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iKey is an automation utility, a program that creates shortcuts to accomplish repetitive tasks. In essence, an iKey shortcut is a little program in its own right, but you don't need to know the first thing about programming to create an iKey shortcut. All you have to do is put together three necessary parts of a shortcut: One or more commands that give the shortcut its functionality, a context in which it runs, and a launcher that defines how the shortcut is activated.
A shortcut is made up of 3 parts:
A command is the action, or series of actions, that you want iKey to perform. An example of a command is: Open Photoshop and start a new document.
The context is from where your shortcut can be activated. Most commonly the context is set to universal so that it will work regardless of which application you are in. However you may wish to set a hotkey for use only in Photoshop, in this case the context would be set to Photoshop.
A launcher is what activates your shortcut. Most commonly it is a hotkey or date time event. For example launch Safari by pressing �option + sÕ or have it load for you at 8:00 am each morning.
iKey lets you create shortcuts which can run an action based on:
• a keyboard equivalent or click from any usb mouse, trackball, gamepad and keyboard (mighty mouse, xkeys, contour mouse, shuttle pro, usb devices from kensington, microsoft, logitech, etc.)
• and/or an item of a menu
• and/or a programmed time/date.
New in version 2.2b2:
New Features:
• add "USB Device Event" based launchers: any USB device with buttons or wheels are supported, like mice, trackballs, gamepads and keyboards; the specific drivers may have to be removed in order for iKey to work properly with the devices; buttons work like keys of the keyboard; event of the wheel are generated when the user turns it by a specified increment. Now supports Apple's mighty mouse.
• commands of family "clipboard": add a "Save Clipboard" and "Restore Clipboard" command
Improvements:
• "Upper Case Selection", "Lower Case Selection", "Capitalize Words of Selection" and "Replace in Selection" commands: the content of the clipboard before the command is now preserved after.
Bug fixes:
• iKey works again properly under the old Mac OS X 10.2.x (not the case since version 2.1.0)
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
$30 Shareware
For more information, visit:
http://www.scriptsoftware.com/ikey/
You can read my review of iKey 2 here.
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