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  1. @vitorgalvao vitorgalvao revised this gist Mar 20, 2017. 1 changed file with 5 additions and 2 deletions.
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    (*
    Even though [a native solution](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9171613/right-click-shortcut-for-mac-lion-os) exists, it still suffers from a big flaw (it right-clicks the place you cursour is, not what you’re selecting). This addresses that limitation.
    Even though a [native solution][1] exists, it still suffers from a big flaw: it right-clicks the place you cursor is, not what you’re selecting. This addresses that limitation.
    You can install this as a [Finder Service, , and later asign it a keyboard shortcut](http://www.macosxautomation.com/services/learn/tut01/index.html).
    You can install this as a [Finder Service, and later asign it a keyboard shortcut][2].
    [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9171613/right-click-shortcut-for-mac-lion-os
    [2]: http://www.macosxautomation.com/services/learn/tut01/index.html
    *)

  2. @vitorgalvao vitorgalvao revised this gist May 14, 2014. 1 changed file with 9 additions and 5 deletions.
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    *)

    tell application "System Events"
    tell application process "Finder"
    set _selection to value of attribute "AXFocusedUIElement"
    tell _selection to perform action "AXShowMenu"
    tell application "System Events" to set frontApp to name of first process whose frontmost is true

    if (frontApp = "Finder") then
    tell application "System Events"
    tell application process "Finder"
    set _selection to value of attribute "AXFocusedUIElement"
    tell _selection to perform action "AXShowMenu"
    end tell
    end tell
    end tell
    end if
  3. @vitorgalvao vitorgalvao created this gist Sep 22, 2013.
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    (*
    Even though [a native solution](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9171613/right-click-shortcut-for-mac-lion-os) exists, it still suffers from a big flaw (it right-clicks the place you cursour is, not what you’re selecting). This addresses that limitation.
    You can install this as a [Finder Service, , and later asign it a keyboard shortcut](http://www.macosxautomation.com/services/learn/tut01/index.html).
    *)

    tell application "System Events"
    tell application process "Finder"
    set _selection to value of attribute "AXFocusedUIElement"
    tell _selection to perform action "AXShowMenu"
    end tell
    end tell