May I suggest renaming “Named Triggers”?
The current name kept me from understanding them – and thus from using them.
Are they Triggers? I don’t think so. In fact, they can’t do anything as is, and even when used they must be attached to an Action and that Action must itself be attached to a Trigger.
A BetterTouchTool “Trigger” is, to me, a system input that results in execution. Since my use of BetterTouchTool is about 95% through Floating Menus, I further think of Triggers as visual objects, but even when not represented as objects shown on a palette they are something the user does. Named Triggers do not trigger and have no configurable qualities other then their name. You don't "do" them. They don't trigger.
They are Action Sequences. Action Sequences saved by name for use with any Trigger you want.
They are an empowering tool once you understand that. I did not, for too long, because of how they are named. (I assumed if I named a Trigger I could then put that Named Trigger on other Floating Menus.)
Andreas covers this simply in the BetterTouchTool Documentation:
- “Named triggers are basically pointers to one or multiple actions. Named triggers do have a name, but otherwise no configuration.”
This is expanded in the Documentation. I suggest including something along these lines: :
- Named Action Sequences are pointers to saved Action Sequences. They have a name but no additional configuration. Use them whenever you have an Action or Action Sequence that you intend to attach to multiple Triggers. Use the Action “Trigger Named Action Sequence” to bind the Named Action Sequence to a Trigger. Any changes to a Named Action Sequence are immediately applied to all Triggers that use it.
Please LMK if I have misconstrued this. It won't be the first time. —Kirby.
