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My question is how to access application menus, like file, edit, view - using the keyboard.
Or how to create a new short cut in any application (for example Xcode).
Example -> I want to create a short cut for following menu option in Xcode
=>Run Menu -> Start With Performance tool -> Leaks
like - Command + shift + Ctrl + R
Is it possible? How?
I have included here two questions
- How to access menu through keyboard in Mac OS X?
- How to create a new short cut for any particular option of application?
1You can also change the key sequence for the default Contrl+F2 under "Settings -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Keyboard Text & Input" and set a new key sequence for "Move Focus to Menu Bar" option. I like to set Cmd+Space to mimic that of windows (which is by default used for Spotlight search) – haridsv – 2011-04-25T16:59:44.093
1@Benjamin - Sir - I am using MAC OS X - 10.5.7. & The option that you suggested to me isn't working. – Sagar R. Kothari – 2009-08-25T23:43:12.427
@sagar: on MacOS X 10.5.7, the Control-Fn-F2 option works for me; the plain Control-F2 just tries to increase the brightness of my screen. However, that probably means I'm not using the keys as standard function keys. – Jonathan Leffler – 2009-08-26T06:03:38.180
2Full Keyboard Access needs to be turned on for this to work: You can turn it on in the Keyboard Preference Pane. (Or press <kbd>Control</kbd>-<kbd>F7</kbd>) – Chealion – 2009-08-26T07:38:29.207
@Chealion—not for me it doesn't. @sagar—which one? And why aren't you on 10.5.8? – Benjamin Dobson – 2009-08-26T09:13:01.667