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KeyCue

KeyCue - 4.4

Display list of currently available menu shortcuts by holding down a command key.

All Time: (3.8)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 4.4
Release Date: 2009-03-23
License: Shareware
Downloads (this version): 1,182
Downloads (all versions): 18,114
Price: $24.99

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Product Description:

KeyCue is a simple, unobtrusive utility application that helps you find, remember, and learn menu shortcuts. Just hold down the Command key for a while - KeyCue comes to help and shows a table of all currently available menu shortcuts. When you have found the desired shortcut in the KeyCue table, just type it and continue working as usual. The KeyCue window will disappear automatically. Over time, you will automatically remember frequently used shortcuts and become a power user of your favorite applications, working much more efficiently.

What's new in this version:

  • Support for system-wide keyboard shortcuts.
  • Support for function keys F16 to F19 on aluminum keyboards.
  • Correctly displays shortcuts that include the space bar.
  • Fixes a problem with FileMaker that caused KeyCue to miss shortcuts after switching between Layout and Browse modes.
  • Fixes a problem where KeyCue could not find any shortcuts in Safari.
  • Works around a problem with Firefox that caused KeyCue to fail after closing the initial window of Firefox.
  • Fixes a problem that caused KeyCue to ignore certain application-specific configurations.
  • Fixes a problem with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro and Dreamweaver where KeyCue displayed only a small set of shortcuts.
  • Works around a bug in Mac OS X that caused KeyCue to fail after switching applications with command-tab.
  • Fixes a cosmetic issue that caused truncation of submenu titles.
  • Fixes a problem with display of function keys in the Notebook theme.
  • Fixes an error that resulted in an empty table or a "no shortcuts available" message within a list of shortcuts.

Operating System Requirements:

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

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

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KeyCue ReviewExcellent, overpriced application - Version: 4.4, 4/30/2009 08:05PM PST

Central Scrutinizer--2008
This is a wonderful app, but it is not worth $25. I'd consider paying $5 - $10, but no more. There are plenty of other methods for finding shortcuts, all of them free.

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KeyCue CommentaryA Free Alternative - Version: 4.4, 3/23/2009 04:08PM PST

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WhiteDog
I tried KeyCue some time ago but it didn't work in Photoshop so I stopped using it. Then I discovered an equivalent solution built into OS X. Check the Keyboard & Mouse preferences; under the Keyboard Shortcuts tab you will find, in Keyboard Navigation, the option to "Move focus to the menu bar," among other things. The default shortcut for this is Control-F2. It will highlight the menu bar, beginning with the Apple Menu. You can then navigate left and right through application menu items using the left and right arrow keys and move up and down the menus using the up and down arrow keys. These menus will show you the available keyboard shortcuts and you can activate them directly by selecting a menu item and hitting the Return key or the spacebar. If you open one menu and leave it open, you can move to the next menu and it, too, will be open. Thus you can move quickly and easily through all available menus - and see their shortcuts, if that's what you're looking for. Not only is this solution compatible with every application on your computer (that has menu bar items), it is easy to use and it doesn't cost a penny extra.

Now some people may prefer to use KeyCue, and that's fine, but it seems to me a utility that you have to pay so much for should provide a service not already available in the operating system - or at least implement that service better than the OS does, which is the case with some third-party products. Personally I see no advantage to KeyCue whatsoever. If I'm wrong, feel free to enlighten me.
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KeyCue Troubleshooting ReportVersion 4.3 incompatible with Firefox 3 - Version: 4.3, 3/2/2009 07:31AM PST

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etherl
Although I do enjoy using it, I have not been able to find a workaround for the incompatibility of it with Firefox 3. It doesn't matter what key/key combination you set to invoke KeyCue, when Firefox is the frontmost application & you try to invoke KeyCue, Firefox will crash.

I also use Google's new Quick Search Bar (http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/) & it's invoked by pressing the 'Command'-key twice but it doesn't cause Firefox to crash.

Other users have reported the same problem with KeyCue on Mozilla's support page. I hope KeyCue's developer will have a fix for this soon.
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