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Launch apps from the Finder without using a mouse
Authored by: swilcox on Mar 28, '04 10:34:31AM

I really don't get why people think Butler is confusing. Try this:

Close all the triangles on the top level menu icons in the configuration setting dialog. Now, see? If you have four icons there, you have four icons in your menu bar. Want only one icon in your menu bar but want to keep all the functions? Put three of the icons under hierarchically under one in the configuration. Want to dump a menu item? Delete it from the configuration. You've got + and - buttons for adding and deleting menu items; you move them where you want them, etc. It's really pretty easy.

Once you have the top level menus (thus your menu bar icons) set up the way you want, and the icons for function items arranged how you want in each top level menu (with separators, submenus, etc.), then you can start adding shortcut keys.

About 10 minutes is all it takes to completely configure Butler to look and do EXACTLY what you want it to do, no more, no less.



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