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KeyCue 4.0 adds clickable menu items
We've posted about the menu shortcut utility KeyCue a few times, but the newly released version 4.0 adds an interesting new feature: clickable menu items. KeyCue is a utility that help you find and remember all the keyboard shortcuts in your applications. While KeyCue is running in the background, if you press and hold the ? key a bezel menu will pop up (as above) showing all the the keyboard shortcuts for the active application. This saves having to dig through the menus to find what you want. With version 4.0 KeyCue now allows you to select the menu items with the mouse as well as the keyboard.
KeyCue is €19.99 (~$28) and a demo is available. The update should be free for anyone who purchased KeyCue in the last two years.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
sam said 10:35AM on 10-18-2007
Nearly $30 for something that shows you keyboard shortcuts? This is a donationware application at best.
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Alan Yeung said 11:06AM on 10-18-2007
It is overpriced compared to apps that do much more, but for those who love keyboard shortcuts, it's pretty darn amazing. This is one of those apps that could only be done on OS X, with its unified cross-application menuing and shortcut system. I love it.
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Rhywun said 12:57PM on 10-18-2007
Two things:
1. There's a discount when you buy it with Typinator (great program) or one of their other programs. If you feel it's too expensive... don't use it. That's how the market works :)
2. Don't blame them for the state of America's weak dollar. Software priced in Euros is just going to be very expensive to us now--nothing can be done about that.
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Matthew E said 3:45PM on 10-18-2007
@1: I picked this app up from MacZOT a few months back. I wouldn't have bought it for $30 but I think it's probably worth the $12.99 I paid for it (the upgrade to 4.0 was free.) It comes in handy in apps with tons of menus and commands like InDesign. Anyway, might be prudent to keep an eye on MacZOT and/or MacUpdate Promo to see if it pops up again.
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Marco F. said 3:41AM on 10-19-2007
I've been using Keycue for a while already, and I think it beats those cheatsheets you have to print by miles. It's a great app and worth the money.
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