Make Mission Control Button open Dashboard

[3bs]

I just upgraded from a late 2010 MBA to a mid 2012 MBA so I'm used to having a physical button for Dashboard and would like to make it so I can access the Dashboard using the Mission control button without having to use the function key or any other keys. What can I do to get this work?

[GGJstudios]

I just upgraded from a late 2010 MBA to a mid 2012 MBA so I'm used to having a physical button for Dashboard and would like to make it so I can access the Dashboard using the Mission control button without having to use the function key or any other keys. What can I do to get this work?
One option is to use a hot corner to access the Dashboard. I find it's very efficient.

[3bs]

One option is to use a hot corner to access the Dashboard. I find it's very efficient.

I know but like I said, I'm just so used to having a button for it. Any ideas how to get this to work? In Preferences > Mission Control > Show Dashboard can't be set to use the button.

I know an app called Spark that can let you make custom keyboard shortcuts but I don't know how to get it to do this.

[robgendreau]

Try BetterTouchTool; it allows you to set your own key for Dashboard.

[3bs]

Try BetterTouchTool; it allows you to set your own key for Dashboard.

I use it but even with it, when I go to input the keyboard shortcut to create a new one I can't press the Mission Control button without activating it.

[AlanShutko]

Run these two commands in Terminal. The first turns off launchpad on the key code. The second turns on Dashboard.



defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 160 "{enabled = 0; value = { parameters = (65535, 131, 0); type = 'standard'; }; }"
defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 62 "{enabled = 1; value = { parameters = (65535, 131, 0); type = 'standard'; }; }"

[3bs]

Run these two commands in Terminal. The first turns off launchpad on the key code. The second turns on Dashboard.



defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 160 "{enabled = 0; value = { parameters = (65535, 131, 0); type = 'standard'; }; }"
defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 62 "{enabled = 1; value = { parameters = (65535, 131, 0); type = 'standard'; }; }"


Thank you but before I try this, is this reversible and what are the commands?

[AlanShutko]

Thank you but before I try this, is this reversible and what are the commands?

It is reversible.


defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 160 "{enabled = 1; value = { parameters = (65535, 131, 0); type = 'standard'; }; }"
defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 62 "{enabled = 0; value = { parameters = (65535, 131, 0); type = 'standard'; }; }"


(reverses the enabled flag)

[3bs]

Run these two commands in Terminal. The first turns off launchpad on the key code. The second turns on Dashboard.



defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 160 "{enabled = 0; value = { parameters = (65535, 131, 0); type = 'standard'; }; }"
defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 62 "{enabled = 1; value = { parameters = (65535, 131, 0); type = 'standard'; }; }"


Didn't work. I wanted to replace the Mision Control key though not the Launchpad key.

[njaremka]

if you have 4-finger swipe set for the trackpad, 4-finger swipe up shows all desktops, and the far left screen is the dashboard. 4-finger left and right switches between the different desktops.

[3bs]

if you have 4-finger swipe set for the trackpad, 4-finger swipe up shows all desktops, and the far left screen is the dashboard. 4-finger left and right switches between the different desktops.

Thank you. I'm also aware of that but I want to use the Mission Control key alone to access Dashboard. Nothing else.