Stream Deck (or any USB Device Key) "Pressed" vs "Tapped" vs "Tapped Once"

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  • Press: when it is pressed down
  • Release: when it is released
  • Tapped: when it is pressed and released in relatively quick succession
  • Tapped Once: when it is pressed and released in relatively quick succession and hasn't been tapped recently.
  • Tapped Twice: when it is pressed and released in relatively quick succession twice, but not more than twice in quick succession.
  • Tapped Tree Times: when it is pressed and released in relatively quick succession tree times, but not more than three times in quick succession.

So lets say you tap the button three times, you will get triggers:

  • Press
  • Release & Tapped & Tapped Once
  • Press
  • Release & Tapped & Tapped Twice
  • Press
  • Release & Tapped & Tapped Three Times

Now imagine if you tapped it and then pressed it and then held it down for a period and then released it. Triggers would be:

  1. Press
  2. Release & Tapped & Tapped Once
  3. Press
  4. Release

Clearly, since your behaviour up to the second press is identical, and Keyboard Maestro is not prescient, the triggers are the same. Only when the release comes later can the triggers be different.

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