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Aug 13, 2005, 05:55 PM
 
I really like the Services Menu but sometimes I find it a pain to navigate to the specific menu item I want to use. Wouldn't it make more sense to be able to make the Services menu popup using the Control key?
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Aug 13, 2005, 06:21 PM
 
Oh yes it would! However, since Apple hasn't already implemented it the Apple yes-men will be quick to point out what a stupid idea it is. Enjoy.

If Apple hasn't already done it then it is bad. Simple as that.

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Aug 14, 2005, 12:53 AM
 
There is a services preference pane you can download that lets you assign keyboard shortcuts to services menu items. I wish I could remember where I got it....
     
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Aug 15, 2005, 04:00 AM
 
Originally Posted by brettcamp
There is a services preference pane you can download that lets you assign keyboard shortcuts to services menu items. I wish I could remember where I got it....
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11777

You mean that one?
     
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Aug 15, 2005, 05:22 AM
 
There's a pref pane that lets you have it as a contextual menu too, or maybe it was a haxie, not sure - but it exists.
     
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Aug 15, 2005, 09:55 AM
 
Well here's an explanation of 'why not' from two years ago. Not sure why something hasn't been done about it since then. Probably b/c of the annoying catch-22 of no one asks for it b/c they don't know the services are available, but they don't know they're available b/c they're not in an obvious place like a contextual menu.
     
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Aug 15, 2005, 11:10 AM
 
Originally Posted by monkeybrain
There's a pref pane that lets you have it as a contextual menu too, or maybe it was a haxie, not sure - but it exists.
IceCoffee. Places Services in contextual menus, also allows you to disable the ones you don't want to use (or see). It's an APE module -- never experienced any problems, personally. Free. Thumbs up.
     
   
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