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| **WARNING:** You should generally not use a Typed String trigger that simulates deletes in a non-text typing context, as the simulated delete keystrokes could be destructive. | **WARNING:** You should generally not use a Typed String trigger that simulates deletes in a non-text typing context, as the simulated delete keystrokes could be destructive. | ||
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| + | **NOTE:** If you are going to immediately change focus (for example, with a Prompt For User Input, or by switching windows or applications), then you may need a short pause at the start of the macro to allow the simulated deletes to be processed before the focus changes. | ||
| To avoid macros firing unexpectedly it is a good idea to include a consistent prefix and/or suffix to your strings. For example, to insert your email address, rather than use just “em” (which would fire if you typed “them”), use something like “=em=” which you will not type accidentally. | To avoid macros firing unexpectedly it is a good idea to include a consistent prefix and/or suffix to your strings. For example, to insert your email address, rather than use just “em” (which would fire if you typed “them”), use something like “=em=” which you will not type accidentally. | ||
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| Note also that there is a relatively prevalent [[http://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Troubleshooting#Not_Being_Able_To_Enter_a_Hot_Key|third party / system bug]] | Note also that there is a relatively prevalent [[http://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Troubleshooting#Not_Being_Able_To_Enter_a_Hot_Key|third party / system bug]] | ||
| - | that makes the system think it is permanently in a password filed, and thus will prevent typed string triggers from working. | + | that makes the system think it is permanently in a password field, and thus will prevent typed string triggers from working. |
| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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| - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/customize-keyboard-shortcut-in-conflict-palette/3682/2|Customize keyboard shortcut in conflict palette?]] | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/customize-keyboard-shortcut-in-conflict-palette/3682/2|Customize keyboard shortcut in conflict palette?]] | ||
| - | - [[https://www.google.fr/search?q=site:forum.keyboardmaestro.com+Typed+String+trigger|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Typed String trigger]] | + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Typed%20String%20trigger|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Typed String trigger]] |
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trigger/Typed_String.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/01 00:14 by peternlewis
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