Hi Marcus,
Not sure if you've seen the above post but here's something else going on with Hot Keys. We now have two ways in which to specify a Hot Key.
- 1) original: "Assign the following Windows HotKey To This Macro."
- two dropdown boxes used to specify the key and possibly modifiers
2) new: "Type a HotKey:"
- a field where if you click into it and type a key or key combination, it will detect and show what you chose
A checkbox by each selects that method (and deselects the other).
I've been using a certain macro for a long time that uses the Hot Key
NP- which was chosen with method 1... the minus symbol on the numeric keypad.
I made a new macro and using method 2, I was surprised to see it let me assign the exact same Hot Key to it. Further, in the "Type a HotKey:" field, it only shows:
- (just a minus sign) while in the main Macro Scheduler window in the Hot Key column, it shows up as:
NUM -
If the Hot Key has already been assigned using method 1, shouldn't it be unavailable to assign using method 2 and visa versa?
Could you please let me know if you can duplicate the above effects?
Thanks
P.S. After playing with it for a bit, I found two more things I'm curious about:
- Method 1 now allows us to make use of the Windows key (thanks for adding) however Method 2 does not detect the Win key... should/could it?
- Method 2 now lets us select a Hot Key with three modifiers and a letter like SHIFT-CTRL-ALT-U whereas method 1 does not have SHIFT-CTRL-ALT as a choice in the first dropdown field... should/could it?
Again, not complaining because I remember you once said this bit of code was quite challenging. I think its great we now have two methods of selecting a Hot Key and the fact that Method 1, once you've selected modifiers, now only shows available (as yet unassigned) keys... that's a great feature... wouldn't want that to go away.
Take care