A powerful strategy in Google Docs is using alt+/ to access a listing of all menu options from which a choice can be made by text search. I want to use this in LipSurf. However I have been unable to create a custom shortcut to work with output “press alt+/”

Hi Stephen, thanks for putting specific details about what you needed to do here. As of Chrome 98, many special key combinations no longer work for plain old Chrome extensions (including LipSurf). But fear not, because we’ve been testing a desktop companion app for LipSurf internally, which will gua…

[image] Miko: Would you mind letting us know what OS you are on? So far it supports Mac, Windows and Linux. Miko, thanks.I use Windows 10.I’d be happy to be a beta tester for the desktop companion app if you would like

@Stephen_Shaw we have a beta version of the Desktop companion app. Please give it a go! We tested this shortcut in particular and it worked: Desktop Companion App | LipSurf

Thank you for encouraging me to try the beta version of the desktop companion. I have done so and report PARTIAL success in my initial evaluation. I have created the shortcut Match phrase: “window 3” Output “press cmd+3”. It works from the LipSurf new tab. (this appears to be due to the companio…

@Stephen_Shaw I’ve confirmed the issue about the shortcuts not working in dictation mode. We’ll get that fixed. About the “press alt+/” I’ve just tried it again, and it’s working for me (as long as I’m in Normal Mode - same issue as above) I think the issue might be focus. For “alt+/” to work in Goo…

Thanks for raising the question about “focus”. I’ve explored further and there seem to be two problems. The Alt+/ shortcut gets closer to working if you issue the command when the menus are hidden (Ctrl/Shift/F) But there is a second problem that the LipSurf movement to the “search menus” box sup…

[image] Stephen_Shaw: But there is a second problem that the LipSurf movement to the “search menus” box suppresses the menu-driven drop-down when you subsequently dictate a partial choice such as “use” @Stephen_Shaw Thanks for letting us know how this has been fairing! I don’t understand what…

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