I am running OSX 10.9.2 on a 2.2 GHz intel with 4GB of RAM. When launching a game (specifically, Insurgency), I receive a message stating that 'The in-game Steam overlay requires access for assistive devices to be enabled. To enable to (sic) the in-game overlay, open the Security and Privacy Privacy preference pane and allow access for Steam.'
Jul 26, 2013 - Perform the steps below to enable Accessibility in OS X 10.7: Choose Apple menu at the top left of the screen. Click System Preferences. Click Universal Access. Select the checkbox next to 'Enable access for assistive devices'. Note: you will be asked for the Administrator password. Close System Preferences. OS X Mountain Lion’s method to enable assistive devices. After installing it on Mavericks, SizeUp gave us the familiar message about enabling assistive devices.
It provides a link to launch my privacy settings in my System Preferences, however there is no option to add Steam as an assistive device. Due to this issue, I'm unable to use the Steam overlay in-game. I didn't find much following a google search or searching these forums aside from suggesting I enable the beta, which I have. I have also rebooted my computer and application, so there's that as well. Maybe I need to uninstall and reinstall? On a side note, I am also having problems joining servers which my friends say have slots open, but to me it appears (and acts as if it's) full. Again, this in reference to Insurgency specifically.
![Enable Enable](https://cdn1.tekrevue.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/20130625_assistivedevices_mavericks_2.jpg)
Any help would be appreciated.
The feature called 'Enable access for assistive devices' is found in the Universal Access preference pane. It needs to be enabled in order for any GUI AppleScripts to run. I was trying to enable it from the Terminal, to insure that it was always enabled when needed. I struggled with this for a long time, and then finally found a simple solution. To turn it on, type this in Terminal: sudo touch /private/var/db/.AccessibilityAPIEnabledTo then disable it, type this: sudo rm /private/var/db/.AccessibilityAPIEnabledThats it. If you wanted to AppleScript it, you could do something like this: do shell script ¬ 'touch /private/var/db/.AccessibilityAPIEnabled' password 'pwd' ¬ with administrator privileges robg adds: Somewhat obviously, replace pwd with your admin user's password. Also, change touch to rm for the opposite version of the AppleScript.
In Snow leopard I find that this does not work. It creates the hidden file, places the 'a' within, and in system preferences the 'enable access for.'
Is checked, but my applescripts still say 'access for assistive devices is disabled'. Only once I manually check the checkbox do the scripts work. This leads me to believe that something else, other than the.AccessibilityAPIEnabled file is happening under Snow Leopard. My whole goal is to have a window/app management script that launches and places all of my startup apps/windows for dual monitors. I despise the automated mouse movement that comes with 'access for assistive devices' but I need this to move and resize the windows so in a single applescript i want to: 1.
Turn the access on 2. Move and place the windows 3. Turn the access off.