Regarding new /keypress

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bob_the_builder
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Regarding new /keypress

Post by bob_the_builder » Sat Mar 06, 2004 10:23 am

Trying to change my marcos to use the new /keypress instead of /press
Using the link:
http://macroquest2.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5605

What would be the same /keypress as these:

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/press esc
/press ctrl
/press shift
Thanks in advance

Bob

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Re: Regarding new /keypress

Post by wassup » Sat Mar 06, 2004 11:14 am

bob_the_builder wrote:Trying to change my marcos to use the new /keypress instead of /press
Using the link:
http://macroquest2.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5605

What would be the same /keypress as these:

Code: Select all

/press esc
/press ctrl
/press shift
Thanks in advance

Bob
/keypress is used for what you have in your keyboard options in the eq client, it is not used to press keys like shift or ctrl.

http://macroquest2.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5609 might be of some help to you.

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Post by bob_the_builder » Sat Mar 06, 2004 11:55 am

Ahh, geeze thanks a ton !!!

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Post by SlimFastForYou » Thu Mar 18, 2004 8:00 am

Quick question:

On some macros, MQ seems to be working, but having problems while minimized. I suspect that when a macro has a (oudated) /sendkey, that doesn't function right because the window doesn't have focus. Maybe I am wrong.

If I am right about this being the cause of funky behavior when minimized, are these issues with the new /keypress, since it is more direct?

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Post by Gumby » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:14 am

SlimFastForYou wrote:Quick question:

On some macros, MQ seems to be working, but having problems while minimized. I suspect that when a macro has a (oudated) /sendkey, that doesn't function right because the window doesn't have focus. Maybe I am wrong.

If I am right about this being the cause of funky behavior when minimized, are these issues with the new /keypress, since it is more direct?
Yeah, with the oldstyle commands (/press /sendkey) you had to have Window focus to run, which for background execution requires the use of EQW.

New /keypress however, runs like a champ in the background... principle reason I switched over to it so quickly after introduction in my macros. May just be my feeling but movement seems a bit smoother too.