Triggering Macro if two different events triggered

[TitaniumDust]

Hi, I've been using EventGhost for a while and really love it, and I just recently discovered it could be used to control my Griffin PowerMate (shuttle jog/button) since the supplied software is extremely buggy. I am running EventGhost 0.3.7.r1462 and Windows 7 Home Premium x64.

I'm sure the solution to this is very easy for the experienced, but I unfortunately have no Python scripting knowledge whatsoever. I've gotten the basic volume controls working great using macros and the generic HID plugin. However, there is one function I can't figure out. The HID device sends one event on the button being pressed down, and another event when the button is released. However, it doesn't give any indication *how long* its been pressed so using the "jump if long press" action is useless. I will call the down press event "PM.1" and the button release event "PM.2".

Here's what I would like to do: I have 2 macros - one if the button press is short (less than x seconds) and another macro if the button press is long (more than x seconds). So, in my short press macro, in order for it to run, it would have to see event PM.1 and then PM.2 within x seconds. In my long press macro, it would have to see event PM.1 and then PM.2 longer than x seconds. Is there a way to do this?

Thank you so much!

[Pako]

The solution is quite simple. Here is the example for the limit = 2 seconds:

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Pako

[TitaniumDust]

Thank you Pako, for replying so quickly. It works perfectly!

I'm gonna go donate since I LOVE this program, using my real name of course.

[TitaniumDust]

I figured I'd post my config in case there is anyone out there who wishes to use their PowerMate with EventGhost instead of their awful software. My config allows for clockwise and counterclockwise rotation, and a short and long button press. I didn't have any need for rotation+button but you could easily add macros for that. Just remember to autostart the "Generic HID" plugin, choose the Griffin PowerMate when prompted, and choose the raw data option. In my example, 0.45 (seconds) is the amount of time that differentiates a short press and a long press.

[Ludo]

Thanks!

I'm new here and was wondering if any problems running Eventghost to run one HID while letting Win10 run the rest. Any comments?

Ludo