Is it possible to set some buttons to direct their output to an unfocused application?
For example, If I'm reading a PDF, I'd like to copy some text into a separate notes app without leaving the PDF or removing focus from it. Another example would be directing another app to start or stop with a button click without changing the focus on the current application.
I can partly achieve this (in windows) using win-"program number selection" to quickly switch to the app and back (for example: "win-5, F4, win-3" will send "function key 4" to the app in windows position 5 and return to windows position 3). This is really limited and has yielded some unpredictable results, sometimes minimizing applications, and also relies upon the apps being in the same relative locations all the time. There has to be a better way to do this.
Thanks in advance!