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 personal app-specific keyboard shortcuts through System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > App Shortcuts. You could 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 Objects” (for blended picks), 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 multiple or two shortcuts.

Resolution: 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
# ~ = Choice
# $ = 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 Objects)
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"
  carried out
carried out

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

The script is additionally out there on GitHub.

Utilization:

1. Stop Pictures.app.
2. Run the script. Be at liberty to alter the important thing combo or rely increased than 20.
3. Open Pictures.app.