Question / Help Hotkeys working when another program is active?

[keybounce]

Are hotkeys supposed to work when another program is active?

Specifically, are the hotkeys for recording/streaming supposed to work when the program you want to record/stream is active?

Bonus if the hotkeys for "show/hide webcam" work while something else is running.

 

[c3r1c3]

Yes. Hotkeys are supposed to work when OBS Studio doesn't have focus.

 

[keybounce]

Sigh. What do I need to show/upload to try to figure out why it does not?

 

[c3r1c3]

Start with a simple test. Pick... say F11 for start/stop stream. Try it while OBS has focus. If it works, then open notepad, but make it so you can still see OBS, and try it again.

Keep trying with each hotkey you've setup until you find the keys that don't work.

 

[keybounce]

And ... sometimes it works, sometimes it does not.

I'm using command-alt-T for star<t>/s<t>op recording.

Is OBS only intending for function-keys as hot keys?

 

[c3r1c3]

"Regular" keys and key-combos should work.

Sounds like a bug. Can you report it at www.obsproject.com/mantis ?