unwanted alert noise (enjoy the silence)

[Mr_D]

when I use a Key Sequences / Typed Words trigger, I always get an audible alert on conclusion. Is there a way to prevent this, or turn it off? I would prefer silence. Thank You

[Andreas_Hegenberg]

Key sequences do not block keyboard input, that means your keys will reach the currently active app while you type them. This causes the alert noise because the app probably doesn't handle the key.

The only way to prevent this is to block the keys from reaching the app, however to do this you'd need some activation trigger before typing your key sequence. Something like this:

HyperKey as LeaderKey

You can use any key as "Leader key". Here is a simple example that uses right-cmd. It will block keyboard input while right-cmd is pressed but still allow key sequences. The example preset contains a double-tap a sequence that shows a hud. right-cmd_leader.bttpreset (7.7 KB) [image] The key sequence has an advanced trigger condition added that checks whether right-cmd is pressed (" currently_pressed_keyboard_keys CONTAINS "54,"" If you do not want to keep cmd pressed, you can instead remov…

[Mr_D]

thanks for this, I'll give it a look. I'm using a DOIO Megalodon Macro Pad to trigger (trackpad gestures weren't working so well for me with this), I have it mapped in VIA to send USB Device Keys, as Keyboard Maestro will recognise these. However, I find that BTT does not, so I went for the typed string trigger. Is there a way to use the more exotic key triggers (USB Device Keys) in BTT?

[Andreas_Hegenberg]

it can be done via the "Generic Device Support", however it requires a bit of scripting. Generic Devices · GitBook

It is relatively simple to do but requires scripting.