Seems to me that it would be a lot less trouble just to find it in the dock. I was never a fan of launching apps with a hot key.
On Aug 25, 2014, at 10:02 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: Hi, As mentioned earlier, the “Choose iTunes Library” dialog comes up because your Option key is down when iTunes is starting. This is normal behaviour in both iTunes and iPhoto and possibly others that I’m not aware of. I suggest that you not use Keyboard Shortcuts with the Option key like that. Option plus a alphanumeric key-stroke has a built-in function in the MacOS to be used with alternate characters. For example, Option plus “p” yields π (the mathematical pi sign). I recommend you use combinations like ctrl-shift-i or simply ctrl-i. The Control key alone with a letter is seldom used for much in the MacOS as the command key is the normal modifier when doing keyboard shortcuts. With respect to using the F8 key, this process should actually work on any Mac, all you’re doing when pressing the F8 key is telling your Mac to Play/Pause the current media, so, if iTunes is not already open, it will open iTunes and start playing. If iTunes is already open, then it will Play or Pause the current media without bring focus to the iTunes app. Later… Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Aug 25, 2014, at 1:49 AM, Janine Smith <janinej...@icloud.com> wrote: > Hi Mark > > I created my key combo the same as you, so why it works for you I don't know. > It would appear from the replies, thank you for those, that I am not alone in > getting this response. I will give in and just use the dock, easy enough to > do and I can use my energies to set up other things. Regards Janine > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 25/08/2014, at 7:37 pm, "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >> >> Hello Janine, >> >> I recently purchased a MacBook Pro with retina display and ported all of the >> settings from my old MacBook Pro to it using the Migration assistant. >> >> All, or so I thought anyway, almost all of my preferences were transferred >> over except the shortcut key to launch iTunes. >> >> Upon reading your post, I just created, via the VoiceOver Utility, the >> key-combo Option+I to open iTunes and it works perfectly; that is to say, >> when I use the key-combo Option + I, iTunes opens directly into the >> previously selected iTunes Library. >> >> So, I must conclude that the discrepancy between your result and mine must >> have something to do with the options you chose during the creation process. >> >> >> When I created the key-combo, under the actions Menu, I chose Custom Action >> and then selected Open Application. >> >> Did you do the same? >> >> I hope this helps. >> >> Mark >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Janine Smith >> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 9:36 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: iTunes short cut key >> >> I have tried to create a short cut key from the keyboard commander to open >> iTunes. When I use the key I created it takes me to a dialogue box asking me >> to choose an iTunes library. Using the dock to go iTunes, it takes you >> directly to the sources list inside iTunes. Is there anyway to get to the >> same place with the short cut key? Any ideas why it should present this box? >> Appreciate a comment from anyone who has achieved this. Easy enough to use >> the dock so no hardship if it can't work. 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