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Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac

From Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system, uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac
Date 2020-08-11 10:02 +1200
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On 2020-08-10 21:33:54 +0000, David_B said:
> On 09/08/2020 21:05, Snit wrote:
>> On Aug 9, 2020 at 12:03:06 PM MST, "Snit" <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
>> wrote:
>>> On Aug 9, 2020 at 1:59:38 AM MST, "David_B" <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>>> On 09/08/2020 09:16, Snit wrote:
>>>>> David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Most readers here probably know already but, just in case some don't,
>>>>>> there's a comprehensive summary here:-
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://setapp.com/how-to/type-special-keyboard-symbols-on-mac
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It's always good to have a reminder anyway!
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> As an addition to that: any System Service you have that shows up in the
>>>>> Application > Services menu can be given a custom hotkey the same way.
>>>> 
>>>> Please will you show me that?
>>>> 
>>>> TIA
>>> 
>>> I might make a video of it if needed, but here is one example:
>>> 
>>> In the Finder you can press Command+Up and move up a directory. You used to
>>> be
>>> able to do this in Safari as well. No more... now you have to edit the URL
>>> itself to go up a directory in a website. Sometimes this makes sense to do.
>>> Sometimes not. I can see why Apple stopped backing it as an easy option...
>>> even if I liked it.
>>> 
>>> So I created a System Service to do so (I can share the code if you want) and
>>> set it to run just in Safari. For some time I had it set to be the "standard"
>>> Command+Up, but later changed it to be Command+Control+Option+Up... most of
>>> my
>>> custom ones are like that.
>>> 
>>> To set the hot key I did much what is described in the article: I went to
>>> System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts ... but instead of going to App
>>> Shortcuts I went to Services. From there you get a list of all Services (both
>>> Apple provided and ones you have added) and you can set the hot key by
>>> clicking the option to the right of the name of the service.
>>> 
>>> If that does not make sense I can show you a video of it later.
>> 
>> 
>> In this video I do show using one of the System Services and mention that I
>> have a hot key (and you can see them in the menu). I set them up the way
>> described... but can make a more specific video if needed:
>> 
>> https://youtu.be/LO3pfF7xX1o
> 
> Thanks for showing me that. I've no idea WHY you'd want to be doing 
> that though! ;-)
> 
> Sadly, I do not understand "Command+Up"
> 
> Is this a joke, perhaps?  I never HAVE found the 'ANY' key!
> 
> Now I cannot find the 'Up' key!

Obviously it's the upwards arrow cursor key, or if you've got an 
extended keyboard there's the Page Up key too.

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How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-09 08:13 +0100
  Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-09 08:16 +0000
    Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-09 09:59 +0100
      Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-09 19:03 +0000
        Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-09 20:05 +0000
          Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-10 22:33 +0100
            Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-08-11 10:02 +1200
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-10 22:11 +0000
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-11 09:32 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-08-12 09:58 +1200
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-08-16 08:35 -0400
            Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-10 22:10 +0000
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-11 09:24 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-08-11 09:28 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-11 09:36 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2020-08-12 09:07 +0000
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-08-12 09:50 +1200
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-08-16 08:33 -0400
            Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-08-11 17:10 +0000
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-11 15:33 -0400
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-12 13:09 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-12 08:30 -0400
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-19 19:26 -0400
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-12 13:07 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-08-12 15:17 +0000
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-12 14:38 -0400
  Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-08-19 16:48 -0700
    Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-08-20 12:56 +1200
    Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-20 09:27 +0100
      Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-20 07:13 -0400
      Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Panthera Tigris Altaica <northerntiger@outlook.com> - 2020-08-20 09:20 -0400
        Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-20 22:02 +0100
          Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-20 17:11 -0400
            Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-20 17:19 -0400
            Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-21 00:03 +0100
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-20 19:21 -0400
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Panthera Tigris <northerntiger@outlook.com> - 2020-10-09 08:03 -0400
          Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Panthera Tigris <northerntiger@outlook.com> - 2020-08-21 07:34 -0400
      Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2020-08-20 17:55 +0000

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