ssvx
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1 year ago Watching the stream segment again i think this was not yet clearly addressed. At 55:15 Jeroen asks:
It's kind of like a macro record key, right? But then will you be able to press any key afterwards? Like you press the record and then any key you press will be overwritten with a macro?
To this a clear: nooooo! I remember my old Corsair which had a feature where you could activate recording mode by pressing such a button and then pick the key that you want to record a macro for during that process - it was awful and super confusing. But i think when the LMK itself is used to start/stop recording AND serves as the macro key it can become a very intuitive workflow.
A Live Macro Key would always record a new macro for itself - not for any other key. Hence a LMK is a dedicated key to hold its last recorded macro to be played/executed when the LMK is pressed. In combination with a modifier (or by holding it down for some time) it enters recording mode for its own new macro.
Example with [NP5] being set to LMK and [Ctrl] set as recording modifier:
- press [Ctrl]+[NP5] to start recording
- record any input sequence (mouse movement and clicks if possible and all keys except [NP5])
- press [NP5] once to stop recording
- press [NP5] n times to use/play/execute the recorded macro n times
- repeat from 1. if you want to change the macro (record a new one for [NP5] key)
Thanks for consideration! =)
Btw: Who can set the "feature request" flag? Did i miss it?
medzernik
Background
Jeroen and Simon asked me (krachnix on twitch) to open an issue for the question i asked during this stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1719944805
Question that was addressed at 54:44 was:
Issue
Sometimes i find myself in situations where i have to repeat key sequences over and over again, which would call for a classic macro - but the task at hand is just some "one time only" thing which i'd not need again in the next days/weeks/months, so i wouldn't want to open Wootomation to change a profile and add a new macro etc. I just need a quick fix "rite meow" that doesn't interrupt my workflow.
Feature Request Detail
which implies
Live Macro Key
Is a key that allows the user to record a macro without opening Wootomation UI. The LMK will play its last recorded macro when tapped or repeat it when held down (repetition only available when recording trigger is not set to hold LMK). Recording starts by configured recording trigger and ends when LMK is pressed. Hence LMK can't be part of its own macro.
LMK macros could potentially include sub-routines by pressing other LMKs during recording. This would be cool, but beware of loop holes. At first it's probably simpler to secure "no LMKs allowed during background recording" than securing "no LMKs allowed that include the current LMK somewhere down the chain" (lol)
Recording Trigger
Always needs to include the LMK itself in case the user defined multiple LMKs, so Wootomation knows which key should be cleared/overwritten. Example for modifier + LMK as recording trigger could be [Ctrl]+[LMK] or [Alt]+[LMK].
Background Record Mode
Once activated by the configured recording trigger it clears the current macro on LMK and records all keystrokes as new macro for the LMK. Recording ends when LMK is pressed. Delays at the beginning and end of the recorded sequence need to be removed. Depending on LMK configuration delays and durations would be replaced by {DelayValue} and {DurationValue} as configured.