Immediate-Fire Triggers

Expand a shorthand the moment you finish typing it — no extra key press needed.

By default, triggers expand when you press Space or Backspace after the keyword. With Immediate mode on, the expansion fires the instant the last character of the keyword is typed.

How to use it

  1. Open the Triggers workspace.
  2. Select a trigger and press Ctrl+E (or double-click it) to edit.
  3. Open the Settings tab in the editor.
  4. Check the Immediate checkbox.
  5. Save.

The trigger now expands as soon as its keyword is fully typed — no trailing key needed.

A ⚡ badge appears next to the keyword in the table and editor to show immediate mode is active.

When to use it

Immediate mode is best for:

  • Short abbreviations — e.g. addr → your full address
  • Commands — e.g. mtg → a meeting template
  • Anything you type at the end of a sentence — where adding a space after would be unnatural

Keep non-immediate mode for keywords that appear inside other words (e.g. it could accidentally trigger inside “italic”).

Overlapping keywords

If two immediate triggers share a prefix (e.g. ;t and ;te), Blue Synergy waits one extra character to confirm whether the longer keyword is coming before it expands the shorter one. No accidental early fires.

Keyboard shortcuts

Key Action
Ctrl+E Edit selected trigger
Ctrl+E (while editing) Stop editing, return to list
Esc (while editing) Cancel editing

Tips & gotchas

  • Immediate triggers fire on the last keystroke with no undo window. Use short, unique keywords to avoid accidental expansion.
  • Triggers created from the Clips workspace (Use as Trigger) default to non-immediate.
  • You can make all new triggers immediate by default in Settings.

Configuration

Setting Default Description
triggers.immediate_by_default Off When on, every new trigger starts in immediate mode.

Find this under Settings → Triggers.

See also