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Universal Access via keystroke


  • Subject: Universal Access via keystroke
  • From: email@hidden
  • Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:07:59 -0400

I am aware of how to use 'System Events' and 'keystroke' ...

-- if omitted 'Script Editor's 'Font, Show Colors' menu item is selected by 'keystroke' below.
tell application "Finder" to activate


tell application "System Events"
tell process "Finder"

-- equates to 'Finder' 'Go, Computer' menu item selection.
keystroke "c" using {command down, shift down}

end tell
end tell

---

Regardless of what application is the front most I can manually [via the keyboard] do 'Command <option> <control> 8' and toggle the screen to 'White on Black'. Repeating the operation returns the screen to normal viewing.
See 'System Preferences' 'Universal Access' - 'Seeing' tab for specifics.


Yes, one could use -

tell application "System Preferences" to set current pane to pane "com.apple.preference.universalaccess"

tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"

tell tab group 1 of window "Universal Access"
click radio button "Seeing"
click button 3 -- 'Switch to White on Black' / 'Switch to Black on White'
end

end tell
end tell

What I cannot do is perform an AppleScript 'keystroke "8" using {command down, option down, control down}' to toggle the screen to 'White on Black' or back.
What am I missing?, or reworded - how does one perform a global keyboard equivalent operation* via AppleScript?


* - other examples:
'Command <option> =' - Zoom in.
'Command <option> -' - Zoom out.


Sincerely yours,

--

SJWL
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