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Shortcut to Launchpad

Gangztax said:
... I would want to set my mouse button 4 or 5 to automatically start launchpad...
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I got it to work with Button 4 on my mouse. I set my Launchpad shortcut to control spacebar. Then I wrote this applescript.

tell application "System Events"
key code 49 using control down
end tell

Then I went into the prefs of USB Overdrive ( a mouse prefs add-on I already had) and added the apple script to Mouse Button 4.
 
buckers said:
Bizarre. This worked initially; had F8 assigned to Launch Pad. But after restart, it stopped working, and now, no combination of keys will work :S
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I have the EXACT same problem! Thankfully it's not just me.
Any fix yet?
 
This is the answer!!!!!!!!!!

Go to System Prefs/Keyboard/Lauchpad & Dock

-from there click "restore to defaults" (the box for "show Lauchpad" will uncheck

--when you check the box again, it will ask you to enter in a Keyboard Shortcut of your choosing (i did CMD+L)

--you're done!!!!


-Apple Genius-
 
I've had this experience as well and like the post above, I did this"

"Go to System Prefs/Keyboard/Launchpad & Dock

-from there click "restore to defaults"

Then I restarted making sure to uncheck the restore option in the restart dialogue box. If you leave it checked it reloads whatever is hosing your setting. Then go back to System Prefs/Keyboard/Launchpad & Dock and set the key combination again.
 
Shortcut to Launch Pad

if you take your three fingers and your thumb and move then on a diagonal angle on your trackpad toward each other... launchpad will open. to get rid of it do the same movement only away from each other
 
bboysloth said:
-from there click "restore to defaults" (the box for "show Lauchpad" will uncheck

--when you check the box again, it will ask you to enter in a Keyboard Shortcut of your choosing (i did CMD+L)
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This worked for me, thank you! :D

How can I be sure it won't revert like it randomly did before, though?
 
RobT said:
I've had this experience as well and like the post above, I did this"

"Go to System Prefs/Keyboard/Launchpad & Dock

-from there click "restore to defaults"

Then I restarted making sure to uncheck the restore option in the restart dialogue box. If you leave it checked it reloads whatever is hosing your setting. Then go back to System Prefs/Keyboard/Launchpad & Dock and set the key combination again.
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Just tried this and it worked like a charm! Thanks!
 
I used functionflip to assign launchpad to my dashboard keyboard key since I don't really use dashboard. You could look into that
 
Keeps reverting back. I assume this'll get patched at some point. I'm kind of getting used to Hot Corners, now.

I used functionflip to assign launchpad to my dashboard keyboard key since I don't really use dashboard. You could look into that
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Sounds worth a look-in
 
andyorkney said:
go to system prefs, keyboard. Then click Launchpad and Dock. Then un-tick and re-tick the Launchpad option and it will give you opportunity to assign a keyboard shortcut. I've gone for Command Option L

hope this helps someone
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Beauty - thanks mate. This did the trick for me.
I went with F5 alongside dashboard and mission control.
 
RobT said:
I've had this experience as well and like the post above, I did this"

"Go to System Prefs/Keyboard/Launchpad & Dock

-from there click "restore to defaults"

Then I restarted making sure to uncheck the restore option in the restart dialogue box. If you leave it checked it reloads whatever is hosing your setting. Then go back to System Prefs/Keyboard/Launchpad & Dock and set the key combination again.
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This worked for me.

Thank you! :)
 
...still wondering

Behind this lurks the issue of how hotkeys are stored and changed deeper down. Are these also done via 'defaults' or 'plist'? Any suggestions about how to learn what 'defaults' are available and what range of values they can have?

I, too, need to use the keyboard for speed and continuity.
 
So are you not allowed to add in the apps and programs to launchpad that you actually want in there?

I've tried everything I know how to add Swackett, Coconut Battery, Google Chrome, Firefox, a few games, and pretty much every other app I use regularly and it won't accept them.

I STILL have to go to Finder, apps folder, or have them in my dock. So what's the point?
 
Nuck81 said:
So are you not allowed to add in the apps and programs to launchpad that you actually want in there?
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Have you noticed that there might be more than one L'pad screen? I didn't until I inadvertently hit a right arrow key and suddenly my other apps appeared! I have my apps in two folders 'Applications' and '~/Apps' (for all d'loaded apps) and they appear with a screen for each folder and, mostly, that is how they are divided. Most folders are invisible except Utilities, which is inside Applic.s, and 'Developer', which is not. Duplicates sometimes appear when I have inadvertently created aliases when I thought I was dragging apps to their preferred folder. Auto-aliases are another unwanted Lion 'improvement' (cured by 'Cmd-drag').

I still want my hotkey!
 
Hey, just a random question. I was looking around at the keyboard shortcuts and I somehow managed to screw up the F4 button for launchpad. When I press to button, Launchpad doesn't show up. It only shows up when I press fn+F4. I don't know what I did, I've tried to restore the defaults etc, etc but I can't seem to get it back to normal. Help?
 
liamgeorge706 said:
Hey, just a random question. I was looking around at the keyboard shortcuts and I somehow managed to screw up the F4 button for launchpad. When I press to button, Launchpad doesn't show up. It only shows up when I press fn+F4. I don't know what I did, I've tried to restore the defaults etc, etc but I can't seem to get it back to normal. Help?
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System Preferences, Keyboard. In the keyboard section, clear the checkmark in the 'Use all F1, f2, etc...."
 
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