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Topic: Global Hotkey Keyboard Shortcut isn't Global (YouTube takes precedent) (Read 1285 times) previous topic - next topic
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Global Hotkey Keyboard Shortcut isn't Global (YouTube takes precedent)

Hi all

This has been bugging me a for a while, and today is the day I do something about it!

I've got a multimedia keyboard and the play button is assigned to Play/Pause in Foobar, with Global Hotkey selected.   It works great except for if I have a YouTube video open but paused in my browser.  When that's the case, even with FB as the active window, the Play/Pause button still actions in YouTube. 

Is there a remedy for this? 

Many thanks

Re: Global Hotkey Keyboard Shortcut isn't Global (YouTube takes precedent)

Reply #1 –
It's the OS, and how it handles multimedia keys. Yes, the OS thinks that the most recent media playback app you've used should take control of the media keys.
 

Re: Global Hotkey Keyboard Shortcut isn't Global (YouTube takes precedent)

Reply #2 –
Which browser are you using? You can probably disable media keys in the browser altogether if you like.

Re: Global Hotkey Keyboard Shortcut isn't Global (YouTube takes precedent)

Reply #3 –
I use Chrome and following the instructions to change the flag - as per the article you link to - worked a treat. 

All sorted and many thanks to you both for the help. 

Bit off topic but kind of related... I would love it if I could launch Foobar with my play button.  IE - Foobar is closed completely, I press play, and it opens the program and starts playing music.  Is that possible?  If it has to be a combination of keys that could work too, although just play would be the ideal... 

Thanks again

Re: Global Hotkey Keyboard Shortcut isn't Global (YouTube takes precedent)

Reply #4 –
Quote from: MaxDread on
I would love it if I could launch Foobar with my play button. 
Not exactly as simple, but Windows logo key +1 will launch the leftmost app on the taskbar, Winkey+2 the next etc. So if you fb2k to the left ...

Re: Global Hotkey Keyboard Shortcut isn't Global (YouTube takes precedent)

Reply #5 –
Quote from: Porcus on
Quote from: MaxDread on
I would love it if I could launch Foobar with my play button. 
Not exactly as simple, but Windows logo key +1 will launch the leftmost app on the taskbar, Winkey+2 the next etc. So if you fb2k to the left ...


Thanks for the tip.  Seems that in your suggestion I have to have Foobar permanently open / on the taskbar, which I'd rather not.   But thanks all the same.

The best solution I have found so far is to right click the shortcut "properties" and enter a shortcut into the "Shortcut Key" field.   Works well except for the following:

- It won't allow me to choose the MM Play button as the shortcut.  In fact it seems reasonably fussy as to what it will allow, with most options have to be CTRL - ALT prefixed.  It will however let me choose F4, which on my keyboard has a nice little quaver picture on it. 

- If I do it on the properties of the quick launch shortcut it doesn't work.   It will only work when I assign the key via a desktop  shortcut.  Don't usually have a desktop shortcut as I use quick launch.  But it's not biggie to add one. 

If anyone knows how I can get closer to my anally retentive shortcut goal then please let me know.  Otherwise what I've managed to set up for now will do nicely. 

Cheers

Re: Global Hotkey Keyboard Shortcut isn't Global (YouTube takes precedent)

Reply #6 –
@MaxDread  if you want to launch foobar with your play button (and many other things) then look here  https://atnsoft.com/keymanager/
It has many many features. Unfortunately it's not free (but maybe there is another free alternative to this program)