Hi there, because of the aliases issue I use a separate macro group when I'm actually connected to the servers at work that is deactivated by default and can...
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Adam Bell
adambelliv
Mar 22, 2011 3:13 pm
This shell script will determine your location: "scselect 2>&1 | grep '^ ' 2>&1 | grep '*' | cut -f 2 -d '(' | cut -f 1 -d ')'" If you want more info than then...
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Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis
Mar 23, 2011 2:00 am
... You can enable or disable a macro or macro group as described in the Controlling Keyboard Maestro via Scripting section of the docs: tell application...
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jooosch
Mar 25, 2011 6:57 am
Adam, Peter, Christopher, thanks for your much appreciated assistance. I recently upgraded and KM is working like charm on the new machine with all my macros...
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Ajay Goel
ajayk_goel
Mar 25, 2011 2:26 pm
Damn Chrome doesn't open a url in new tab exactly like FF :( Can I script something so that when I press CNTRL + click on Chrome it actually does CTRL + SHFT +...
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Christopher Stone
ccstone_swrd
Mar 25, 2011 7:22 pm
... ______________________________________________________________________ Hey Ajay, No you can't. You'd have to be able to work the internals of Chrome to do...
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alanterra
Mar 26, 2011 4:03 pm
I can verify that Keyboard Maestro does not seem to be able to select menu items in the latest FileMaker (11.0v3). It can record them, but can't play them...
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Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis
Apr 1, 2011 8:30 am
... This is done for 5.0. 5.0 is still some months away and has not even started beta testing yet. Thanks for the feedback, Peter. -- New Release: Sight Words...
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felixbird2000
Apr 6, 2011 3:29 pm
Can anyone advise me how I just record my mouse clicking and selecting options in a menu? I just cannot seem to get this to work. I have created a movie of...
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nikfrieteb
Apr 6, 2011 7:52 pm
Is keyboard/mouse recording not working for you? I'd recommend starting with that, and then refine it by adding some delays to ensure everything goes right. ...
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nikfrieteb
Apr 6, 2011 8:02 pm
I have posted a few such scripts to my website. Enjoy! http://nik.me/crappysoftware/lorem-ipsum-and-more --Nik...
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Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis
Apr 7, 2011 1:44 am
... It looks doable, but it looks tedious to set up. As previously suggested, you are better off using keyboard commands if possible, they are more robust. ...
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felixbird2000
Apr 7, 2011 4:23 pm
HI Peter, Thank you very much for that explanation. I will get working on that and try those ideas. Even if I can just do the first few of those clicks that...
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Jen Cluse
jencluse
Apr 9, 2011 3:55 am
Just catching up after a long absence, and I see V5 is firming up. Is it too late, Peter, to ask whether a 'Test _one _line (or step) _of _a _macro _at _a...
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Alan Schmitt
schmittafr
Apr 9, 2011 7:40 am
Hello, I have a small feature request for V5: a built in macro to input text from the user. I currently use an Applescript, but it would be great to have a...
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Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis
Apr 11, 2011 2:36 am
... Its not too late to ask. Some sort of debugging/stepping feature is on the todo list, I'm just not sure on both the technicalities of doing it, as well as...
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Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis
Apr 11, 2011 2:39 am
... This sounds like part of the whole "variables" issue. In order for me to implement variables, I have to figure out how the UI should look and how it should...
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Jen Cluse
jencluse
Apr 11, 2011 2:47 am
... And for yours. I will bate my breath! Jen...
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Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis
Apr 11, 2011 5:25 am
One of the requests I get on occasion is to add some support for data input or variables. I've yet to implement anything like this because I'm unsure what all...
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Christopher Stone
ccstone_swrd
Apr 11, 2011 5:39 am
... ______________________________________________________________________ Hey Peter, If I recall correctly KM5 will allow for macro/scripted access to KM's...
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Christopher Stone
ccstone_swrd
Apr 11, 2011 6:31 am
Hey Peter, A while back I asked if you could implement the ability to toggle the front two windows, and you said you thought this would be possible. Here's...
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Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis
Apr 11, 2011 6:37 am
... I may be able to implement an action that brings the second window to the front. As far as I know, there is no way to send a window to the back - only to...
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Christopher Stone
ccstone_swrd
Apr 11, 2011 7:07 am
Hey Peter, ... That would be great. I for one would be most appreciative. ... Bummer. I was looking at System Events, and although it includes 'index39; as a...
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Alan Schmitt
schmittafr
Apr 11, 2011 7:34 am
... Here is an example I did to enter Markdown links with KM: I need to ask the user for the reference name (so I pop up a dialog box) and use the answer...
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Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis
Apr 11, 2011 1:33 pm
... For that usage, some sort of action that allows you to enter one or more named variable (or even named clipboard contents), together with insert text...
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Adam Bell
adambelliv
Apr 11, 2011 1:44 pm
I think Exposé has replaced the ability to shuffle windows. Adam Bell abell@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Christopher Stone
ccstone_swrd
Apr 11, 2011 2:17 pm
... ______________________________________________________________________ Exposé is pretty, but it's a hammer. I want a scalpel. For that matter Keyboard...
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Adam Bell
adambelliv
Apr 11, 2011 2:51 pm
I have two large screens. I rarely lose a window or a pallet. Adam Bell abell@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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kenvention2
Apr 15, 2011 1:20 pm
Hi, I've built a macro and I want it to repeat a certain number of times. What do I do to make this macro automatically repeat? Thanks, Ken...
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Philippe Martin
flip_macrobyte
Apr 15, 2011 1:38 pm
Hi, You can make another macro that will call this one repeatedly with the "Execute a Macro" action. Or you can use the "While logged in" trigger if you want...