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Mouse Triggers

 

There are several triggers tied to different mouse events:

 

Mouse button click
Starts macro when defined mouse button (left, middle, right, x1, x2) is clicked. Required mouse location when button click occurs can be specified as:

Anywhere on screen

Anywhere in a window

On window title bar

On desktop

On Task-bar


Keyboard control keys - Ctrl, Alt, Shift - can be required to be hold when mouse click occurs.
In addition, other mouse buttons (middle, right, etc.) can be required to be hold when the left mouse button click occurs.
 

Mouse button double-click
Starts macro when defined mouse button is double-clicked. Other options are the same as for mouse click trigger.
 

Hold mouse button down
Starts macro when defined mouse button is hold pressed down for a second or two. Other options are the same as for mouse click trigger.
 

Shake horizontally
Starts macro when mouse is quickly moved in horizontal line from left to right and back several times. Required screen area can be specified as:

Anywhere

Upper screen area

Middle screen area

Lower screen area
 

Keyboard control keys - Ctrl, Alt, Shift - can be required to be hold.
In addition, mouse buttons (left, middle, right, etc.) can be required to be hold.
 

Shake vertically
Starts macro when mouse is quickly moved in vertical line from top to bottom and back several times. Required screen area can be specified as:

Anywhere

Left screen area          

Middle screen area

Right screen area
 

Keyboard control keys - Ctrl, Alt, Shift - can be required to be hold.
In addition, mouse buttons (left, middle, right, etc.) can be required to be hold.
 

Mouse is moved to screen edge
Starts macro when mouse is moved to one of the screen edges:

Top

Bottom

Left

Right
 

Keyboard control keys - Ctrl, Alt, Shift - can be required to be hold.
In addition, mouse buttons (left, middle, right, etc.) can be required to be hold.
 

Mouse is moved to screen corner
Starts macro when mouse is moved to one of the screen corners:

Top left

Top right

Bottom left

Bottom right
 

Keyboard control keys - Ctrl, Alt, Shift - can be required to be hold.
In addition, mouse buttons (left, middle, right, etc.) can be required to be hold.
 

Mouse wheel 
Starts macro when mouse wheel is rotated forward or backward. Required mouse location can be specified as:

Anywhere on screen

Anywhere in a window

On window title bar

On desktop

On Task-bar


Keyboard control keys - Ctrl, Alt, Shift - can be required to be hold when mouse click occurs.
In addition, other mouse buttons (middle, right, etc.) can be required to be hold when the left mouse button click occurs.