What that means -> PRESS SHIFT * 17

lebrocoli · Post by **lebrocoli** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:05 pm

Hi,

I am recording a script that I tweak after.

Now, once recorded, I am looking at the script to understand it and I see various things like 'PRESS SHIFT * 17'.

What do they mean? I am kind of confuse since I did not push the SHIFT key once.

Thanks.

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:14 pm

It means press shift 17 times.

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:34 pm

Would be unusual to press SHIFT more than once before pressing another key.

If this was from Recorded Macro, then I suspect you kept your SHIFT key held down a while until you pressed the following key.

Me_again · Post by **Me_again** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:53 pm

But lebrocoli wrote "I am kind of confuse since I did not push the SHIFT key once"

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:30 pm

If is was recorded, then he hit it, regardless of what he believes.

Think about the *17, it was pressed, held down, and then changed mind. He may not have hit a SH followed by a key, but he did hold down the SHIFT key.

lebrocoli · Post by **lebrocoli** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:34 pm

Ok. You are right. I pressed it once.

What is the rate at which the Recorder records a key ?

As a test, I hold the shift key for 5 seconds and I got * 113.

Let me know.
Thanks.

Me_again · Post by **Me_again** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:09 pm

I think that will depend on the key repeat rate set in the OS, Control Panel, Keyboard.