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+title: Blog
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+post: Global iTunes shortcuts using on-board tools
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+date: 2013-07-30
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+comments: true
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+---
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+## {{ page["post"] }}
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+<!--%
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+from datetime import datetime
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+date = datetime.strptime(page["date"], "%Y-%m-%d").strftime("%B %d, %Y")
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+print "*Posted at %s.*" % date
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+%-->
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+Ha, finally I found a solution to control iTunes with global Keyboard Hotkeys from my [USB Keyboard][tex] without Media Keys. The solution is quite hacky but should work, even in the future.
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+First, Open Automator.app and create a new System Service. It should not accept any input and the only Action should be "Run AppleScript", found under "Utilities". Then, enter a script roughly like this and store the Service (click to enlarge):
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+[![Screenshot Automator][small]][big]
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+Repeat this with the "previous track" and "playpause" AppleScript commands.
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+Now, open the System Preferences, go to Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts, Services. You should find your newly created Services under General. Assign some shortcuts and you're done :)
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+[![Screenshot System Preferences][small2]][big2]
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+ [tex]: http://xythobuz.de/tex_beetle.html
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+ [small]: img/automator_small.png
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+ [big]: img/automator.png
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+ [small2]: img/preferences_small.png
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+ [big2]: img/preferences.png

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