Pause iTunes with one key from any app?

[Uno Harju]

I use iTunes a lot, but get a lot of business calls, so I'm a big fan
of the mute button on my keyboard.

What I would prefer is an iTunes pause button that would work within
any app. F13 seems like a logical choice.

Anyone know how to do this?

[Steven Fisher]

In article <4103f1d.0307161405.34b446c@posting.google.com>,
[email]heyuno@hotpop.com[/email] (Uno Harju) wrote:

> I use iTunes a lot, but get a lot of business calls, so I'm a big fan
> of the mute button on my keyboard.
>
> What I would prefer is an iTunes pause button that would work within
> any app. F13 seems like a logical choice.
>
> Anyone know how to do this?

I'm sure someone can help you, but there's an alternative:

The Logitech Internet Navigator Keyboard (which is relatively cheap, I
think less than $30) includes next/previous track keys, a pause and stop
key, volume controls, a mute button, a scroll wheel, and customizable
"favorite" keys. I find the scroll wheel on the keyboard more useful
than one on a mouse.

The only catch is it doesn't have a built in USB hub, so you'll need to
pick one up if you are short a port for the mouse.

[Sander Tekelenburg]

In article <4103f1d.0307161405.34b446c@posting.google.com>,
[email]heyuno@hotpop.com[/email] (Uno Harju) wrote:

> I use iTunes a lot, but get a lot of business calls, so I'm a big fan
> of the mute button on my keyboard.
>
> What I would prefer is an iTunes pause button that would work within
> any app. F13 seems like a logical choice.
>
> Anyone know how to do this?

You can do it with iKey[*] (used to be called YoupiKey when it was still
free). Use it to create an AppleScript that reads

tell application "iTunes" to playpause

and attach a key combination to it.

[*] <http://scriptsoftware.com/ikey/>

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[Sandman]

In article <4103f1d.0307161405.34b446c@posting.google.com>,
[email]heyuno@hotpop.com[/email] (Uno Harju) wrote:

> I use iTunes a lot, but get a lot of business calls, so I'm a big fan
> of the mute button on my keyboard.
>
> What I would prefer is an iTunes pause button that would work within
> any app. F13 seems like a logical choice.
>
> Anyone know how to do this?

Synergy ( [url]http://synergy.wincent.com/[/url] )

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