to_delayed_action
to_delayed_action posts events after 500 milliseconds from the from key is pressed.
to_delayed_action.to_if_invoked- An array of
toevents that will be sent if no other key is pressed after thefromkey is pressed.
- An array of
to_delayed_action.to_if_canceled- An array of
toevents that will be sent if another key is pressed after thefromkey is pressed beforeto_delayed_action.to_if_invokedis sent.
- An array of
Tip
to_delayed_action is typically used to:
- Double tap key (e.g., change
right_shift x2) - 2 stroke keys such as C-x of Emacs Mode.
Example
The following json provide Quit application by pressing command-q twice.
[
{
"type": "basic",
"conditions": [
{
"type": "variable_if",
"name": "command-q",
"value": 1
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "q",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["command"],
"optional": ["caps_lock"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "q",
"modifiers": "left_command"
}
]
},
{
"type": "basic",
"from": {
"key_code": "q",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["command"],
"optional": ["caps_lock"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"set_variable": {
"name": "command-q",
"value": 1
}
}
],
"to_delayed_action": {
"to_if_invoked": [
{
"set_variable": {
"name": "command-q",
"value": 0
}
}
],
"to_if_canceled": [
{
"set_variable": {
"name": "command-q",
"value": 0
}
}
]
}
}
]
Parameters
You can adjust the milliseconds invoking to_delayed_action by parameters > basic.to_delayed_action_delay_milliseconds as follows.
{
"type": "basic",
"from": ...,
"to_delayed_action": ...,
"parameters": {
"basic.to_delayed_action_delay_milliseconds": 1000
}
}