otherwise please explain what your problem is.

    it expects you to add another piece to the action.

    One can stop recording an Action.

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    rimshotgraphixAuthor
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    April 7, 2019

    thank you for replying-- as i mentioned in my first post, my ultimate goal is not to make a custom shortcut, but to convert a keyboard short cut into an ACTION.

    as you have mentioned, i have already converted cntrl+o into F2, making the F2 function key now the keyboard shortcut to open a file.  the problem i am having is then making that shortcut into an ACTION.  when i create a new action to simply make it the keyboard shortcut of F2, it does not work.  the action seems to require more, for example, maybe to add to the action to open a specific file.  but i need the action to perform as the keyboard key would: to simply begin opening a file.  if this does not make sense, i will make a new post with screen captures.  thx!!

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    rimshotgraphixAuthor
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    April 9, 2019

    Wrapping the open dialog in an Action just to assign it a keyboard shortcut was obviously unnecessary, so what is the ultimate purpose of this?


    I've been having such severe back pain that just reaching for the keyboard is almost impossible... so creating an action where I only have to use the mouse to perform a function really helps

    I hope you find this satisfactory.

    -john

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