Distinction between left and right modifiers don't seem to work

Bug Reports
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Describe the bug
I have a short cut to activate a shell script (moving windows across displays) which is tied to a shortcut :

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The Differentiate Left/Right modifier keys is selected, and I have selected the right modifiers:
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However, the action is still executed when I press the left modifiers.

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

Screenshots
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Device information:

  • Type of Mac: MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
  • macOS version: BigSur 11.2.1 (20D74)
  • BetterTouchTool version: (please post the exact version - not just "the latest one")
    3.557 (1697)

Additional information (e.g. StackTraces, related issues, screenshots, workarounds, etc.):
The selected keyboard shortcut interferes with my default "screenshot" keyboard shortcuts, but the issue happens even if these are disabled.

Thanks!

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Did maybe some app on your machine activate "Secure Input" mode and not disable it? (if so you will see a warning about this when clicking the BTT menubar icon)

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Dammit - yes! It's always Secure Input, isn't it :laughing:

So when SI is active, the shortcut works - but not the distinction between left and right modifiers?

4

Unfortunately yes, I'm currently experimenting with a hacky way that might also allow for it when secure input is active - maybe this will be possible with one of the next updates.

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When will this be updated?

6

Even if I restart and make sure that nothing is running, this does not work. Is there a fix in sight, as having access to just the left or right keys could be extremely useful?

Thanks

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no, currently this only works if secure input is not active. Also make sure you haven’t accidentally enabled the „old keyboard shortcut implementation“ in the advanced keyboard settings