Create a global, e.g. 'quicktimeevent'
Create an event
+ 'quicktimeevent' Equal to 0
and make all of the normal mouse&keyboard events sub-events of this one
Create an event
+ 'quicktimeevent' Equal to 1
and make all the mouse&keyboard events, that control those short button sequences, sub-events of this one
Last but not least create events that set 'quicktimeevent' to 1 when such a sequence starts, and to 0 if it has ended.