How to have Alfred Press a Hot Key?

[Editvations]

Hi, all!

 

This feels like such a basic thing, but how to I have Alfred press a hot key in a workflow? For clarity, I'm not talking about for triggering the workflow but as an action. For that matter, is there a typing or pasting option for text?

 

Thank so much,

William

[Editvations]

So far, the only way I've figure out how to do it is by using AppleScript. Is there a built-in way I'm not seeing like how Keyboard Maestro does it?

[Stephen_C]

Take a look at the Dispatch Key Combo Output and Workflow Outputs generally.

 

Stephen

Edited March 31, 2023 by Stephen_C

[vitor]

12 hours ago, Editvations said:

is there a typing or pasting option for text?

 

Copy to Clipboard has the option.

[Editvations]

14 hours ago, Stephen_C said:

Take a look at the Dispatch Key Combo Output and Workflow Outputs generally.

 

Stephen

 

Thanks, Stephen!

 

Dispatch Key Combo Output is exactly what I need. 

[Editvations]

8 hours ago, vitor said:

 

Copy to Clipboard has the option.

 

Thanks, Vitor!

This is working well except for one small issue: an extra space keeps being put in. What I'm trying to do is have a snippet where someone writes a word and they get a notification that explains if there's a better word to use. For example, someone might be writing an article and use "caretaker" and an alert appears that explains that "caregiver" is the more commonly used term in the medical profession. I have Snippet as a trigger, Copy to Clipboard to replace "caretaker" since it's being deleted, and Post Notification. For some reason, I'm getting a space before "caretaker." It would be easier if the snippet input wouldn't delete the word, but I don't see an option to stop that. I've included an image to show the workflow.

 

Thanks,

William.

[vitor]

Please share your workflow (transfer.sh is good temporary storage) so it can be properly looked at.