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Keyboard Shortcut to run System Services [Mac]

Jan 2, 2013 11:07 AM

Tags: #cs5 #mac #mac_os_x #keyboard_shortcuts #system_services

In Indesign (and everything else) under the Application Menu there is a 'Services' sub menu. I want to be able to use the keyboard shortcut for one of them but Indesign does not seem to recognize it and I am unable to assign it.

 

I should be able to type a formula (ie. 12+3) into a text frame, then select the text and solve it by pressing CMD+*. InDesign does not recognize the shortcut though. If I have the text selected and use the mouse to select the menu it solves the equation.

 

Is there anyway I can access that without writting a new script to do what already exists?

322 Views   2 Replies   Latest reply: lithodora, Jan 2, 2013 1:05 PM
 
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  • John Hawkinson
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    1. John Hawkinson,
    Jan 2, 2013 11:30 AM   in reply to lithodora
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    The Services menu is controlled by the OS, not by InDesign. So bind theshortcut in System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts.

    I believe you have to pull down the Services menu with the mouse (so that the shortcut is visible) before it will be active.

     
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    2. lithodora,
    Jan 2, 2013 1:05 PM   in reply to John Hawkinson
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    The shortcut CMD+* is there by default.

     

    In order to use it in InDesign I went ahead and scripted it, put the script in the scripts panel and gave it a keyboard shortcut.

     

     

    activate application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"
tell application "System Events"
     tell process "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"
           tell menu bar 1
                tell menu bar item "InDesign"
                     tell menu 1
                          tell menu item "Services"
                               tell menu 1
                                   tell menu item "Script Editor"
                                        tell menu 1
                                             click menu item "Get Result of Applescript"
                                        end tell
                                   end tell
                              end tell
                          end tell
                     end tell
                end tell
          end tell
     end tell
end tell

     

     

    It could be a single line, but this works.

     
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