How can I press two keys at the same time, with a 200-millisecond pause between keystrokes for the second key?

[Kharim85]

Hi,

How can I press two keys at the same time, with a 200-millisecond pause between keystrokes for the second key?

I'm trying to control a game and move a character.

I’m familiar with the approach key(KEY_F).wait(200) inside toggle() or repeat().
However, key(KEY_F) returns the string “F”; while this works for typing in a chat window, it doesn’t work for moving the game character.

If I use just KEY_F, passing the key itself, the character moves.

So how do I combine KEY_F with a delay?

Schematically, the goal would be: KEY_F + Repeat(KEY_S.wait(200)) as long as the macro key is pressed.

Thank you very much

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[agammann]

key(KEY_F) sends a press and release, so it will type/tap F rather than keep the game's movement key down. Use hold_keys(KEY_F) for the continuous part, and run it alongside the repeating S macro:

parallel(hold_keys(KEY_F), hold(key(KEY_S).wait(200)))

Put that in the Output field for the trigger button. While you hold the button, F stays down and S is pressed and released, followed by the 200 ms wait, on each cycle. Releasing the button releases F and stops the S loop. If you meant a 200 ms gap from one S press to the next, account for the time that key(KEY_S) itself takes; the wait(200) starts after its release.

The macro guide documents these functions.