keypress ... chat

How does the command usage /keypress ... chat work?
the in game Usage: /keypress <eqcommand|keycombo> [hold|chat]

I understand hold but not chat.
Tried different keypress commands in game but nothing happens when I add "chat" to the end

 

Not sure, but what are you trying to do?

 

According to : https://www.macroquest2.com/wiki/index.php/Keypress

Send keypress to window

Will type "x" into the active chat window


/keypress x chat Will type "x" into the active chat window



I have never used that option. First thing i assumed would be to keypress something into your chat.


Test 1 - Main Chat Window Typed: /keypress enter chat Pressed enter
Result:MQ2 + EQ crashed.

Test 2 - Toon1: Main Chat Window Typed: /bct Toon2name //keypress A chat. Presed enter.
Result: Nothing ( Checked Toon #2 window)

Test 3
Toon2: Main Chat Window Manually Typed: AAAAA
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress enter chat. Pressed enter.
Result: Toon2Name says AAAAA

Test 4 ( How I would think it should work )
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress A chat. Pressed enter.
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress A chat. Pressed enter.
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress enter chat. Pressed enter.
Result: Nothing. Visually checked

Test 5
Toon2: Started typing .. /say ABC
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress D chat. Pressed enter.
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress E chat. Pressed enter.
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress enter chat. Pressed enter.
Result: Toon2name say ABCde
*Note Capatalization Change. Assuming needed shit

Test 6
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress / . Pressed Enter ( Note no Chat)
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress A chat. Pressed enter.
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress B chat. Pressed enter.
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress C chat. Pressed enter.
Toon1: Main Chat Window Types: /bct Toon2name //keypress enter chat. Pressed enter.
Result: Toon2name say abc


So you would need to initialize the chat window first.
Would need to input 1 letter at a time in each keypress command.
Would need to press enter afterwards.
Pretty much 100% useless when you can /bct Toonname //say Whatever the hell you want. Including Variables. all in 1 single line and multiple letters and variables and characters at the same time.

Unless someone else can give me a better use for it?

 

@chance yeah I just use /bca or /bct name //say for what I need in that regard. thx for explanation of use
@Hive was trying to get back /con info from toons to check if a faction was kos, etc. I ended up using /keypress c and then using windows preview, just scroll through each toon's window and view the text without clicking the window to make it active. Kinda of a work around.

 

I see. When I needed to check faction for coa gear I...
/bcaa //tar npc_name
/bcaa //log on
/bcaa //keypress c
/bcaa //log off
Then I use notepad++ and search my logs folder for the npc name. It's pretty fast for 36 toons. Especially because none of my bots even have a log file, so the con info is the only content in the file.

 

Sometimes need a /buffsoff command first so they don't switch targets.

 

So .... Magelo has this really nice feature ...
http://peqtgc.com/magelo/index.php?page=factions&char=Chance
FACTIONS.

 

yes I know about the factions list, it's not that accurate btw. I had npc respond with ready to attack when faction list said dubious.

 

You know there is a built in command for consider .... (/con or /consider)

 

Yeah I guess. But that doesn't really change anything.