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Added delay to paste #1007

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Added delay to paste
AlexGadd Oct 24, 2025
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Added alert window and modifier key check
AlexGadd Oct 30, 2025
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24 changes: 24 additions & 0 deletions commands/system/paste-clipboard.sh
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Expand Up @@ -14,6 +14,29 @@
# @raycast.author AlexGadd
# @raycast.authorURL https://raycast.com/AlexGadd

sleep 0.3
#returns "true" or "false" if key is held down
commandKeyDown=$(osascript -l JavaScript -e "ObjC.import('Cocoa'); ($.NSEvent.modifierFlags & $.NSEventModifierFlagCommand) > 1")
controlKeyDown=$(osascript -l JavaScript -e "ObjC.import('Cocoa'); ($.NSEvent.modifierFlags & $.NSEventModifierFlagControl) > 1")
optionKeyDown=$(osascript -l JavaScript -e "ObjC.import('Cocoa'); ($.NSEvent.modifierFlags & $.NSEventModifierFlagOption) > 1")
shiftKeyDown=$(osascript -l JavaScript -e "ObjC.import('Cocoa'); ($.NSEvent.modifierFlags & $.NSEventModifierFlagShift) > 1")
functionKeyDown=$(osascript -l JavaScript -e "ObjC.import('Cocoa'); ($.NSEvent.modifierFlags & $.NSEventModifierFlagFunction) > 1")

keys=("$commandKeyDown" "$controlKeyDown" "$optionKeyDown" "$shiftKeyDown" "$functionKeyDown")

anyPressed=false
for key in "${keys[@]}"; do
if [[ $key == "true" ]]; then
anyPressed=true
break
fi
done

if $anyPressed; then
osascript -e 'set theAlertText to "Modifier key held"' \
-e 'set theAlertMessage to "To allow this script to function, please ensure you do not hold any modifier keys down while the paste script runs"' \
-e 'display alert theAlertText message theAlertMessage as critical buttons {"OK"} default button "OK"' \
else
osascript -e 'set clipboardContent to the clipboard' \
-e 'set charCount to count of characters of clipboardContent' \
-e 'tell application "System Events"' \
Expand All @@ -22,3 +45,4 @@ osascript -e 'set clipboardContent to the clipboard' \
-e ' keystroke theChar' \
-e ' end repeat' \
-e 'end tell'
fi