# Menubar Key Sequence... With Secondary, Dependant Option **URL:** \ **Category:** Configuration Help & General Discussion\ **Tags:** menu-bar, key-sequences\ **Created:** [November 22, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/menubar-key-sequence-with-secondary-dependant-option/45640 "2025-11-22T13:02:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Craig\_D](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/craig_d/32/44522_2.png) [@Craig\_D](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Craig_D)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/menubar-key-sequence-with-secondary-dependant-option/45640/1 "2025-11-22T13:02:12Z")
Hey there! I have a time-tracking menubar item that I trigger with a key sequence (right ⇧⇧). I currently arrow down to select the items. However, once the menu is open, I’d like to just type “bn” or just “b” to select “BN” for example, which it currently will not respond to. I thought about using “Find/Search Image…”, trigger which I’m sure will work fine. HOWEVER… I would only want this option to be available immediately after the trigger that opened the menu bar is activated. I know this is possible, I just don't know how to set it up properly. Or maybe there is another similar approach. Thanks! Craig ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/e/4/e4ce045ea943fec3d07f1c2f1befdcdf9a507621.png) ---
**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:** [November 22, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/menubar-key-sequence-with-secondary-dependant-option/45640/2 "2025-11-22T13:32:55Z")
you‘d need a key sequence with advanced trigger conditions that check the last triggered uuid and seconds since last trigger. I‘m currently on my phone, can post an example in a few hours ---
**Author:** ![Craig\_D](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/craig_d/32/44522_2.png) [@Craig\_D](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Craig_D)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/menubar-key-sequence-with-secondary-dependant-option/45640/3 "2025-12-08T21:42:10Z")
Hey there. Just following up 🙂 Thanks! ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/menubar-key-sequence-with-secondary-dependant-option/45640/4 "2025-12-08T22:16:48Z")
This is what I meant with the advanced conditions: ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/1/a/1a5ec404ff5cd3c47c04b197ed5c0c3d881df45b.jpeg) ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/d/8/d83e0ba53672770798612f59d0c02fb4377c4c11.jpeg) The UUID would need to be the one of your right ⇧⇧ keysequence (right-click the sequence =\> copy uuid) This would ensure the BN key sequence will only be recognized for 1 second after the right ⇧⇧ keysequence has been recognized ---
**Author:** ![Craig\_D](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/craig_d/32/44522_2.png) [@Craig\_D](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Craig_D)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/menubar-key-sequence-with-secondary-dependant-option/45640/5 "2025-12-17T19:53:55Z")
Thank you! I think I am very close! Could you please have a look? ---
**Author:** ![Craig\_D](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/craig_d/32/44522_2.png) [@Craig\_D](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Craig_D)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/menubar-key-sequence-with-secondary-dependant-option/45640/6 "2025-12-31T17:51:04Z")
Hi @Andreas_Hegenberg Just following up. Happy New Year! ---
**Author:** ![Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Frank1)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/menubar-key-sequence-with-secondary-dependant-option/45640/7 "2026-01-01T14:02:05Z")
If nothing else works, you can try this, if you want. - Shift, Shift opens your menu (you already have this). Add: **And activates the preset “Menu”**. - In the preset “Menu”, “B” (shortcut) is defined as six times arrow down key (or as many times as you need). - Enter - Deactivate preset “Menu”. So, whenever the menu is open (this will activate the preset) and you press “B”, the menu item is triggered. When the menu is closed (preset deactivated), “B” is simply “B”. I think this is also possible with Key Sequence, but the setup is more complicated. In this case, you would probably have to block the keyboard to type the key sequence “BN.”