Yes, I did mention using commanders. Still, services will work when vo is not on, which may be handy for non-vo users of a mac (like family members who use the machine). Also, as I develop the scripts I'm making, I find myself running out of keyboard commander commands that make sense. Services can offload that work, letting you use many more possibilities since they can use any modifier, where the keyboard commander is limited to just an option key. On May 28, 2013, at 10:37 AM, Matt Dierckens <matt.dierck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Alex, > Actually, you don't have to set them as services. them in the scripts > folder, make a folder called Skype, and have fun with keyboard commander. > They'll work when Skype isn't focused > :) HTH > > On 2013-05-28, at 10:35 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I don't know if Skype handles this differently, so disregard my message if >> someone else comes along and tells me I'm totally wrong. <smile> >> >> That said, here are my thoughts: >> 1. Put the scripts wherever you want them. You'll assign them to keyboard >> shortcuts anyway, so organizing is simply personal preference since you can >> browse for them when you assign the key commands. Putting them in >> /library/scripts/VoiceOver is helpful only in that VO opens to that location >> by default when you assign a script to a commander shortcut. >> >> 2. Yes, you'd assign the scripts to services, then put a shortcut on that >> service. I believe you'd make the service specific to Skype, or global, >> depending on the behavior you want. Personally, I'd make most of the scripts >> global services, so that their keyboard shortcuts work in any application. >> Setting them to Skype only will make the keyboard shortcuts only activate >> the scripts when Skype is open, negating the handy effects of some of them >> (for instance, you'd have to switch to Skype to answer or end a call, >> instead of invoking that functionality from anywhere). If you assign the >> scripts to VO commanders, they are, of course, global. >> >> 3. You can also add them to either /library/scripts, or ~/library/scripts >> (in a subfolder if you like), then enable the scripting menu. Once enabled, >> this menu appears in the Extras menus and offers all the scripts stored in >> either scripts folder; pick one and press enter, and it runs. You can toggle >> this menu on and off from, oddly enough, the preferences in Applescript >> Editor. >> >> Hope this helps. >> On May 28, 2013, at 10:06 AM, Nicholas Parsons >> <mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> A while back on this list someone posted a link to some Apple scripts for >>> Skype. I have these and have finally gotten around to trying to set them >>> up. But I can't remember or work out where they are to go? Do I set these >>> up as services or does Skype have a scripts folder somewhere? Or if I >>> create a scripts folder in ~/Library/Skype/Scripts/ will a Scripts menu >>> appear in Skype with my available scripts? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any help. (I'll try not to send thanks afterwards, as >>> impolite as this feels, in order to reduce list traffic). >>> >>> Nic >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> mehg...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
