[G4] Map Return Key to Open

[Jim Pacyga]

Assuming you are using OS X, go to System Preferences->Keyboard & 
Mouse->Keyboard Shortcuts.  You can assign a new short cut for Finder 
(or All Apps) that assigns some key stroke to the "Open" command.


On 2 Jul 2004, at 21:07, Tony Gamble wrote:

> Does anybody know of a way to make the [return] key open a file or 
> folder from within the finder window?  An odd request, perhaps, but 
> I've found that, when in the midst of dozens of folders, I can 
> navigate immediately to the folder I want with a few quick keystrokes. 
>  My instinct is to hit the [return] as soon as I've selected my 
> folder, but doing so just throws the filename into <rename>.  Even if 
> an <open> command cannot be mapped to the [return] key, is it possible 
> to map it to another; say, for example, as function key?
>
> /tg
>
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