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Re: Universal Access via keystroke
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Re: Universal Access via keystroke


  • Subject: Re: Universal Access via keystroke
  • From: Bill Cheeseman <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:57:30 -0400

on 2004-09-13 8:07 AM, email@hidden at email@hidden
wrote:

> 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.

These keyboard shortcuts appear to be wired into the system at a level where
GUI Scripting and the accessibility API on which it is based cannot reach
them. You'll notice that they aren't marked as menu item keyboard
equivalents in any of the System Preferences menus.

PreFab UI Browser's keystrokes drawer can't successfully send these
keystrokes, either.

This isn't surprising, since control of these assistive features of Mac OS X
are supposed to work whether or not System Preferences is running.

--

Bill Cheeseman - email@hidden
Quechee Software, Quechee, Vermont, USA
http://www.quecheesoftware.com

The AppleScript Sourcebook - http://www.AppleScriptSourcebook.com
Vermont Recipes - http://www.stepwise.com/Articles/VermontRecipes


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