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ReKey

ReKey - 1.0

Change keyboard shortcuts in your Cocoa apps

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All Time: (3.6)
This Version: (3.6)
Current Version: 1.0
Release Date: 2001-07-20
License: Commercial
Downloads (this version): 3,155
Downloads (all versions): 3,386
Price: $10.00

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Product Description:

ReKey uses one of the many interesting features of Mac OS X's Cocoa to allow you to change the keyboard shortcuts in any Cocoa application, without actually modifying the application itself. All your modifications are saved in the preferences file of the application, and therefore do not affect other users of the system.

Because of limitations in the Carbon Application Programming Interface, you can only modify the shortcuts of Cocoa applications. Cocoa applications are Mac OS X applications that only run on Mac OS X, and do not have Mac OS 9 compatibility.

What's new in this version:

Final version. The beta was basically non-functioning for most users. Now that problem should be fixed.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.0

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.0 or higher

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This Version:
Overall Rating: (3.6) Features: (4.0) Support: (3.0)
Ease of Use: (3.0) Quality / Stability: (4.0) Price: (3.0)
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ReKey CommentaryBuilt into Panther - Version: 1.0, 1/3/2004 04:43PM PST

ktappe
Almost identical functionality to ReKey is built into Panther. Look in System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Keyboard shortcuts. Just like ReKey, you have to choose to add a shortcut, then manually type in the text of the menu item you want to assign a keyboard shortcut to. It's almost as if Apple copied ReKey's source code, except the interfaces are so rudimentary that you can see how the two came to the same place. In any case, anyone running 10.3.x does not need ReKey. But if you're on an older OS X, ReKey works and is recommended.
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ReKey CommentaryBuilt into Panther - Version: 1.0, 1/3/2004 04:43PM PST

ktappe
Almost identical functionality to ReKey is built into Panther. Look in System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Keyboard shortcuts. Just like ReKey, you have to choose to add a shortcut, then manually type in the text of the menu item you want to assign a keyboard shortcut to. It's almost as if Apple copied ReKey's source code, except the interfaces are so rudimentary that you can see how the two came to the same place. In any case, anyone running 10.3.x does not need ReKey. But if you're on an older OS X, ReKey works and is recommended.
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ReKey ReviewWorks even with Panther - Version: 1.0, 12/11/2003 09:18AM PST

ktappe
It's nice to find a 2 year old app that's only 48k yet still does what it says it does. The interface is not straightforward, but it gets the job done. You must retype the menu item you want to reassign a key to--there's no GUI for selecting the menu item. But if you type it right, click "Save", and relaunch the app, there's your new shortcut. The "readme" says to choose "Save" from the File menu even though there is no such menu or menu item, but the Save button in the upper right of ReKey's window works fine once you spot it. All in all, a worthwhile download.
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