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iKey - 1.0

macro automation tool; hot keys, menu & timer (was YoupiKey)

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All Time:	(4.0)
Version 1.0:	(3.6)
Selected Version:	1.0
Release Date:	2003-04-07
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 1.0):	884
Downloads (all versions):	76,067
Price:	$20.00

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Product Description:

iKey is an automation utility, which can run an action based on:

a key combination
a menu item
an event: at a specified date and time (daily, weekly, monthly) or when a special action occurs (before or after an application is launched, after an application is terminated, after an application is activated or deactivated, before sleep or after waking up).

We call each action a shortcut. Shortcuts are grouped by type of action performed:

document (open, open with, recent)
application (launch, running, recent, switch, show/hide, quit/relaunch)
folder (display folder hierarchy)
Finder (show in finder)
menu (select item of menu, select item of submenu)
mouse (simulate mouse on screen, simulate mouse on active window)
keyboard (type type, type text of date, type text of file, type text of clipboard, type press or release keys)
system (open preference panel, open menu of preference panels, start/shutdown, screensaver, dock)
window (zoom, minimize, show, close, move, resize, switch, scroll contents)
clipboard (copy/paste/add text, copy/paste/add text of the date, copy/cut/paste selection)
internet (open web address, new mail)
script (run script from a file, run script from a source text)
sound (play sound)
Unix (run command from source text, run command from a file)
utilities (make pause)

Each shortcut is located in a set, which determines when the shortcuts it contains is active:

the "Universal" set contains shortcuts that are active at any time.
other sets contain shortcuts that are active only when an application is in the foreground: the one the set is linked to, and has its name.

A sequence is several shortcuts performed one after the other.

Shortcuts launched from a menu item are displayed in the iKey menu. This menu can be displayed:

by clicking on the icon available at any time in the menu bar
by typing a keys combo, and then it's displayed as a floating menu at the pointer location

It's also possible to group shortcuts in submenus, or in independent floating menus.

iKey is a scriptable application which gives the ability to run a shortcut with an applescript. It is also possible to run applescripts from within iKey.

Operating System Requirements:

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

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

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Version 1.0:
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Reported To Work Fine On Snow Leopard - Version: 2.3.4, 9/16/2009 05:50PM PST

zunipus

There have been problems using iKey v2.3.4 when Snow Leopard is installed on top of a current Leopard (or on top of Tiger, which Apple do not support) boot system. There is a nice discussion of it over at the developer's forum for iKey.

The general solution is to have a backup of your previous system that you can easily access after the upgrade to Snow Leopard. Then remove/uninstall iKey. Then install Snow Leopard. After updating to the latest update for Snow Leopard and a final reboot, then do a clean reinstall of iKey. Before running it, move back all the files originally on your previous system. Don't for get the PLIST preference file! NOW run iKey and it should be fine.

Or, if you haven't installed iKey on the boot volume, after finishing your Snow Leopard updates, then install iKey.

There may be a simpler way to do this! But at the moment, this is what is known to work.

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Reported To Work Fine On Snow Leopard

Love this Software - Version: 2.3.4, 5/26/2009 12:01PM PST

(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)

davidsinton

This software is another reason I love my Mac so much more than my PC. I spent a long time trying to find something comparable for the PC and couldn't. All those repetitive tasks you do every day, let iKey do them for you! Open the news, run backups, load my most used web pages BEFORE I start work. The other feature I like is setting my own short cuts for tasks. When I want to be in Photoshop, I press alt + P. When I want to forward an article to my colleagues, I copy the article and press alt + C... it is fantastic!! This software will pay for itself with time saved many times over!!!

LIFE SAVER!~ - Version: 2.3.4, 3/5/2009 05:00PM PST

(1 of 2 users found this comment useful)

Cali1975

The best software ever. GREAT SUPPORT! and great automatation tools. It saved my life shutting down my server and much more. GET IT NOW! Don't wait your time using Quickeys. I OWN BOTH AND IKEY IS MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER. This is cheaper and EASY of use. And it runs a daemion not a whole process!!!!! IT ROCKSSSSSSSS!!!!!