[BTT 3.084][macOS 10.15 Beta 2] Command Key acts as Option Key

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Describe the bug
The "command" modifier key hides icons only meant to be hidden when the "option" modifier key is pressed.

Affected input device (e.g. MacBook Trackpad, Magic Mouse/Trackpad, Touch Bar, etc.):
Touch Bar

Screenshots
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Device information:

  • Type of Mac: 2018 15" MacBook Pro
  • macOS version: 10.15 Beta 1 (Build 19A471t)
  • BetterTouchTool version: 3.081

Note: I understand if this issue is unimportant since I am on a beta version of macOS, but I hope it can be fixed!

Additional information (e.g. StackTraces, related issues, screenshots, workarounds, etc.):
So far, the workaround that seems to work is to create two copies of a button. The first one is active when "NO modifier key is pressed OR if NONE of these are pressed": {option}. The second one is active when "all these modifiers are pressed": {command}, since it is acting like the option key and hiding the first button.

Note: Before bug reporting, please make sure you have the latest version of BetterTouchTool and that you have already tried to restart your system :-). If you encounter a crash, please attach a crash log from the macOS Console.app from the "User Diagnostic Reports" section.
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Update: This problem persists in macOS 10.15 Beta 2 (Build 19A487l) and BTT v3.084

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bump?

3

sorry, I'm not on Catalina yet (beta 2 if just too buggy to invest time for workarounds). I'll probably upgrade with beta 3!

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No problem, and my bad - you already told me that! Thanks!

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I have now installed beta 3 :slight_smile:
Could you provide an example where this behavior occurs? (best to copy the trigger in BTT via cmd+c, then paste it here as json using cmd+v)

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I'm still on Beta 2 (Public #1) for a few more hours, but here it is. Even though it is set to only hide when option is pressed, it also hides when command is pressed.

[
  {
    "BTTTouchBarButtonName" : "test",
    "BTTTriggerType" : 629,
    "BTTTriggerTypeDescription" : "Touch Bar button",
    "BTTTriggerClass" : "BTTTriggerTypeTouchBar",
    "BTTPredefinedActionType" : -1,
    "BTTPredefinedActionName" : "No Action",
    "BTTEnabled2" : 1,
    "BTTAlternateModifierKeys" : 524288,
    "BTTUUID" : "178471CD-9AD2-4918-8FEC-58076EBE0CCC",
    "BTTNotesInsteadOfDescription" : 0,
    "BTTEnabled" : 1,
    "BTTModifierMode" : 2,
    "BTTOrder" : 4,
    "BTTDisplayOrder" : 0,
    "BTTMergeIntoTouchBarGroups" : 0,
    "BTTTriggerConfig" : {
      "BTTTouchBarButtonColor" : "75.323769, 75.323769, 75.323769, 255.000000",
      "BTTTouchBarItemIconWidth" : 22,
      "BTTTouchBarButtonTextAlignment" : 0,
      "BTTTouchBarItemPlacement" : 0,
      "BTTTouchBarButtonFontSize" : 15,
      "BTTTouchBarAlwaysShowButton" : false,
      "BTTTBWidgetWidth" : 400,
      "BTTTouchBarButtonWidth" : 100,
      "BTTTouchBarOnlyShowIcon" : false,
      "BTTTouchBarFreeSpaceAfterButton" : 5,
      "BTTTouchBarButtonName" : "test",
      "BTTTouchBarItemIconHeight" : 22,
      "BTTTouchBarItemPadding" : 0
    }
  }
]
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This seems to work correctly here (only hides on option). Is this fixed in beta 3 or can you still reproduce the issue on your machine?

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Hm. It's still broken for me. I'm on Public Beta 2 (Build 19A501i) and BTT v3.099.

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Is your command key maybe remapped to option for some reason?

(System Preferences => Keyboard > Modifier Keys)

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It was normal, but I clicked restore defaults to make sure. However, command still hides the test button on my system. Is there like a "debug" mode that I can turn on to see what is happening?

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mh not really for this kind of thing.
You could try to go to the key sequences section in BTT and check whether BTT sees all modifiers correctly:

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It does, weirdly enough...

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No idea what's going on.