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Posted by: K Trueno on 2019-03-26 22:57:29
I'm trying to launch "Find Files" with an FKey, any suggestions? (Machines with System 7.1 and 7.5.5)
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Posted by: Dog Cow on 2019-03-27 10:06:20
Try this: Launcher FKey
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Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2019-03-27 10:07:11
Command-F shortcut doesn't work? I'm wondering if Apple ever supported Function Keys in OS of yore, do they do so in X?
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Posted by: Dog Cow on 2019-03-27 10:10:41
Command-F shortcut doesn't work? That's a Finder shortcut, not a global shortcut. FKeys, on the other hand, are processed by the Event Manager.
I'm wondering if Apple ever supported Function Keys in OS of yore, do they do so in X? Inside Macintosh volume V covers the Apple Extended Keyboard and shows how to program the function keys for use in an application.
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Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2019-03-27 10:16:29
OK, makes sense. I don't remember the last time I searched a file in any OS pre OS9? What's the difference between the methods and their uses? QuickKeys(?) was bundled with my MAC-101 to enable function key macros. Always thought of the Apple extended as a wast of space in terms of the Function Keys and seeming lack of support for them in the OS.
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Posted by: K Trueno on 2019-03-27 13:07:33
Wow thanks! Sometimes these words are hard to search for, glad to have this collective resource (forum) around!
As I was trying to install this I realized FKEYRunApp can make Application (and document) shortcuts! So thats what I did for Find File.
More background: I've now been able to map CMD-SPACE for "Find File" globally, along with CMD-` for swapping windows, CMD-Tab for switching apps (LiteSwitch), so that when I jump from OSX to System 7 I'm not as lost 🙂
Thanks again!
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Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2019-03-27 13:47:47
Don't forget Cmd-Delete... I miss that one quite a bit. I'll definitely give that Launcher app a go!
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Posted by: K Trueno on 2019-03-27 21:14:09
Try this: Launcher FKey
I hadn't realized you are the one behind macgui.com! Big fan, read through all your posts 🙂
Don't forget Cmd-Delete... I miss that one quite a bit. I'll definitely give that Launcher app a go!
Ah right! 7.5.5 has that (using Finder Options).. I am missing it on the 7.1 machines. Were you able to get Cmd-Delete working some how?
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Posted by: jimjimx on 2019-03-28 06:41:42
I once had a program called “FunKeys” that would let you set them to whatever you want, but I lost it and haven’t been able to find it..
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Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2019-03-30 05:37:38
@jimjimx
FunKeys is on the Mac GUI but doesn't it work with function keys only? That's what I understand from the description...
https://macgui.com/downloads/?file_id=1494&keywords=funkeys
https://macgui.com/downloads/?file_id=23083&keywords=funkeys
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Posted by: jimjimx on 2019-03-31 09:34:10
@BadGoldEagle
isn’t that what the OP wanted?
...Or did he / you want to re assign the command keys?
And, I still use cmd + delete, as well as cmd + shift + delete, all the time.
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Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2019-03-31 13:33:41
I think the OP only wanted to use the function keys. I’d like to map Cmd-delete to « move to the bin ». I’m running 7.5.1 so this wasn’t part of the OS yet. Can Funkeys do that?
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Posted by: K Trueno on 2019-04-01 08:30:08
@BadGoldEagle Oh I don't think so? I haven't seen a FunKey that can send keystrokes which would work. For 7.5.5, I use "Finder Options" http://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/~rbraun/mac.html to enable Command-Delete, that's why I was looking for something for 7.1
@jimjimx I wanted to assign Cmd-Space to Find File. So, I use KeySwapper to map Cmd-Space to F13, then F13 to launch Find Files
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