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• Placeholders no longer working on 11.6.1.2 for keyboard shortcuts

  Cloudbyte > 2023-02-19 14:11

  Hi
  
  I uses QAP to call some command scripts to process images and videos, using the placeholders
  and input tags to send filenames as parameters to those commands. 
  
  Recently upgraded to 11.6.1.2, and the placeholders have stopped working for me. I've enabled debug mode 
  for these shortcuts and found out that they are empty, for {SEL_NAME} and {CUR_LOC}
  
  
  Here I tried with an image to process, in debug mode
  
  
  
  We can see QAP isn't filling neither {SEL_NAME} nor {CUR_LOC}.
  
  This is what I have tried so far:
  
  Uninstalling and re-installing QAP. Sadly I don't have the setups for the previous QAP versions, as I usually delete them to save space.
  Tried with my other scripts, all have the same problem. Again, used to work pasts versions.
  In this particular example, the path has a ! character on it. Tried on a path with no special characters, didn't work. {CUR_LOC} isn't filled
  Tried with a file with a short name, with no spaces, didn't work. {SEL_NAME} is still empty.
  Tried removing "start application in the folder location where this favorite is launched" and use {SEL_LOC} instead of {SEL_NAME}. {SEL_LOC} also comes up empty.
  
  What I suspect could be happening, is that I don't call QAP menu with the mouse, I use a keyboard shortcut, in this case F24 (yeah, I got F keys up to 24), so
  it may be losing the context of what file was selected. 
  
  So I tried restoring middle click button shortcut, and now it works, for both mouse and hotkey, but only if I use the mouse middle click first, if I use the keyboard 
  shortcut first, it doesn't work, but after I used the mouse once, the keyboard shortcut works every time, for every file I try, without needing to use the mouse again.
  
  
  
  Then I attempt again to remove the middle click shortcut, and I get this:
  
  
  
  Then it goes:
  
  
  
  QAP reloads, but again, the placeholders no longer work.
  
  
  
  
  
  This is standard windows explorer, and it used to work perfectly until this version. 
  
  Windows Version:
  
  
  QAP Version:
  

• RE: Placeholders no longer working on 11.6.1.2 for keyboard shortcuts

  Jean Lalonde > 2023-02-19 16:02

  Welcome to the forum Cloudbyte.
  
  > Uninstalling and re-installing QAP. Sadly I don't have the setups for the previous QAP versions, as I usually delete them to save space.
  
  Until I read your whole message and come back to you probably tomorrow, you can download to the previous version here (change the version number if required):
  https://www.quickaccesspopup.com/archive...?v=11.5.10

• RE: Placeholders no longer working on 11.6.1.2 for keyboard shortcuts

  Cloudbyte > 2023-02-19 23:28

  (2023-02-19 16:02)Jean Lalonde Wrote: Welcome to the forum Cloudbyte.
  
  > Uninstalling and re-installing QAP. Sadly I don't have the setups for the previous QAP versions, as I usually delete them to save space.
  
  Until I read your whole message and come back to you probably tomorrow, you can download to the previous version here (change the version number if required):
  https://www.quickaccesspopup.com/archive...?v=11.5.10

  
  Thanks Jean!
  
  I uninstalled 11.6.2, downloaded and installed 11.5.10, and everything works as expected, right off the install completion.
  
  Uninstalled 11.5.10, reinstalled 11.6.2, and again, placeholders don't work with keyboard shortcuts until I enable mouse 
  middle click and use it at least once.
  
  Also, when enabling or disabling the mouse hotkey in 11.6.2, I always get this alert box. 
  
  
  
  I do note that the "Customize" screen now follows my Windows Dark Theme in version 11.6.2, it's white/gray in 11.5.10.
  I assume this alert is related to that.

• RE: Placeholders no longer working on 11.6.1.2 for keyboard shortcuts

  Jean Lalonde > 2023-02-20 09:52

  This issue may be another side effect of the new options allowing to block hotkeys in some windows (Options, Launch Advanced Options). In the next release, I could insert new diagnostic code to see what's happening and ask you to run QAP to collect diag info. 
  
  >  I use a keyboard shortcut, in this case F24
  
  What happen if you use "regular" hotkeys (F10 or less)?
  
  > Also, when enabling or disabling the mouse hotkey in 11.6.2, I always get this alert box.
  
  This is another issue. It would probably happen after any change in the Options. I'll investigate this.
  
  Thanks for your detailed report.

• RE: Placeholders no longer working on 11.6.1.2 for keyboard shortcuts

  Cloudbyte > 2023-02-20 18:39

  (2023-02-20 09:52)Jean Lalonde Wrote: This issue may be another side effect of the new options allowing to block hotkeys in some windows (Options, Launch Advanced Options). In the next release, I could insert new diagnostic code to see what's happening and ask you to run QAP to collect diag info. 
  
  >  I use a keyboard shortcut, in this case F24
  
  What happen if you use "regular" hotkeys (F10 or less)?
  
  > Also, when enabling or disabling the mouse hotkey in 11.6.2, I always get this alert box.
  
  This is another issue. It would probably happen after any change in the Options. I'll investigate this.
  
  Thanks for your detailed report.

  
  Tried with normal F keys under 10, and other combinations, all failed the same on 11.6.2.

• RE: Placeholders no longer working on 11.6.1.2 for keyboard shortcuts

  Jean Lalonde > 2023-02-20 18:51

  > Also, when enabling or disabling the mouse hotkey in 11.6.2, I always get this alert box.
  
  
  
  I can reproduce this bug. It is a separate issue (not related to the placeholders issue) and could happen after changing any option but ONLY if you have "Dark mode" enabled. I'll fix it in the next release. This bug was introduced in v11.6 and you are the first one to report it probably because it is not a blocking bug.
  
  On the other hand, I can't reproduce this error message and I could not find have an explanation for it:
  
  
  
  Tell me if you see it again. It could be a temporary glitch.
  
  ---
  
  Now, back to our main issue...
  
  > So I tried restoring middle click button shortcut, and now it works, for both mouse and hotkey, but only if I use the mouse middle click first, if I use the keyboard shortcut first, it doesn't work, but after I used the mouse once, the keyboard shortcut works every time, for every file I try, without needing to use the mouse again.
  
  At first, I thought your F24 hotkey was used to launch the Application favorite. But re-reading your post, I understand now that it is used to open your QAP menu and then you select the Application favorite in the menu.
  
  I don't have a keyboard with function keys over F12, so I can't reproduce this issue. But I can confirm that placeholders are correctly set when using F12 (or less) to open the QAP menu. The issue seems to be specific to theses special keys.
  
  * Please, confirm if you have the issue when using temporarily a regular hotkey (F10 for example)?
  
  By curiosity, how do you set the F24 hotkey in the Options window? Is this key detected when you hit it in the "Change shortcut" dialog box? Or do you have to enter it in the "manual input" dialog box, and if yes, can you enter "F24" or do you have to enter a SC code?
  
  I'll be back about adding diag code to the app in the next release.

• RE: Placeholders no longer working on 11.6.1.2 for keyboard shortcuts

  Jean Lalonde > 2023-02-20 18:52

  > Tried with normal F keys under 10, and other combinations, all failed the same on 11.6.2.
  
  Just saw the reply you posted while I was writing my previous post. Noted.

• RE: Placeholders no longer working on 11.6.1.2 for keyboard shortcuts

  Cloudbyte > 2023-02-21 00:17

  (2023-02-20 18:52)Jean Lalonde Wrote: > By curiosity, how do you set the F24 hotkey in the Options window? Is this key detected when you hit it in the "Change shortcut" dialog box? Or do you have to enter it in the "manual input" dialog box, and if yes, can you enter "F24" or do you have to enter a SC code?

  
  I hadn't seen this reply, just contacted you back over email with the diagnostics file.
  
  Regarding this, when I assign any F up tp 12, the text field shows "F1-2, 3" etc. 
  But when using any F key above 12 the text field removes the "None" string and just stays blank. 
  
  
  
  If I hit ok, the hotkeys gets saved anyways and it appears correctly on the previous screen.
  
  
  
  In case you're curious about my keyboard: 
  
  My keyboard is an 60% Anne Pro 2 that I flashed with QMK firmware, it has programable layers, and I added another one to get up to F24
  
  I also have enabled some "Macro" keys, that in Linux are automatically handled by the kernel, but in Windows, the only thing that
  I have found to be able to use them is the Macro Buttons application from Voicemeteer, a Virtual Audio Mixer from VB-Audio.
  It has a HID Device Button field as trigger for events, and those macro keys are detected as QMK_Programmable_Btns:Btn_01 ... 
  up to 30 if I recall correctly.
  
  I would love to use those keys for QAP, but haven't had the time to look into it. I understand it is based on AutoHotKey, that I have
  briefly used a few years ago, and I read somewhere that there may be a way to make those keys work with it. I'll let you know if
  I start experimenting with that.

• RE: Placeholders no longer working on 11.6.1.2 for keyboard shortcuts

  Jean Lalonde > 2023-02-21 11:28

  With the help of Cloudbyte, the two bugs identified has been fixed:
  
  - fix bug not identifying the active window and breaking some placeholders replacements when checking that Main menu hotkeys are not blocked in "Options, Various Launch Options"
  - fix bug saving options when dark mode is enabled
  
  This will be released quickly in v11.6.1.3.
  
  Thanks Cloudbyte.

• RE: Placeholders no longer working on 11.6.1.2 for keyboard shortcuts

  Cloudbyte > 2023-02-21 14:35

  (2023-02-21 11:28)Jean Lalonde Wrote: With the help of Cloudbyte, the two bugs identified has been fixed:
  
  - fix bug not identifying the active window and breaking some placeholders replacements when checking that Main menu hotkeys are not blocked in "Options, Various Launch Options"
  - fix bug saving options when dark mode is enabled
  
  This will be released quickly in v11.6.1.3.
  
  Thanks Cloudbyte.

  
  Installed 11.6.1.3, I confirm placeholders work again.
  
  Thanks to you Jean.
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