if then else for trackpad gesture

Discussion & Questions
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For certain gestures, I would like to use if then else

For example ⌃3 Finger Swipe up.

  • if Apple Mail is at the front: archive selected email
  • if Apple Mail not at the front. activate DevonThink

I understand how to configure both gestures. What I can't figure out is the if then else component.

thanks in advance for your time and help

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The easiest is to just configure the gesture for Mail as well, it will then override the global config for that gesture if mail is active:

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3

very intelligent design.
thank you Andreas @Andreas_Hegenberg

4

The fact that app specific triggers override global ones is actually a peculiarity of BTT. Comparable apps produce a conflict. I like the BTT solution better.

The problem here is rather the user. If a trigger does the same thing in every app, except in one, errors are inevitable. :slightly_smiling_face:

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thank you @Frank1 for your post.

I am used to Keyboard Maestro where I use the if then else action to solve the same problem. BTT solves the problem by design.

yes good point