Automate keystrokes

Franck E · May 31, 2015, 12:50 PM

I am having a few issues with the automate keystrokes commands.
For example, if I say "press enter", it does understand and reply "done", but does nothing. Do we need to configure or do anything?

Then, let's say I would like a command that would e.g. "press tab 5 times" What should I do? where should I enter?

saurav · Jun 01, 2015, 03:16 AM

@Franck E

If you input "press enter" then the word enter will be typed. If you want to emulate pressing of the Enter key then you will need to input "press {ENTER}"

To automate pressing of Tab key 5 times, you can use the following command: "press {TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}"

You can create a custom voice command, say "press tab 5 times" to make things easier. To do so, you can follow the steps below:

Go to Tools menu-> Custom Commands
Click on the button with the + symbol
Enter command name as "press tab 5 times" (without quotes) and click on OK
Enter command to be executed as "press {TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}" (without quotes) and click on OK
Done. Now you can use the command "press tab 5 times" to emulate pressing of the Tab key for 5 times.

To know more, see Automate Keystrokes.

Franck E · Jun 01, 2015, 12:06 PM

This is exactly what I was after, and I confirm that it works great.
Thank you very much.

Franck E · Jun 04, 2015, 12:30 PM

On a possibly similar subject, I really need to have the "AutoRead Copied text" function automatically started on boot.
I am trying to have a custom command "press ^%a" (Ctrl + Alt + A) to select it, but without success.
Any suggestions by a chance?

Actually, I have found the solution, here it is:
press {APPACTIVATE Braina*} ^(%a)

saurav · Jun 06, 2015, 03:03 AM

@Franck E Thanks for sharing the solution.

shellyd · Mar 14, 2019, 01:23 PM

Custom commands like"press {TAB}" still not working with DICTATION MODE ON. No updates on this?

saurav · Mar 16, 2019, 03:00 AM

Quote from: shellyd on Mar 14, 2019, 01:23 PMCustom commands like"press {TAB}" still not working with DICTATION MODE ON. No updates on this?

Custom commands works only in command mode and not in dictation mode. Dictation mode is used to type in third party software or website.

shellyd · Mar 28, 2019, 11:18 AM

I know that custom commands work only when Dictation Mode is OFF. However I have windows applications that require the custom command enabled when the Dictation Mode is turned ON.

Will Brainasoft release an update with custom commands working in Dictation Mode ON? Or Atleast as an option in the settings and option menu.

saurav · Mar 31, 2019, 03:24 AM

Quote from: shellyd on Mar 28, 2019, 11:18 AMI know that custom commands work only when Dictation Mode is OFF. However I have windows applications that require the custom command enabled when the Dictation Mode is turned ON.

Will Brainasoft release an update with custom commands working in Dictation Mode ON? Or Atleast as an option in the settings and option menu.

If it is a requirement for your use case then we will definitely add such option but we cannot commit to any time frame.

saurav · Dec 22, 2019, 12:50 PM

Quote from: shellyd on Mar 28, 2019, 11:18 AMI know that custom commands work only when Dictation Mode is OFF. However I have windows applications that require the custom command enabled when the Dictation Mode is turned ON.

Will Brainasoft release an update with custom commands working in Dictation Mode ON? Or Atleast as an option in the settings and option menu.

Custom Commands now work in Dictation mode! Read more here: https://blog.brainasoft.com/braina-1-50-changelog/

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