Question / Help Hotkeys Globally

[Sev7n]

How does Hotkeys work globally? That is, when the OBS is minimized, I use some Hotkey and it does the mapping

 

[Suslik V]

Hotkeys works globally when Scenes list and Sources list (or whole application itself) unfocused. When any item selected within this lists - only keys that manage list's control is working (key Delete, for example, could remove selected item).

 

[Sev7n]

But my Hotkeys in scene do not work when the OBS is minimized or when another window is focused.

 

[Suslik V]

Then you running OBS Studio under the lower permission then other application (try to run OBS Studio as admin, use desktop icon - right click --> run as admin).

 

[Sev7n]

I always opened in administrator mode ...
nothing changed

 

[Suslik V]

Please post a log with your issue! Here's how...
And what keys?

 

[Sev7n]

i use the program "Bome's Midi Translator Classic", to my pad. And the command "Ctrl + alt + f1" It works, however on my Akai, that a PAD button releases the keystroke "Ctrl + Alt + F1" it does not work globally.. why?

 

[Suslik V]

Probably, the time for key hit event emulation is too short to be recognized by OBS Studio. Try ~10ms for signal of the pressed down state then release (key up) signal, if this is supported by your device, of course. Make sure that both programs running with the same access rights - the emulator that throws key combinations and OBS Studio itself.

 

[Sev7n]

Don't work. how to make this?

 

[Suslik V]

By writing software, I think.

About admin mode - over the desktop icon right click-->run as admin.

 

[Sev7n]

I'm saying to increase ms

 

[Suslik V]

Look at this example (Numeric hotkeys not working on Windows OBS studio), where it's done for AnyHotkey application (if scripting language/program/emulator of your hw allow to increase that value then try to increase it, or you may try AnyHotkey and remap the keys to something else...).

If key combo works in Studio only when it focused (active), then your application (that sends keystrokes) has other permissions (try to run it as admin too).

 

[Sev7n]

I do not understand programming.
How do I do this in "Bome's Translator Classic"?

 

[Suslik V]

Manufacturer of the device knows best. Ask him.

 

[InTheSpaghetti]

I'm having the same issue, when OBS isn't the active window the MIDI controller doesn't activate the hotkeys. However, when OBS is the active window it works fine. I'm trying to figure out how to have BOME do global hotkeys as well.