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Re:macOS Tips and Tricks (2022) by Dagonfly on Friday February 28, 2025 @07:05AM (#43204718)
I've never gotten this to work on an ISO-keyboard (chunky enter key). It opens "Help" in every single app, even Apple's like Finder or Safari. I've tried GB, German, US-International, and my default EurKey layout. None of them work. This shortcut always felt like an Alt+F4 prank to me.
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Re:macOS Tips and Tricks (2022) by madeofpalk on Friday February 28, 2025 @07:34AM (#43204916)
The help menu is what searches all menu items.
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Re:macOS Tips and Tricks (2022) by notpushkin on Sunday March 02, 2025 @12:19AM (#43227635)
Yeah. I think the idea was to help the user find out where a command is, so they can use menubar directly next time. Not the brightest idea IMO.
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Re:macOS Tips and Tricks (2022) by everettp on Monday March 03, 2025 @04:25AM (#43239952)
no, when hitting Command-? the help menu bar opens a search box that takes you directly to matching menu items -- like Spotlight for menu items. you can activate them directly from the search box. no learning involved
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