How to prevent “Specific App Did Activate” from creating an infinite loop?

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Hi Everyone!

I have this Named Trigger:

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Every time I switch to Typora, I want QSpace Pro to be open in the (visible) background while keeping Typora in front. Like this:

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Problem:

This setup is creating an infinite loop:

  • Typora activates → trigger fires.
  • QSpace Pro launches.
  • “Activate Typora” fires → trigger fires again, repeating endlessly.

Questions:

  1. Is there a way to prevent the “Activate Specific Application” action from retriggering the “Specific App Did Activate” trigger in BTT?
  2. Or, is there a recommended approach in BTT to launch another app in the background when activating an app without causing a retrigger loop?

Any advice or a recommended workaround would be much appreciated!

Thank you!
James

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you can use the predefined action "Ignore / Disable Trigger Actions for X Seconds" and add it to the end of your action sequence:

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That way it will break the recursion

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@Andreas_Hegenberg you're a freaking genius. Thank you!