The spotify applescripts, are using a interpreted/scripting language that is triggered by a key-combination. It doesn’t really listen, quicksilver in this case is just executing a script when it picks up the key combination. So with the scripts you have the listener for the keycode but rather than that listener interacting with spotify directly, it interacts with the script telling it to run – thus you get latency.

You will find most of this documented at either developer.apple.com or https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptX/AppleScriptX.html

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/EventOverview/HandlingKeyEvents/HandlingKeyEvents.html

As an addition to your last sentence, I’ve noticed that once the script is fired for the first time, if you invoke it once again afterwards, it gets executed almost immediately.

Although I am generally covered by the current situation (the “latency” that is), out of plain curiosity I would like to explore what happens when, for example, the play/pause keyboard button is pressed, in order to understand why the command is executed immediately.

(In the same context, I’ve also noticed that in the Beatport Pro application, in which there is a dedicated preference section for assigning hot keys, your custom shortcuts are executed immediately, regardless of which application is in front.)

So, can you point me to some source online that will provide better understanding of what happens underneath when a shortcut is pressed?

Because the scripts effectively simulate your cursor, I can’t see a way of speeding it up much.

I have found that under my usage it gets quicker the more you use the scripts but thats more a byproduct of the way HFS+ moves files around the disk to make things faster, rather than anything proactive.

Still, I have a question: Is there any way to speed up the execution of the script, when it is fired through a keyboard shortcut as a Service?

I had already created a script similar to yours, but it lacked the search if Spotify is running. When I fired it through a keyboard shortcut sometimes it took it about 6-7 seconds to execute. I added your “check if running” code, but it doesn’t seem to improve things very much..

Any possible explanation? Thanks in advance, I’m fairly new to applescripting

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Thank you for quick response. I am using BT hub v1.0 with software version 6.2.6 which has got telnet enabled.
I managed to changed IP but it seems like it is not excepted by Fusion_handset.. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

Thanking you in advance,

I am trying to adjust the DHCP and IP settings on my BT hub 1.0. It is causing lots of frustrations, indeed. I am trying to set up VoIP on BT hub 1.0 but my main router set up to 192.168.1.254 already. Unfortunately link to the instruction does not work on this page (http://www.littlehome.co.uk/homehub/homehub3.html) Would you be able to send me this iinstruction?