From 4966b666e1b5d9ff755ce1c600a05533fb82061e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bernhard Streit Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 07:39:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md - Clarified Ignoring an App (#1584) --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9e6ac2b..eb2b4fd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ Drag a window to the edge of the screen. When the mouse cursor reaches the edge ### Ignore an app +Ignoring an app means that when the app is frontmost, keyboard shortcuts are un-registered from macOS. When the app is no longer frontmost, keyboard shortcuts are re-registered with macOS. This is useful for apps that have the same shortcuts like Rectangle and you do not want to change them. + 1. Focus the app that you want to ignore (make a window from that app frontmost). 1. Open the Rectangle menu and select "Ignore app" +To un-ignore an app that you have selected to ignore, simply bring that app frontmost again, open the Rectangle menu, and deselect "Ignore". + ## Execute an action by URL Open the URL `rectangle://execute-action?name=[name]`. Do not activate Rectangle if possible.