I’ve set a number of custom hotkeys for scrivener and they work…sporadically. I don’t understand how to reproduce the problem. I’ve found many topics on this subject here but can’t find any that address this squarely for me.
Shortcuts that work ~50% of the time:
Ctrl-Alt-] view inspector
Ctrl-Alt-[ view binder
Shortcuts that have work when I reprogram them but then stop working after a few minutes:
Ctrl-Alt-F footnote
Ctrl-Alt-C comment
I also wish I could change the Style shortcuts to match other programs.
Do I just need to brute-force these using Auto-Hot-Key?
Don’t use Alt.
It toggles the menu navigation, and the shortcut, when it works the first time, prevents by the triggered action the release of Alt to return the menus to normal, which impeaches Alt the next time around.
You can tell by the first letter of the menu items being underlined.
To further confirm : Use a shortcut, and once it stops working, hit Alt, release Alt, then click in the editor. The shortcut will now work again.
As you earlier implied, have AHK translate it for you, from your Ctrl-Alt wished shortcut. (?)
Ctrl-Atl-(x) → AHK → (Scrivener) some other shortcut key combination.
[But perhaps the issue will then persist, since you’d still be using Alt. You’d have to test it.]
Also, avoid using the Windows key. It often has its own issues.
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To some extent I’m not sure I understand your quote above, though. Since only the app that has focus would react to a keyed shortcut.
*I meant to say all my other apps do accept ctrl+alt.
But yes, AHK can hijack shortcuts before the focused app gets them Then send either a different shortcut (I like to use weird keys like F17) or jsut select a menu item for me.
Then send either a different shortcut (I like to use weird keys like F17) or jsut select a menu item for me.