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| + | ====== USB Device Key Trigger ====== | ||
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| **This is an advanced trigger** — generally you should use a [[trigger:Hot_Key|Hot Key Trigger]] if possible. | **This is an advanced trigger** — generally you should use a [[trigger:Hot_Key|Hot Key Trigger]] if possible. | ||
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| Unlike hot key triggers, the pressed key is not removed or affected in any way. This trigger watches input devices at a low level, but it does not affect them, so any key presses continue to have their normal operation as well as triggering the macro. This is fine for modifiers, unused mouse buttons, programable keyboards and other unused buttons, but would likely be problematic for normal keystrokes which will continue to have some other, probably unwanted, affect. | Unlike hot key triggers, the pressed key is not removed or affected in any way. This trigger watches input devices at a low level, but it does not affect them, so any key presses continue to have their normal operation as well as triggering the macro. This is fine for modifiers, unused mouse buttons, programable keyboards and other unused buttons, but would likely be problematic for normal keystrokes which will continue to have some other, probably unwanted, affect. | ||
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| + | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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| + | === Triggers === | ||
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| + | * [[trigger:Hot_Key|Hot 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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trigger/USB_Device_Key.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/13 00:32 by peternlewis
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