setting key equivalent programmatically

hendo13 · March 25, 2007, 3:42pm

i wanted a custom hotkeys feature in my program so i was just wondering how to set key equivs in my script. and is there a way to set the modifier as well?

Bruce_Phillips · March 25, 2007, 4:21pm

I think you’d have to use call method with some ObjC.

See also: setKeyEquivalent: of NSButton

hendo13 · March 25, 2007, 4:51pm

i think i can just use

set key equivalent of menu item "blah blah" of menu " blah" to "key"

but i dont know how to set the modifier…

Bruce_Phillips · March 25, 2007, 4:55pm

Terminology Reference:

key equivalent
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the key equivalent to select the menu item; default is no key equivalent for menu items you add in Interface Builder, but you can specify a key equivalent in the Attributes pane of the Info window; default menu items have default key equivalents (such as Command-N for the New menu item in the File menu)

key equivalent modifier
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not supported (through AppleScript Studio version 1.4); the modifier key for the key equivalent; default is no key equivalent modifier for menu items you add in Interface Builder, but you can set a modifier in the Attributes pane of the Info window; default menu items have default key equivalents modifies (such as Shift-Command-P for the Page Setup. menu item in the File menu)