the dictation interface has changed from Mojave to Ventura and my macro to toggle dictation does not work because dictation is how a checkbox, and no longer a simple standard button
I can easily arrive at this menu with the Open Keyboard Preference Pane action below.
The button I am trying to toggle is displayed below, red arrow, lower image and is accessed via settings → keyboard → scroll down to dictation.
It can be turned on via the system settings menu (edit → Start Dictation...) as shown below, BUT once on there is no menu item to turn it off which is essential for privacy reasons.
The shortcut depicted as number 2 lower image only serves to turn on the microphone, not turn on dictation per se.
The apple script below which I create with UI Browser does not work with error message- " can't get of application process "System Settings""
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Settings"
click checkbox 1 of group 4 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of group 2 of splitter group 1 of group 1 of window "Keyboard – 100%" of application process "System Settings"
end tell
end tell
I found the solution and will answer my own question. My AppleScript works if I delete "of application process "System Settings". I am leaving my post because it may interest other forums members with the same problem but the moderators and the master @peternlewis should delete it if they would prefer to do so
Yep, since line 2 of your AppleScript already refers to process "System Settings", then the addition of it at the end of line 3 causes an error. Thus, removing it makes it work.
Would you mind sharing your complete Keyboard Maestro file I'm trying to get diction to toggle off and then back on every time I wake the system, because for some reason it starts malfunctioning if I don't do that. If I stop and then restart diction, the system will let me type and speak at the same time, where is if I don't do that if I start typing diction will turn itself off.
I'm essentially just looking for a way to restart diction. Every time my computer comes out of sleep to avoid this problem, and I think this might be the answer.
