OK, I think this cannot be done, I have tried and failed so I come here to find out either way.
First, HID remapper this does everything I wanted it to do, but now I push that envelope and it fails this part.
What I am trying to do:
I assigned a button on my external USB keyboard to call the Macro below:
I have, with help here, made a macro that sends:
(leftGUI) + R m a i n . c p l (ENTER)
This opens the Mouse Properties on Windows
So Far, perfect
Now I want to enter T and (ENTER)
I can do that manually or with another macro and another key assigned to invoke the macro .
BUT, can I chain this on to the end of the first Macro and save that extra keypress?
I tried pauses, nothings and then the sequence I want all to no avail.
I am happy enough to be told no as I can stop messing about, even happier if it can be done.
SO, HID remapper, wonderful and does all I wanted, but can it do this?
To do this with a macro, you would need to increase the duration of macro steps in the settings, then add Nothing steps.
There is an explanation in the Macros section of the documentation.
Alternatively, you can build an expression with a countdown. I can’t help you with this, as I’m only just learning expressions and haven’t quite figured it out. The expression builder might be helpful, but again you’ll need to read the documentation.
Progress.
I have increased the Step rate to max and it works (most of the time). It also solved an odd fault where the Macro only seemed to run every 2nd time, (yes, I needed a delay for the window to open ).
So, it is slow, but works, I should be happy.
Now I need to get back and try to understand how to get a delay in to the macro using expressions.
This will take time I think as I am not yet understanding how an expression can be “called” during a macro.
I will play.
So, so far, the help has been amazing, I am yet to be kk.
I have attached my json as requested.
The issue is on the “C” input.
I need a delay at the start (I now know).
A second delay after the macro (2) has issued the “open Mouse Properties command” (main.cpl ENTER|) so it is there when the next text is sent.
As I say, it works with the step set to 254 ms but that seems so crude.
So, expressions, a delay and then how to make it happed during a macro.
I am not looking for you to just do it for me.
I am trying to understand, Thanks.
If it bothers you that the typing is slow now that you’ve set the macro step duration to 254ms, you can set it to some lower value and insert multiple “Nothing” steps instead.
“Pause” is just the Pause/Break key on your keyboard, it’s not a delay.
An expression cannot be called from a macro, an expression also doesn’t do anything by itself, it just does some calculations and the results can be used in mappings, either directly or through a register.
Thanks, I will try that now.
I am really happy you told me about the expressions and macro (not link) as it was taxing me a little so I am sort of happy I had not missed something.
Does it bother me? sort of, so I will add some nothings with a lower pause value.
