Make zero the Reject key again in Aperture 1.5
Oct 19, '06 07:30:00AM
Contributed by: bagelturf
Aperture 1.1 used the zero key to reject images. This was very convenient because it was next to the right arrow key. Aperture 1.5 changes the Reject key to 9 -- not convenient at all -- and makes 0 the Unrated key. This hint swaps 0 and 9 on the keypad so that zero is once again the Reject key.
- Quit Aperture
- Open the application package (control-click and Show Package Contents)
- Find the KeycodeMapping.strings files. There is one in each of the language folders in the Resources folder. The easiest way to find these is to type keycode into the Finder's search box.
- Open the KeycodeMapping.strings file that corresponds to the language you are using with a text editor such as TextEdit or TextWrangler. On the second line, swap the location of the numbers 25 and 29. The file will now look like this:
from = "82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92";
to = "25, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 22, 26, 28, 29";
- Save the file, close the Finder search window, and launch Aperture to test.
[robg adds: If you need more detailed instructions, they're available in this writeup on Bagelturf's excellent Aperture-centric site.]
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