Launches the macro when you press the specified hot key. To assign this trigger, use the Properties dialog or the Trigger field.
If the Shift button in the Properties dialog is in indeterminate state, the trigger will work with Shift pressed or released. This can be useful with T.S. menus.
If "Eat" is not checked, the hot key is not filtered (i.e. trigger keys are passed to the active window). It can be useful, for example, with T.S. menus. For triggers with next key, the first hot key is always filtered if there are items that have the same first hot key and "Eat" checked.
By default, QM does not wait until you release trigger keys, but releases them itself. In some cases it can cause unexpected effects. For example, if trigger contains Ctrl and Alt, and macro presses Delete, can be generated Ctrl+Alt+Delete. If "When released" is checked, macro (or text-sensitive menu command) starts only when all keys and mouse buttons are released.
Two non-disabled macros should not have same hot-key trigger, unless both are specific to a program or some other condition (see filter functions). On conflict, will run the macro that was above in the list of macros when QM was started or current file opened, or that is older.
Some hot keys are used by Windows, other programs, shortcuts. For example, Alt+Tab, Win+R, Win+Shift+M. If you want to use these hot keys, check "Use low-level keyboard hook" in Options. Low level hooks also make triggers to work in console windows in Windows Vista. However, low-level keyboard hooks stop working if some macro uses DirectInput or raw input (like Keyboard Detector) to get keyboard input.
Hot-key triggers don't work if there is no active window. It is rare situation, because some window (e.g. desktop or taskbar) usually is active.
Other type of hot key - hot key for shortcut (shortcut itself can be on the desktop or in the Start menu). Such hot keys work even when QM is not running, also they always work in DOS/console windows. To create a shortcut with a hot key, press the Shortcut button in the Properties dialog, click in the Hot-key field, press the hot key, and click OK.
See also: text-sensitive menus