![]() This, too, is done via a Butler shortcut that’s mapped into BetterTouchTool. I used Many Tricks’ utilityīutler ( ) to define this action and give it a keyboard shortcut, which I then mapped in BetterTouchTool.Ī Google search window A bottom-right tap displays a Google Web search window, so I can submit Google searches without first switching to my browser. Often-used folders A bottom-left tap brings up a hierarchical menu containing my often-used folders, so I can quickly drill down and open any of my most-used files. I assigned the Option-Tab hot key-my Witch activation shortcut-to this region in BetterTouchTool. 4 Customize the Touch Bar With BetterTouchTool. Witch ( ) window switching panel, making it simple to switch to any open window in any application. This gives you access to brightness controls for the display and keyboard, playback and volume controls. It uses dictation to invoke a custom keyboard shortcut that in turn. In this case, Control-Option-M, which activates the handy (but no longer updated) utilityĪ window switching panel A right-middle tap displays Many Tricks’ Setting Up and Using Siri If you cant find the Siri icon in the menu bar (its easy. I did this by assigning a custom keyboard shortcut in BetterTouchTool to that left-side tap. The current program’s menu bar A tap at the left side middle gives me the current program’s menu bar, in a pop-up menu under the mouse button. This (along with my existing utilities) would allow me to replicate the functionality of my multi-button mouse while gaining the gesture features of the Magic Trackpad. For me, the key feature was the ability to assign actions to newly-available gestures. It even lets you assign various actions to keyboard shortcuts. ![]() In addition to its not-yet-final support for the Magic Trackpad, BetterTouchTool works with many third-party trackpads and Apple’s The BetterTouchTool utility allows you to define your own gestures and actions. This video demonstrating them on a MacBook trackpad.)īut then I stumbled across Andreas Hegenberg’sīetterTouchTool (donation requested). Now you can just swipe to run that command. ![]() Giving all that up, to simply gain gesture support on a slick-looking input device just wasn’t worth it in my book. So you could create a routine in Keyboard Maestro that runs whenever you press command + option + shift +, then create a three-finger swipe in BetterTouchTool that executes that hotkey combination. In the new window that appears, give the hotkey a name. In WinHotKey, click New HotKey in the top left. With those buttons, and some help from various utilities, my mouse handled a variety of tasks, including drilling down into Finder folders, searching the Web, displaying a program’s menus at the mouse location, and switching between all my open windows. Once downloaded, go through the installer wizard, then launch WinHotKey. Razer DeathAdder) and its five customized buttons. ![]() While gesture support seemed useful on my desktop Mac Pro, I wasn’t willing to give up on my mouse (a Magic Trackpad($69 ), my initial response was something of a yawn. Use a mouse to assign or remove a keyboard shortcut. ![]()
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