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M Mcgahee
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I would like to be able to Rewind using a macro, but I can't figure out how to repeat a key press. I just need the left arrow key to repeat firing until it is toggled off. I don't quite understand how the toggle action is supposed to be used either (An example would be awesome). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Mar 14, 2018  • #1
Keith Lammers (BFS)'s profile on WallpaperFusion.com
Which media player app are you wanting to use this for? I believe this is possible with a Macro Script, but I'd like to test it out here.
Mar 15, 2018  • #2
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M Mcgahee
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The Microsoft Movies and TV app. If the timeline slider is highlighted, then pressing the left or right arrow keys will RW / FF.
Mar 15, 2018  • #3
Keith Lammers (BFS)'s profile on WallpaperFusion.com
Ok, thanks! I'll see what I can find out :)
Mar 20, 2018  • #4
Keith Lammers (BFS)'s profile on WallpaperFusion.com
Is there an option for those keyboard shortcuts somewhere? Left/Right arrow keys don't do anything for me in the Movies and TV app, and I couldn't find any options for it in the settings.
Mar 21, 2018  • #5
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M Mcgahee
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You have to "focus" the trackbar/slider by clicking on it, or using the tab key. Then you can use the arrow keys to RW/FF. Most browser players like Netflix's work w/o having to "focus" the trackbar/slider.
Mar 21, 2018  • #6
Keith Lammers (BFS)'s profile on WallpaperFusion.com
Ok, I think I have something that might work. I just need to clean up the macro script code and test it a bit more to make sure it's somewhat reliable. I will keep you posted.
Mar 26, 2018  • #7
Keith Lammers (BFS)'s profile on WallpaperFusion.com
Ok, so this is a total hack, and might require some tweaking. There's no hotkey to focus the scrubber, so my Macro Scripts focus it by pressing Tab 8 times, which only works if you've clicked on the video once to hide the player controls.

There are 3 scripts attached:
  • fastforward.txt: This tabs to the scrubber and repeatedly presses the right arrow key until it recognizes that the play macro has been run.
  • rewind.txt: Same as fastfoward.txt but with the left arrow key.
  • play.txt: Just runs for 1 second to allow the other two scripts to detect it.
• Attachment: fastforward.txt [764 bytes]
• Attachment: play.txt [265 bytes]
• Attachment: rewind.txt [769 bytes]
Mar 28, 2018 (modified Mar 28, 2018)  • #8
Keith Lammers (BFS)'s profile on WallpaperFusion.com
Just a quick update to let you know that VoiceBot 3.6 Beta 2 now has a "Hold Key" action that can do this directly without the need for scripts :)

Thanks!
Dec 13, 2019  • #9
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