Emulating pressing F6 & F7 together with Applescript

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tell application "System Events"

key down {key code 97, key code 98}

end tell

Hello

You may try the script below.

I have tested RubyCocoa code but not the whole script, for I don't have Pro Tools or any application which accepts two F keys simultaneously.

Good luck,

H

tell application "Pro Tools" to activate

do shell script "/usr/bin/ruby <<'EOF'
require 'osx/cocoa'
include OSX

k1d = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent(nil, 0x0061, true)     # F6 keydown
k1u = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent(nil, 0x0061, false)    # F6 keyup
k2d = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent(nil, 0x0062, true)     # F7 keydown
k2u = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent(nil, 0x0062, false)    # F7 keyup

tap = KCGHIDEventTap
CGEventPost(tap, k1d)
CGEventPost(tap, k2d)
CGEventPost(tap, k1u)
CGEventPost(tap, k2u)
EOF"

Then try inserting small delay in key down and key up events. Like this -

tell application "Pro Tools" to activate

do shell script "/usr/bin/ruby <<'EOF'
require 'osx/cocoa'
include OSX

k1d = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent(nil, 0x0061, true)     # F6 keydown
k1u = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent(nil, 0x0061, false)    # F6 keyup
k2d = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent(nil, 0x0062, true)     # F7 keydown
k2u = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent(nil, 0x0062, false)    # F7 keyup

tap = KCGHIDEventTap
CGEventPost(tap, k1d)
CGEventPost(tap, k2d)
sleep 0.2
CGEventPost(tap, k1u)
CGEventPost(tap, k2u)
EOF"

I don't have ProTools either, but have you tried:

(after activating ProTools)

tell application "System Events"

key down (key code 97)

key down (key code 98)

delay 10 -- or do whatever needs to happen

key up (key code 98)

key up (key code 97)

end tell

Hmm. You mean it acts as if F6 was pressed and released and then F7 was pressed and released even though evens are posted differently? Then I'd guess Pro Tools is doing something special when interpretting events sequence. I give up pursuing this route.

There's good news, though. According to some resources, there're other keyboard shortcuts for Smart Tool which are F7+F8 and command+7. So you may simply use System Events' key code command for command+7 as listetd below. The key code for 7 (on keyboard not on keypad) is 0x1A (26) on English keyboard. It may vary on different keyboard hardware layout for other languages.

cf.

http://www.protoolskeyboardshortcuts.com/pro-tools-10-keyboard-shortcuts/

http://www.protoolskeyboardshortcuts.com/pro-tools-11-keyboard-shortcuts/

(*
    Smart Tool shortcuts = F6+F7, F7+F8 or command+7 (on keyboard)
*)
tell application "Pro Tools" to activate
tell application "System Events"
    key code 26 using command down -- 0x1a (26) =>  7 on (English) keyboard, not on keypad
end tell

Regards,

H

Hiroto has it right.