Open & quit app with single key

hello
i'm looking for a way to open & quit an app with a assigned key (on the keyboard). so let's say, if i press "A" it opens up photoshop and if i press it again it would close it.
any idea? any suggestion?
thanks a lot

Hi. MBX.
You can use third-party utilities like iKey to assign special keyboard combinations or the function keys (F1...F16) to launch a specific application.
To quit any application, merely bring the application to the front and press Command-Q.
You could probably write an AppleScript that you could assign to a key combination with iKey that would see if the application is active and, if not, launch it, or if active, quit it.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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