Using Voice control to enter a single keystroke?

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Using Voice control to enter a single keystroke?

I need to set up voice control on my iMac that can control YouTube (within my browser) using the YouTube keyboard shortcuts.

Using SystemPrefs->Accessibility->VoiceControl->Commands... I can set up custom voice-to-keyboardShortcuts, but only for shortcuts that use a combination of keys, eg, SHIFT-leftarrow.

How do I set up a voice command to map a voice command to a single character? For example "pause" should send the letter 'k'. When I depress the 'k' key, nothing gets entered as the "Perform:"

iMac 27″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 18, 2021 11:55 AM

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ak1956

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Mar 18, 2021 1:43 PM in response to fgreco

Hi fgreco

I have never been able to get the single keystroke to work. But as a workaround you can create a simple AppleScript to press the key, and then use a voice command to activate the AppleScript.

Use the script editor app to create the following script:

tell application "Safari" to activate

tell application "System Events" to keystroke "k"

Compile this (Script>Compile) and then save this with a file name.

Then set up a voice command, choosing Run workflow as the action, and then link to the script you just created.

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fgreco Author

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Mar 19, 2021 9:02 AM in response to ak1956

Thank you for the suggestion. I'll try it this weekend. But my initial guess is there will be a bit of latency. But I'll give it a shot.

Odd that you can't do this. You would expect there would be a straightforward solution for physically challenged users on a Mac.

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Using Voice control to enter a single keystroke?

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