Date Modified Shortcut

[skillet]

Just as an interesting observation and maybe this is only on my system but the default setting for showing the dictionary for me for about the last 20 years on macOS when you hover your mouse over a word is Comtrol (Command+Control (⌘⌃)) + d.

However when I do the same shortcut in Keyboard Maestro it doesn't work because of this system setting. Though if I make a macro and assign it to the same Keyboard shortcut of ⌘⌃ + d it sorts unless I am over a word and then I get the dicutionary which is the hybrid behavior I want.

I wonder why I had to assign it to a shortcut first when it is already assigned to that in the menu.

I have no idea where to find that shortcut on macOS 15.3.1 but mabye it is baked in deeper somewhere into the system. I wish that system settings shortcuts window was searchable like the System Settings are.

System Settings Keyboard Shortcuts

[evanfuchs]

@skillet

However when I do the same shortcut in Keyboard Maestro it doesn't work because of this system setting. Though if I make a macro and assign it to the same Keyboard shortcut of ⌘⌃ + d it sorts unless I am over a word and then I get the dicutionary which is the hybrid behavior I want.

I wonder why I had to assign it to a shortcut first when it is already assigned to that in the menu.

Weird. I'm getting the dictionary when I hover over a word and press ⌘⌃D in KM Editor, but it will not trigger the default Sort Macros by Date Modified. I don't have any macros with that hotkey.

[skillet]

@evanfuchs

Weird. I'm getting the dictionary when I hover over a word and press ⌘⌃D in KM Editor, but it will not trigger the default Sort Macros by Date Modified. I don't have any macros with that hotkey.

Thanks for checking and letting me know that yours still sorts (I think that is what you are confirming though not explicitly stated). The dictionary for the word always worked but the sorting for me is what doesn't unless I assign it to a shortcut key. Seems like it use to but I just tried it on another computer with the same results, no sorting unless I assign that same keyboard shortcut to a macro triggering "Date modified."

[Nige_S]

@skillet

I have no idea where to find that shortcut on macOS 15.3.1 but mabye it is baked in deeper somewhere into the system.

Baked in, but you can turn it off -- last tried in Sonoma, hopefully still works in Sequoia:

defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 70 '<dict><key>enabled</key><false/></dict>'

...and restart your computer.

[evanfuchs]

@skillet

Thanks for checking and letting me know that yours still sorts (I think that is what you are confirming though not explicitly stated).

I should have been clearer. ⌘⌃D will not sort by date no matter where the mouse is, but it will launch Dictionary lookup if I hover over a word.

[skillet]

@evanfuchs

I should have been clearer. ⌘⌃D will not sort by date no matter where the mouse is, but it will launch Dictionary lookup if I hover over a word.

Ah okay, no problem and thanks. Glad it is not only that way on my system. It's interesting, I wonder if it works for Peter. I have no idea where to change that setting. It looks like you can only do it in Terminal since OS Lion.

How do I disable the Command-Control-D word definition keyboard shortcut in OS X Lion?

Disable Mac Look Up in Dictionary Shortcut ^⌘D

@guylaine Hi. I ran this command but it did not work. I am on a MacBook Pro using macOS 11.6. Is there some modification required to this in after the updates? Please I desperately need help on this one.

[Nige_S]

@skillet

I have no idea where to change that setting. It looks like you can only do it in Terminal since OS Lion.

Yep -- did you try my Terminal command above? Just tested on a VM and still works in Sequoia.

Since it requires a restart this isn't something you can toggle on and off as the mood takes you, so you may prefer to change the KM shortcut instead!

[skillet]

@Nige_S

Yep -- did you try my Terminal command above? Just tested on a VM and still works in Sequoia.

Thanks for giving that a try. I use that shortcut all the time, so I will keep it. It seems strange Apple baked that one in so deep, but I guess that is cool, so you can expect that to be on everyone's Mac. Perhaps not internationally since Peter assigned that keyboard shortcut, but making a macro that triggers that sort in Keyboard Maestro is a good workaround for me and gives me both functions if I don't hover over a word. Perhaps that is a behind-the-scenes workaround Peter can implement into Keyboard Maestro without making a separate macro.