Great, but still missing something... - MachoMan X

You can't assign an F key it looks like but you CAN assign a shortcut. Look under Select > Assign Abbreviation after activating LB.

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Tuesday, July 31 2007 @ 11:54 AM PDT

Great, but still missing something... - ThomasG

If you really use those applications all the time (i.e., they are running concurrently), then why not switch between them with LaunchBar's ctrl-space-space?

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Tuesday, July 31 2007 @ 12:16 PM PDT

Great, but still missing something... - dannil

You've *resorted* to running both LaunchBar and DragThing?!! I've always used both, for different features, and both are among the handful of utilties that i wouldn't be without. Why are you sounding like it's a hardship to run two really great programs, each with its own set of incredibly useful features?

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Tuesday, July 31 2007 @ 03:55 PM PDT

Great, but still missing something... - thebroz

THANKS for the comments, and the good suggestions.

The Assign Abbreviation thing works, but that does not get me back to the single keystroke I have with F1, F2, F3, etc. I still have to bring LB to the front, type something, and then hit return. The new LB feature, where you hold the last key down to execute the shortcut, is pretty cool, but still not the single keystroke I'm looking for.

Similarly, ctl space, space requires more keystrokes and it requires me to watch and choose which app I want to switch to. Cmd-tab gives me that, right in the OS with no assistance needed from LB.

Running both LaunchBar and DragThing seems a bit much. Both apps use memory and CPU resources, and not insignificant resources at that. They are both pretty cool utils, tho.

I guess I just feel that LaunchBar ought to be my launch application. That's what Butler, QuickSilver and DragThing strive to be. LaunchBar is just a lot more stable and elegant than Butler and QuickSilver.

I'll keep using LaunchBar with DragThing, and I promise to quit complaining. It's a pretty good setup.

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Tuesday, July 31 2007 @ 06:51 PM PDT