frontmost_application_if, frontmost_application_unless

Change an event if/unless the frontmost application is the specified application.

Example

Change control-h key to delete_or_backspace except in Terminal.

{
    "type": "basic",
    "from": {
        "key_code": "h",
        "modifiers": {
            "mandatory": ["control"],
            "optional": ["any"]
        }
    },
    "to": [
        {
            "key_code": "delete_or_backspace"
        }
    ],
    "conditions": [
        {
            "type": "frontmost_application_unless",
            "bundle_identifiers": ["^com\\.apple\\.Terminal$"]
        }
    ]
}

Specification

{
    "type": "frontmost_application_if",
    "bundle_identifiers": [
        bundle identifier regex,
        bundle identifier regex,
        ...
    ],
    "file_paths": [
        file path regex,
        file path regex,
        ...
    ]
}

Name	Required	Description
`type`	Required	`"frontmost_application_if"` or `"frontmost_application_unless"`
`bundle_identifiers`	Optional	Bundle identifier regexs such as `["^com\\.apple\\.Terminal$", "^com\\.googlecode\\.iterm2$"]`
`file_paths`	Optional	File path regexs such as `["/Finder$"]`
`description`	Optional	A human-readable comment

Multiple bundle identifiers or file paths

Multiple entries in bundle_identifiers and file_paths are joined by “or”.

The following condition is matched if bundle identifier is “com.apple.Terminal” or “com.googlecode.iterm2”.

{
    "type": "frontmost_application_if",
    "bundle_identifiers": [
        "^com\\.apple\\.Terminal$",
        "^com\\.googlecode\\.iterm2$"
    ]
}

Investigate the bundle identifier and file path

You can find the bundle identifier and file path by EventViewer > Frontmost Application tab.

Open EventViewer, and then switch the frontmost application to an application which you want to know the bundle identifer or file path.

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