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How to launch an app from Dock using the keyboard.
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You can use Spotlight if you have Tiger, or the superb Quicksilver.
If you go to System Preferences/Keyboard & Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts you will see a list of system wide keyboard shortcuts. I think the default shortcut to focus on the Dock is ctrl-F3, of course you can change it to something more convenient. You can then use the arrow and enter keys to navigate across the dock.
I'd go with Spotlight/Quicksilver though
If you go to System Preferences/Keyboard & Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts you will see a list of system wide keyboard shortcuts. I think the default shortcut to focus on the Dock is ctrl-F3, of course you can change it to something more convenient. You can then use the arrow and enter keys to navigate across the dock.
I'd go with Spotlight/Quicksilver though
Thanks alot!munkle said:You can use Spotlight if you have Tiger, or the superb Quicksilver.
If you go to System Preferences/Keyboard & Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts you will see a list of system wide keyboard shortcuts. I think the default shortcut to focus on the Dock is ctrl-F3, of course you can change it to something more convenient. You can then use the arrow and enter keys to navigate across the dock.
I'd go with Spotlight/Quicksilver though
The ctrl-F3 was just what I wanted.
I use keyboard shortcuts like a maniac but i never used the preferens panel
Well well, you live and learn....
I use Butler - it's fab - I almost never use the Dock now.
a simple press of ctrl-space, then type the first couple of letters of the name of the app i want, ant it gets launched.
And it's free. (donations accepted tho)
Butler does lots of other quicklaunch stuff, but I just ignore them, and only use the app launching capability.
cheers
.. RedTomato ..
a simple press of ctrl-space, then type the first couple of letters of the name of the app i want, ant it gets launched.
And it's free. (donations accepted tho)
Butler does lots of other quicklaunch stuff, but I just ignore them, and only use the app launching capability.
cheers
.. RedTomato ..
Quicksilver is a lot like Butler, but I think Quicksilver is just cooler to use. I don't really use my dock either as I can just hit the key to activate QS and type the first few letters of the program.
Xkeys is another program. It is very different than the previous listings. It allows you to actually map a program to a any key combination.
http://www.zarkonnen.com/projects/xkeys.php
http://www.zarkonnen.com/projects/xkeys.php
