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Keyboard shortcut for "Use grayscale"

Hello,


I some use a Use grayscale. I cannot find a keybard shortcut for Use grayscale by Accessibility. Does someone know how can I add new item?


Thank you.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Feb 21, 2014 2:16 AM

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Feb 13, 2016 3:36 PM in response to csteelooper

i've found some serious problem about this feature... it works for me only when i have selected desctop, otherwise i have to create access in preference for each program i would want to use this shortcut with in background... it is not fix for me... each time when i in stall new program to update this list in accesibility panel.

Jul 27, 2016 9:09 AM in response to ekremkoc

For El Capitan, my AppleScript is this:

tell application "System Preferences"

activate

set the current pane to paneid "com.apple.preference.universalaccess"

delay 1 # needs time to open universal access

tell application "System Events" to tell process "System Preferences"


click the checkbox "Use grayscale" of window "Accessibility"

end tell

end tell

tell application "System Preferences" to quit

export this script as an application. Then you can bind it to a shortcut with automator.


When running it, you might get the alert 'myscript is not allowed assistive access'.

Go to preferences -> security & privacy -> accessibility. Unlock and hit the + button, then add your script.


Works thus far.

Hope this helps someone.

Keyboard shortcut for "Use grayscale"

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