You could open the Shortcuts menu in the menu bar using the AppleScript method described above to use it as a visual reminder of the keyboard shortcut assigned to each shortcut This necessitates changing the name of each shortcut to append the keyboard shortcut. The remaining options are kludges, each with disadvantages. Unfortunately, the Shortcuts menu isn’t currently navigable from the keyboard using the up and down arrow keys. there is no advantage to doing so over the keyboard shortcut you assign for the shortcut in the Shortcuts app. So, while you can launch a shortcut such as 'Safari to all browsers' from the Shortcuts menu in the menu bar using a keyboard shortcut with an AppleScript. That function would need to be hard-coded into the OS. The AppleScript:Ĭlick menu bar item 'Shortcuts' of menu bar 1Īs far as pressing a key corresponding to the first letter in the name of a shortcut in the menu, that’s not currently possible. Alternatively, you can create a Quick Action in Automator with a Run AppleScript action, then assign a keyboard shortcut in System Preferences. You can create the AppleScript in Script Editor, save it as a script (.scpt) in your Scripts folder and assign a keyboard shortcut using a third-party script launcher such as FastScripts. Generally, they are used when an aim can't be achieved by other means. Keep in mind that GUI scripts are fragile and can break with, for example, an OS update. Opening the Shortcuts menu in the menu bar is achievable with a GUI AppleScript launched via a keyboard shortcut.

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