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

**URL:** <https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150>\
**Category:** Bugs or Unexpected Behavior\
**Tags:** touch-bar, modifier-keys, catalina\
**Created:** [June 18, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150 "2019-06-18T12:45:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![raj](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/raj/32/6492_2.png) [@raj](https://community.folivora.ai/u/raj)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/1 "2019-06-18T12:45:16Z")

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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**  
N/A

**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.  
✅

**Update:** This problem persists in macOS 10.15 Beta 2 (Build 19A487l) and BTT v3.084

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**Author:** ![raj](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/raj/32/6492_2.png) [@raj](https://community.folivora.ai/u/raj)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/2 "2019-06-28T01:50:39Z")

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_bump_?

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 5:10am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/3 "2019-06-28T05:10:59Z")

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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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**Author:** ![raj](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/raj/32/6492_2.png) [@raj](https://community.folivora.ai/u/raj)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/4 "2019-06-28T14:07:55Z")

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

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/5 "2019-07-04T11:57:49Z")

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I have now installed beta 3 🙂  
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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**Author:** ![raj](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/raj/32/6492_2.png) [@raj](https://community.folivora.ai/u/raj)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/6 "2019-07-05T03:34:01Z")

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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.

```json
[
  {
    "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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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 10:42am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/7 "2019-07-05T10:42:01Z")

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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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**Author:** ![raj](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/raj/32/6492_2.png) [@raj](https://community.folivora.ai/u/raj)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/8 "2019-07-05T13:57:07Z")

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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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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/9 "2019-07-05T14:08:37Z")

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

(System Preferences =\> Keyboard \> Modifier Keys)

 ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1f499379e19b0fc32f924d335931bbf5e8babbea.png)

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**Author:** ![raj](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/raj/32/6492_2.png) [@raj](https://community.folivora.ai/u/raj)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/10 "2019-07-05T16:50:24Z")

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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?

 ![34%20PM](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7e2ec0e86dca642437a40a040d5c941de0fabd10.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/11 "2019-07-05T21:38:08Z")

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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:

 ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/2X/6/64991e2f046908d26e663490453e4bcfb02faa7d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![raj](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/raj/32/6492_2.png) [@raj](https://community.folivora.ai/u/raj)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-084-macos-10-15-beta-2-command-key-acts-as-option-key/9150/12 "2019-07-11T02:43:47Z")

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It does, weirdly enough...

 ![43%20PM](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ef0af9759a4b456e6e1f270a997d1f6fd860de8b.jpeg)

No idea what's going on.