update it to ventura about functiontoggler HOT 5 OPEN

I couldn't update the script to Ventura, due to various problems with AppleEvent handler and some other things. Gonna leave this open.

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Just updated the script to Monterey. Almost sure that it won't work for Ventura. I'll install it soon, and update the script accordingly.

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Is it just a matter of changing the AppleScript to the new location of the toggle when it is running on Ventura?

Earlier macOS versions
Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences.
Click Keyboard.
Select “Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys”.2

macOS Ventura
Choose Apple menu  > System Settings.
Click Keyboard in the sidebar.
Click the Keyboard Shortcuts button on the right.
Click Function Keys in the sidebar.
Turn on “Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys”.2

I wish I understood more about the apple script to try modifying this myself. I tried to modify src/Function Toggler.applescript without much success.

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Looks like we finally can try this once more. Some answer in a related thread reads that AppleScript is now working on new System Settings, on MacOS Ventura 13.3: https://forum.latenightsw.com/t/applescripts-not-working-on-new-system-settings-on-macos-ventura/3986/6

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So I came up with a new version of the script that's working, but it has some pitfalls:

1. Cannot run in background.
2. Is slow.
3. AppleScript sometimes starts doing something that I cannot explain — it slows down the whole script to like 0.2x of the intended speed, and all the code start running slower, so an already slow script gets so slow that it's unbearable to watch, and it's easier to toggle the function keys behavior manually.

You can take a look here and try to run the script: Ventura Function Toggler.applescript

Meanwhile, I think we should try a completely alternative approach — try and track if any defaults change when toggling the function keys behavior. I know for sure that it works with some other preferences, and I've used this approach in an app before. If anyone wants to help — Google on how to track defaults changes in the system and try doing it.

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