Setting Keyboard Shortcuts for Services won't work

If you set the shortcut what happens when you select the keys? Do you get anything or just something unexpected?

If you are getting something unexpected, does the shortcut you set conflict with another shortcut?

I have a similar scenario......except my services that I created run one time, and then won't run again.

For example, I created a service to open a new blank email message for me to type in. I assigned Cntl-Opt-Comm-M to this service. I hit the key sequence and it works the first time.....the mail window pops open.

If I then close the mail window that it spawned and do it again, no mail window opens.

I also did this to create a blank Calendar event and also another one for Reminders.

They all run one time and then not again.

Any ideas?

Interestingly, if I trigger my Services from the Services menu item, they work every time. So something strange is going on with the keyboard shortcuts. They work once, and then not again...

I got the same problem today. I have a service to activate the Screen Saver with a shortcut assigned, suddenly it stopped working. I blame the installation of Kaspersky AV.. which is the only intended change that I did today, so I removed it but without luck.

So I have recreated the service and did other actions, but after I close the Keyboard in System Prefs, the shortcut does not get saved and consecuently does not work. Interestenly enough, if I keep the System Prefs minimized (not closed) with the shortcut assigned to the service it works. Grrr... wierd stuff.

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I have the same problem on 10.8.3. Services work perfectly when run from the Services menu, but not from any shortcut key that I attempt to assign.

Hi, I have the same problem. I can't assign a keyboard shortcut to any service, specifically when I assign the shortcut in system settings it works, but after I close the setting it doesn't work and if I go back to system preferences I see that the shortcut is reset to default (non assigned).

As MauroCL said about Kaspersky AV I also installed it few days ago and I think that it's the culprit, because since the instalation my Mac behaves strangelly, like a lot of beachballs, shortcuts setting etc. I uninstalled the Kaspersky AV, the beachballs are gone, but the shortcuts still reseting:-( Any idea how to get rid of it?

And what about others, do you also have/had Kaspersky AV installed?

I was having this problem too and noticed that it is only a problem for me when Finder is in the "Columns" view mode. (View->as Columns). If I change Finder's view mode to one of the others (Icons, List, Cover Flow) the shortcut works properly.

I assume this is a bug. A filed the issue with Apple. Problem ID: 14455504

-- mike

I'm having the same problem. I simply need a shortcut to save time from cmd shift U to open up the utilities folder then to to highlight terminal.

cmd shift and T would be my preferred shortcut but the services hasn't helped.

Hi everyone,

Have you installed in the past Karspersky Antivirus? After several days of looking I found where the shortcuts/services that you create are stored: ~/Library/Preferences/pbs.plist There I found a Karspersky entry which by-the-way I uninstalled before since it does not like to work with Little Snitch. That entry was stopping me from setting, modifying, adding shortcuts; once I deleted the entry with a plist editor, I regained control and my happiness.

Hope this is your case and that you can get your shorcuts working again!

Mauro

I've had a similar problem, and am running OS X Mavericks 10.9.2, and the shortcuts that don't work for me are show desktop and show launchpad. When I go to change shortcuts, it also brings me to the screenshots tab right away.