Keyboard shortcuts for Export Unmodified Unique in Pictures for Mac – Ole Begemann

Downside

1. The Pictures app on macOS doesn’t present a keyboard shortcut for the Export Unmodified Unique command.
2. macOS permits you to add your individual app-specific keyboard shortcuts through System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > App Shortcuts. It’s worthwhile to enter the precise spelling of the menu merchandise you wish to invoke.
3. Pictures renames the command relying on what’s chosen: Export Unmodified Unique For 1 Photograph“ turns into ”… Uniques For two Videos” turns into “… For 3 Gadgets” (for blended alternatives), and so forth. Argh!
4. The System Settings UI for assigning keyboard shortcuts is extraordinarily tedious to make use of if you wish to add a couple of or two shortcuts.

Answer: shell script

Right here’s a Bash script ^{that assigns Ctrl + Choose + Cmd + E to Export Unmodified Originals for as much as 20 chosen objects:}

#!/bin/bash

# Assigns a keyboard shortcut to the Export Unmodified Originals
# menu command in Pictures.app on macOS.

# @ = Command
# ^ = Management
# ~ = Possibility
# $ = Shift
shortcut='@~^e'

# Set shortcut for 1 chosen merchandise
echo "Setting shortcut for 1 merchandise"
defaults write com.apple.Pictures NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Export Unmodified Unique For 1 Photograph" "$shortcut"
defaults write com.apple.Pictures NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Export Unmodified Unique For 1 Video" "$shortcut"

# Set shortcut for 2-20 chosen objects
objects=(Pictures Movies Gadgets)
for i in {2..20}
do
  echo "Setting shortcut for $i objects"
  for object in "${objects[@]}"
  do
    defaults write com.apple.Pictures NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Export Unmodified Originals For $i $object" "$shortcut"
  finished
finished

# Use this command to confirm the consequence:
# defaults learn com.apple.Pictures NSUserKeyEquivalents

The script is additionally out there on GitHub.

Utilization:

1. Give up Pictures.app.
2. Run the script. Be happy to alter the important thing combo or rely larger than 20.
3. Open Pictures.app.