How to use Custom Shortcuts to create a second shortcut set (using repeat commands)

[mickimnet]

One of the things, I love most about Rectangle is the option to set Repeated commands to cycle ½, ⅔ and ⅓ on half actions, which lets me (repeatedly) press just one shortcut to move and size a window to three different sizes. That is one of the highest performance boost for me, because I can group my windows in a couple of different sizes very fast.

Most of the time I work with an external keyboard and monitor and use the numpad 1-9 keys for directional placement (and sizing of the windows). But when I'm working on the laptop directly, I still would like to use at least 4 of the 8 possible directions. Luckily Rectangle Pro came to the rescue with Custom Shortcuts.

Therefore I would like to share how to do that exactly:

1. The basic shortcut setup done in Keyboard Shortcuts

2. To replicate the cycle action (see above), you first need to setup the shortcut for ½ of the screen

3. Add a second action to the shortcut click on the + symbol

4. Not it get's a bit tricky, in order to mimic the default behaviour, enter 0.6666—otherwise the sizing won't fit with the standard shortcut

5. To add the third action you need to click on the + symbol of the second action

6. As with the second action you need to have 4 decimal places: 0.3333

Rince and repeat for all the shortcuts you like to use.

And @rxhanson thank you very much for creating Rectangle and especially Rectangle Pro in the first place!

Take care
Mick

[rxhanson]

Thanks! You can also use 2/3 and 1/3 if you don't want to type 0.6666 or 0.3333.

[mickimnet]

Thank you! That's very good to know, as x/3 is more precise than an decimal place number!

[davidbernard04]

@mickimnet OMG thank you very much! I was heading here with the purpose to ask if it was possible to do exactly that, and bam!! here is a complete guide written 6 days ago. :D I almost missed it though, since I was looking for the "repeat commands" words, so maybe if you add this in your title it will be more obvious.

For me too it's a great performance boost, especially since you have less shortcuts to memorize. :)

[agfirewire]

@mickimnet Thank you for this post, super helpful

[kennonb]

Thanks for this @mickimnet! 🎉 I was curious if this was possible, and your walkthrough helped me get this setup on my system. 😃

[5knnbdwm]

@rxhanson is there a way to have the same key combi do something different on different monitors?

[rxhanson]

Not yet, but it's on my backlog.

[mickimnet]

That would be great, because I have two monitors, one in landscape and one in portrait mode, where specific custom shortcuts should behave differently.

[peterinjapan]

Just wanted to say this worked well for me, thanks very much! Now I can stop obsessing over how to automate my windows and get back to work!