Cheat on customizing MBP Control Bar

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1 Overall sequence

1.1 Create Automator QuickFlow

  1. Open Automator, New Document, Quick Action
  2. Select No Input in Workflow drop-down
  3. Search for ApplScript (select Run Applescript)
  4. Replace script with * below
  5. Save as Quick Action

1.2 Activate the QuickFlow as Shortcut

  1. Open System Preferences > Keyboards
  2. Select "Shortcuts" tab
  3. Choose "Services" (in left side)
  4. Tick the box besides each Quick Action for which you want to add a shortcut
  5. Enter a unique keyboard combination.

1.3 Make the Shortcut availble on the TouchBar

  1. Open System Preferences > Extensions > Touch Bar
  2. Click all the new shortcuts you want
  3. Reorder them here too if you like
  4. Open "Customize Control Strip"

1.4 Optionally Customize Touchbar through Keyboard > keyboard tab

There is an option to 'Customize Touch Bar' in the keyboard tab Same result as under Extensions > Touch Bar.

2 Set FN key to show Quick Actions

I don't remember where I did this but at some point I set my FN key to show quick actions.

Once set, I can access my Quick Funtions by holding down the FN key. Note I can still hit the "quick action" button on the touch bar to have the quick actions displayed on the touch bar, as long as I have customized the touch bar to display the QuickAction button.

Since I did this, I changed the MAC keyboard by swapping CAPS-LOCK key to be the CONTROL key i.e. C- And so changed the FN key to be CAPS-LOCK

So, I will won't be able to use the FN key as described above. Therefore I will need to use the "quick action" button on the touch bar exclusively.

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