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Perrin Aybara, … Kreezxil12

Nov 17

Use autokey to play audio for set periods of time

Since this thread has been hijacked and is now COMPLETELY off the original topic, can I ask ADMIN TO

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Use autokey to play audio for set periods of time

Since this thread has been hijacked and is now COMPLETELY off the original topic, can I ask ADMIN TO

Nov 17

Shmu26, … jos...@main.nc.us16

Nov 14

Glad you have a solution. Some notes on how things work: The thing that everyone is dancing around,

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Glad you have a solution. Some notes on how things work: The thing that everyone is dancing around,

Nov 14

Ineuw, … Shmu2619

Nov 11

Using Autokey to send the Ubuntu Compose and characters to generate an mdash

"Or just create a phrase and enter an m-dash (–—) there." This didn't work for me

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Using Autokey to send the Ubuntu Compose and characters to generate an mdash

"Or just create a phrase and enter an m-dash (–—) there." This didn't work for me

Nov 11

Nov 9

a shift spammer

so i have been wanting to make a autokey that just spams shift untill i press a keyboard button. i

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a shift spammer

so i have been wanting to make a autokey that just spams shift untill i press a keyboard button. i

Nov 9

ian burgess, … Kreezxil8

Oct 6

AK minimizing games when script runs

a copy of the script, the game in question, and the settings you assigned the script via the ak gui

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AK minimizing games when script runs

a copy of the script, the game in question, and the settings you assigned the script via the ak gui

Oct 6

AKNewbie, … Kreezxil5

Aug 17

AK Will Not Send Ctrl+D, also how to use multiple hotkeys in one script

Updated and appended the issue regarding press_key and send_keys not working together, might be more

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AK Will Not Send Ctrl+D, also how to use multiple hotkeys in one script

Updated and appended the issue regarding press_key and send_keys not working together, might be more

Aug 17

pg...@duralexnonlex.org, … Little Girl19

Jul 14

Autokey not working with newly opened windows

You're doing some terrific testing. It loooks like AutoKey checks for the presence of windows

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Autokey not working with newly opened windows

You're doing some terrific testing. It loooks like AutoKey checks for the presence of windows

Jul 14

D L Rogers, … Kreezxil5

Jul 6

No replacement unless I've recently opened the main Autokey window (Mint 20.3, inconsistent)

Thanks. These are great suggestions. I think it's quite likely RStudio is causing specific

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No replacement unless I've recently opened the main Autokey window (Mint 20.3, inconsistent)

Thanks. These are great suggestions. I think it's quite likely RStudio is causing specific

Jul 6

John Kane, … jos...@main.nc.us9

Jul 4

Autokey is doing nothing--silly title.

You were correct, 0.95.1 was a typo. I seem to have managed to successfully re-install everything. I

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Autokey is doing nothing--silly title.

You were correct, 0.95.1 was a typo. I seem to have managed to successfully re-install everything. I

Jul 4

Nick Pnevmatikatos, jos...@main.nc.us4

Jun 18

Importing existring folders and phrases

Great to see it working for you! Developers capable of working on AutoKey are a very scarce resource

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Importing existring folders and phrases

Great to see it working for you! Developers capable of working on AutoKey are a very scarce resource

Jun 18

jos...@main.nc.us, … Cole Tuininga5

Jun 11

0.96.0 has been released!!

Yes, the project is still alive. LOL I asked about 1.0 a while back and the developers felt that

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0.96.0 has been released!!

Yes, the project is still alive. LOL I asked about 1.0 a while back and the developers felt that

Jun 11

Duns, … Little Girl14

May 11

headers in md: script to add something at the row beginning

Hey there, I'm glad you got it working the way you wanted it to. I'm also glad you asked for

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headers in md: script to add something at the row beginning

Hey there, I'm glad you got it working the way you wanted it to. I'm also glad you asked for

May 11

Sonotoki, jos...@main.nc.us2

May 5

Phrase insertion with keybinding works too slow

I added the "questions" boiler plate to my reply to your issue on GitHub primarily for

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Phrase insertion with keybinding works too slow

I added the "questions" boiler plate to my reply to your issue on GitHub primarily for

May 5

Wdav Ro, … jos...@main.nc.us9

May 5

Script is Consistently Dropping Random Characters

Glad it's working for you now. Unfortunately, each app and part of the desktop assigns whatever

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Script is Consistently Dropping Random Characters

Glad it's working for you now. Unfortunately, each app and part of the desktop assigns whatever

May 5

Albrecht Mehl, … Little Girl7

Apr 24

problem with abbreviation

Hey there, If all else fails, you could use a little hack to get around the issue. Instead of using

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problem with abbreviation

Hey there, If all else fails, you could use a little hack to get around the issue. Instead of using

Apr 24

Timothy Myers, … jos...@main.nc.us12

Mar 20

Importing existing AutoKey scripts into new AutoKey scripts

I wrote a function like that quite a while ago. There's a version of it in our wiki. But ...

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Importing existing AutoKey scripts into new AutoKey scripts

I wrote a function like that quite a while ago. There's a version of it in our wiki. But ...

Mar 20

Feb 24

Calling all Linux Mint users

If there are any Linux Mint users, your help would be appreciated in doing additional testing on

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Calling all Linux Mint users

If there are any Linux Mint users, your help would be appreciated in doing additional testing on

Feb 24

AutoKeyUser, … Kreezxil5

Feb 22

except where the a keyname is mentioned in <>'s for example <ctrl>, autokey should

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except where the a keyname is mentioned in <>'s for example <ctrl>, autokey should

Feb 22

Zhe Lee, … jos...@main.nc.us3

Feb 8

Is it possible to directly manipulate the control of a window from autokey?

Audio-recorder is very nice, but sometimes its settings are confusing. General approach: Yes, it can

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Is it possible to directly manipulate the control of a window from autokey?

Audio-recorder is very nice, but sometimes its settings are confusing. General approach: Yes, it can

Feb 8

Luiz Orlandi, … jos...@main.nc.us6

Feb 8

Install AutoKey on Opensuse Leap 15.3

I'm a bit lost here. The only thing that I notice is that you seem to have some Python

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Install AutoKey on Opensuse Leap 15.3

I'm a bit lost here. The only thing that I notice is that you seem to have some Python

Feb 8

Will H, … Little Girl8

Feb 7

Changing Script Menu Options - Setting Default as OK

Many thanks again! I'll check that out now. All the best, Will On Monday, February 7, 2022 at 2:

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Changing Script Menu Options - Setting Default as OK

Many thanks again! I'll check that out now. All the best, Will On Monday, February 7, 2022 at 2:

Feb 7

Zhe Lee, … jos...@main.nc.us3

Jan 24

how to activate autokey main window from command line ?

Your suggestion of using a hotkey is probably the best solution for this, but the CLI is fine too.

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how to activate autokey main window from command line ?

Your suggestion of using a hotkey is probably the best solution for this, but the CLI is fine too.

Jan 24

Simon K., … jos...@main.nc.us23

Jan 6

Speed Up Autokey Phrase Insertion

Thanks Joe. On Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 11:51:38 PM UTC+1 Joe wrote: This got stuck in our

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Speed Up Autokey Phrase Insertion

Thanks Joe. On Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 11:51:38 PM UTC+1 Joe wrote: This got stuck in our

Jan 6

Duns, … Kreezxil39

12/16/21

UTF8 not working

I love this hot topic! I found this tidbit while researching making a case flipper script which I

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UTF8 not working

I love this hot topic! I found this tidbit while researching making a case flipper script which I

12/16/21

Jose Riha, … Little Girl3

12/15/21

trigger script using only modifiers

Hey there, As something of a work-around, you could write a script that's triggered by a hotkey

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trigger script using only modifiers

Hey there, As something of a work-around, you could write a script that's triggered by a hotkey

12/15/21

Hannibal King, … Johnny Rosenberg13

12/14/21

Setting up Autokey for german umlauts

Den tis 14 dec. 2021 kl 19:59 skrev Hannibal King <hking87@gmail.com>: Thanks guys, as this is

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Setting up Autokey for german umlauts

Den tis 14 dec. 2021 kl 19:59 skrev Hannibal King <hking87@gmail.com>: Thanks guys, as this is

12/14/21

Simon K., … Kreezxil9

11/17/21

Search and Replace string inside Phrases

Hi Cole, thanks for the script! Greetings Vladi On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 10:36 PM Cole Tuininga <

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Search and Replace string inside Phrases

Hi Cole, thanks for the script! Greetings Vladi On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 10:36 PM Cole Tuininga <

11/17/21

Darren DeHaven, … Keith Bainbridge3

9/21/21

Missing <shift> events in nested VMs?

On 21/9/21 18:11, josephj@main.nc.us wrote: > > VMs are tricky. I don't use them, but a few

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Missing <shift> events in nested VMs?

On 21/9/21 18:11, josephj@main.nc.us wrote: > > VMs are tricky. I don't use them, but a few

9/21/21

John Kane, Sam Sebastian2

8/23/21

Autokey not working it text editors or libre Office in Ubuntu 21.04

Autokey does not work well with wayland, which is the default display server on ubuntu 21.04 and

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Autokey not working it text editors or libre Office in Ubuntu 21.04

Autokey does not work well with wayland, which is the default display server on ubuntu 21.04 and

8/23/21

Cole Tuininga, … jos...@main.nc.us12

8/19/21

Phrase duplication in Chrome

Little Girl offered a bunch of specific help, so I'll go general. The "garbage" at the

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Phrase duplication in Chrome

Little Girl offered a bunch of specific help, so I'll go general. The "garbage" at the

8/19/21

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