Hi apple community,
I'm trying to make a few different scripts using cliclick to make clicking in certain areas at a press of a shortcut command.
Once I make a script..."cliclick c:28,11 w:500 m:+0,+24 w:1000 kd:alt w:1000 c:. ku:alt" in terminal for example...
How would I go about saving the script to create a keyboard shortcut command?
Thank you in advance.
Mac OS X (10.6.8)
are you talking about a shell 'alias' ?
alias xyz="your_script argument1 argument2 ..."
See "man bash" and search for "ALIASES"
You would store your alias commands in your .bash_profile (which most likely does not exist, so you would need to create it).
Wel,l i'm trying to create a command that will click the mouse at a specified spot in the screen by typing a keyboard shortcut command.
For example, I want the mouse to click a button at location: 514, 279 on the screen whenever I type the command "option + 1"
I can get cliclick to do the clicking, but thats only if I type the command and then press enter. I want to find a way to save that command, then place a shortcut like "option + 1" to begin action.
Would I achieve this through shell alias?
You want that kind of keyboard shortcut (aka a Hotkey). Those kind of keyboard shortcuts are not a Terminal concept. The terminal is for typing commands, and a shortcut for a command is a shorter string of characters to type followed by a carriage return. Not a key combination that launches a command.
You most likely need to write an Applescript or Automator app that includes your cliclick command. Then use System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts to associate a key combination with running your Applescript or Automator app.
Or use a hotkey utility to map your key combination to running your Applescript or Automator app.
How to save a script as a keyboard shortcut for terminal?
