https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb ClipboardFusion RSS: Short cut to post an ellipsis Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:19:34 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb#6 Wed, 03 Jul 2019 01:40:12 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb#6 ClipboardFusion That's shame - I was hoping to avoid using AHK.

Thanks ]]> https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb#5 Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:29:47 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb#5 ClipboardFusion There isn't a way to have it run before the keys are released, no. The issue there is that if the Macro is typing text or sending other input, the modifier keys being held could affect that input. Sorry! ]]> https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb#4 Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:49:52 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb#4 ClipboardFusion I've noticed the paste doesn't happen until I release the ctrl and alt keys - is there some way to overcome that.

FX: if I create macros for em and close curly brackets I would give them short cuts of ctrl+alt+" and ctrl+alt+-; and I'd hold the ctrl and alt keys down when typing the - and ", but I wouldn't see anything until I released them - FYI: blah blah—” indicates interrupted speech

I tried Input.SendKeys rather than Clipboard.PasteText -- but that didn't work.

Thanks ]]> https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb#3 Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:54:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb#3 ClipboardFusion Almost perfect, but I meant a real ellipsis 'U+2026' not three dots, easily fixed of course Thanks a lot.

I really should take the time to learn more about CF, I doubt I use more than 5% of its functionality. Old assembler and C programmer here, so the fact that it uses C♯ will help. I used to say it as 'C crunch', it was years before I discovered it was meant to be said as 'C sharp'

Cheers RP ]]> https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb#2 Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:52:35 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb#2 ClipboardFusion You can do this with a Macro, yep! Try importing the attached Macro and set a hotkey on it, it should do the trick.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:24:03 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Discussions/View/short-cut-to-post-an-ellipsis/?ID=e01cc89f-fefe-4a70-9eed-69d818fa2afb ClipboardFusion I don't want to use a pinned item shortcut because I have better uses for them. I am thinking it might be best done with a macro, but I'm not a C# or Basic programmer.

I like to be able to press ctrl+Alt+. and get the … inserted - in a document, in a text file, in a file rename - anywhere.

Thanks a lot. ]]>