https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831 DisplayFusion RSS: [Suggestion] Multiple Actions for One HotKey Sat, 23 May 2026 07:51:39 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#10 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:14:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#10 DisplayFusion I'll keep you posted. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#9 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:54:24 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#9 DisplayFusion That would be really exciting Looking forward to it, if/when it happens! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#8 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:16:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#8 DisplayFusion I have had quite a bit of success with the Macro abilities in ClipboardFusion, and have been thinking about something similar for DisplayFusion. I can't make any promises, but Macros would allow you to script anything you could imagine, like multiple window actions. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#7 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:17:55 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#7 DisplayFusion I would say the UI could be arranged into two list boxes - you create/select the shortcut command in the left-listbox, and then the actions associated with it list in the right-listbox in the order that they are cycled through.

Then there would just be a brief timer (maybe 1-sec, maybe user-tunable), and if that shortcut was pressed within 1-timerinterval of itself, the next action in the list would happen.

For new users, if this was too confusing it could be disabled by default - or they just wouldn't have to add more than one action per keyboard shortcut.

-- Also, I'm sorry I didn't get back to this until now, for some reason I didn't get e-mail alerts about these replies! Thank you for taking the time to respond to all my random requests/comments ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#6 Sun, 16 May 2010 23:08:01 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#6 DisplayFusion It's definitely possible, and quite easy to do as far as coding is concerned, I'm just not sure how I would arrange the UI so that it isn't confusing to new users. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#5 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:56:20 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#5 DisplayFusion Yeah, that is a workable solution, but it removes possibilities for using those modifiers for other options - say Ctrl + Shift + A moves and sizes the window one monitors, and Ctrl + Alt + A performs the same operation but on a different monitor.

There is a limit to convenient key combinations, and it seems like a shame to occupy them with very similar actions.

I actually got this idea from another program (http://www.winsplit-revolution.com/) which uses this system in its default setup. No clue how they implemented it, though.

Either way, thanks for your response! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#4 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:00:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#4 DisplayFusion I understand now, but unfortunately Windows doesn't recognize HotKeys this way. Once you have pressed a HotKey, DisplayFusion acts right away. Also, creating multiple-press HotKeys could lead to much confusion. I would recommend possibly using a different modifier. Like Ctrl + Shift + A, then Ctrl + Alt + A... etc. Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#3 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:39:32 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#3 DisplayFusion I actually didn't mean grouping actions. I meant independent sets of actions, assigned to the same key combination.

For instance, I have several very similar hotkeys... they all move a window to the upper-left corner, but they size the window differently (maybe 1/2 the width, maybe 1/3 the width and 1/2 the height... etc etc) ... Rather than having a unique hotkey for all of these combinations, I would prefer to assign them all to one hotkey, and be able to tap the hotkey combination several times in succession to cycle through the various independent actions that were tied to that combo.

I'm not sure if that was actually any more clear... Let me know if it's still confusing, I can draw a little diagram or something ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#2 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:54:44 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831#2 DisplayFusion You're correct, that would be complicated. What actions do you need to do? You can already group some actions together, like move to next monitor, into the top-left corner and size to 50% can all be done in one HotKey. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:22:38 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/suggestion-multiple-actions-for-one-hotkey/?ID=f0767f93-5681-4274-8865-ebae3e580831 DisplayFusion I have many similar hotkeys - for instance, 1) Move to left side, take up 1/2 screen. 2) Move to left side, take up 1/3 screen. 3) Move to left side, take up 1/4 screen. etc etc...

It would be really nice if I could assign multiple actions to one Key Combination in HotKeys. That way, I could hit this combination a few times, and it would cycle through all the actions assigned to it. I'm guessing that this could be a little tricky, since HotKeys allow some features/actions that would not translate into cycling through multiple entries, but I would prefer to have the option

Thanks for all the great work on this awesome software! ]]>