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| + | ====== Hot Key Trigger ====== | ||
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| The *Hot Key trigger* is perhaps the most common and most basic of all triggers. When you press the configured keyboard key, the system swallows the keystroke, and Keyboard Maestro executes the macro. | The *Hot Key trigger* is perhaps the most common and most basic of all triggers. When you press the configured keyboard key, the system swallows the keystroke, and Keyboard Maestro executes the macro. | ||
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| The keystroke may include zero or more of the normal modifiers (Command, Option, Shift, Control), together with another key (such as a letter, number, function key or other keys). The Fn key is not a modifier and cannot be used as such. It retains its normal purpose in toggling the function keys role, and so it might be part of a hot key, but only if the function keys normally have their hardware (eg brightness up) role and then Fn key makes them into a function key suitable for use in a hot key trigger. | The keystroke may include zero or more of the normal modifiers (Command, Option, Shift, Control), together with another key (such as a letter, number, function key or other keys). The Fn key is not a modifier and cannot be used as such. It retains its normal purpose in toggling the function keys role, and so it might be part of a hot key, but only if the function keys normally have their hardware (eg brightness up) role and then Fn key makes them into a function key suitable for use in a hot key trigger. | ||
| - | You can configure the hot key trigger to execute the macro when the key is pressed, when it is released, or repeatedly while the key is held down. This allows you to do things like have a macro execute when the key is pressed, and then a second macro execute when the key is released, for example to toggle a setting on and then off again. | + | You can configure the hot key trigger to execute the macro when the key is pressed, when it is long pressed (v10.0+), when it is released, or repeatedly while the key is held down. This allows you to do things like have a macro execute when the key is pressed, and then a second macro execute when the key is released, for example to toggle a setting on and then off again. |
| You can configure the hot key trigger to execute when the key is tapped (press and released quickly) each time, the first tap, double tapped, triple tapped, or quadruple tapped (v7.0+). Keep in mind that Keyboard Maestro cannot see the future, so "tapped once" will fire even on the first tap even if you tap the key twice ("tapped" would fire both times). | You can configure the hot key trigger to execute when the key is tapped (press and released quickly) each time, the first tap, double tapped, triple tapped, or quadruple tapped (v7.0+). Keep in mind that Keyboard Maestro cannot see the future, so "tapped once" will fire even on the first tap even if you tap the key twice ("tapped" would fire both times). | ||
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| + | You can use the [[token:TriggerValue|%TriggerValue% Text Token]] to determine the hot key that was typed. | ||
| Hot Keys will override application menu Command Keys or any other keys typically used in applications, but if any other application registers the same hot key, then both your macro and the other application's action will happen. | Hot Keys will override application menu Command Keys or any other keys typically used in applications, but if any other application registers the same hot key, then both your macro and the other application's action will happen. | ||
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| + | (!) Note that whether or not a key typed by Keyboard Maestro itself will trigger a hot key (and thus be swallowed and execute a macro) or not (and thus go through to the application) is not defined - either behaviour may happen and which behaviour happens will vary depending on many unpredictable factors. | ||
| So keep in mind that regardless of whether you trigger the macro on hot key pressed, down, released or tapped, the key is swallowed by the system and cannot be used for its normal purposes. You can use the [[trigger:USB_Device_Key]] trigger if you you want to trigger the macro without the system swallowing the key. | So keep in mind that regardless of whether you trigger the macro on hot key pressed, down, released or tapped, the key is swallowed by the system and cannot be used for its normal purposes. You can use the [[trigger:USB_Device_Key]] trigger if you you want to trigger the macro without the system swallowing the key. | ||
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| * Command Key (or Menu Command Keys or sometimes Menu Shortcut) - menu keys for selecting a menu, usually but not always with the Command key modifier, generally application specific (except for the shared menus like the Services, but they are still application specific, but the menu is duplicated in each application like the Edit menu typically is). | * Command Key (or Menu Command Keys or sometimes Menu Shortcut) - menu keys for selecting a menu, usually but not always with the Command key modifier, generally application specific (except for the shared menus like the Services, but they are still application specific, but the menu is duplicated in each application like the Edit menu typically is). | ||
| * Keyboard Shortcut - could be either (hence the use in the System Preferences, Keyboard preferences). | * Keyboard Shortcut - could be either (hence the use in the System Preferences, Keyboard preferences). | ||
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| + | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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| + | === Triggers === | ||
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| + | * [USB Device Key](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/trigger/USB_Device_Key) trigger | ||
| + | * [Typed String](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/trigger/Typed_String) trigger | ||
| + | * [[:Triggers|See all Triggers]] | ||
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| + | === Actions === | ||
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| + | * [Type a Keystroke](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Type_a_Keystroke) action | ||
| + | * [Insert Text by Typing](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Insert_Text_by_Typing) action | ||
| + | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
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| + | === Tokens === | ||
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| + | * [[token:Trigger|%Trigger%]] | ||
| + | * [[token:TriggerBase|%TriggerBase%]] | ||
| + | * [[token:TriggerValue|%TriggerValue%]] | ||
| + | * [[:Tokens|See all Tokens]] | ||
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| + | ==== Forum ==== | ||
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| + | * [A Type a Key action can trigger another macro](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/tip-a-type-a-key-action-can-trigger-another-macro/3633/2) | ||
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