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2874 Scott
houchin Send Email
Nov 1, 2011
12:30 pm
Hi, I would like to keep my Macros synced between two macs. Can you tell me what files/directories need to be copied? I see that there's a folder in...
2875 Jen Cluse
jencluse Send Email
Nov 1, 2011
1:19 pm
Dipping a toe into 10.7, multiple difficulties were headed by KeyMa reporting that it couldn't write the preference file in the Keyboard Maestro folder that...
2876 Ken G. Brown
kengbrown Send Email
Nov 1, 2011
6:42 pm
... I've often used opt-f at the end of the name to designate a folder, ie. folderNameŸ Ken...
2877 Jen Cluse
jencluse Send Email
Nov 1, 2011
10:45 pm
... Ken, I prefer them too, and used them (a ligature, IIRC) for years. So very elegant. However, should you ever move to having to use Win on your MacBox, you...
2878 spice3d Send Email Nov 2, 2011
4:30 pm
Anyone else get doubled up letters when KM types in text fields? It happens more or less randomly and not all letters are duplicated....
2879 0wen Send Email Nov 2, 2011
11:05 pm
Just started using lion. I'd like a keyboard control that simply cycles through my spaces (I generally use 2 or 3 max) How would I do this w/ KM?...
2880 0wen Send Email Nov 2, 2011
11:29 pm
BTW: If it was unclear: yes Lion has a way to go right or left (ctl arrows). That's not what I'm looking for. I want a single key macro that simply cycles...
2881 Diane Ross
dianeoforegon Send Email
Nov 3, 2011
12:08 am
Sorry, it took me so long to respond. Allen Watson helped me with the script and the following works for me. Allen's notes: What I discovered is that it...
2882 Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis Send Email
Nov 3, 2011
8:32 am
... In order to access the web server from a remote location, your Mac needs to be accessible remotely, which means it needs a static IP, or your router needs...
2883 Tony Gardner
mr_wintegrate Send Email
Nov 3, 2011
8:50 am
Yes, I do. So far, the best solution I've come up with is to put a pause (or increase the time if you've already got one) before the text is typed. Tony...
2884 David Ferrington
davidferrington Send Email
Nov 3, 2011
9:51 am
I haven't tried this, but how about a macro with a variable, which you start with 1 if not set, then use ctrl-<%variable%> to jump to the space and set the...
2885 spice3d Send Email Nov 3, 2011
4:23 pm
Adding a pause doesn't do anything. I'm very amazed that it can't handle such a simple task. KM needs some way to adjust the rate at which text is typed. Looks...
2886 Scott Simon
slyparkroad Send Email
Nov 3, 2011
4:35 pm
I am guessing you have some other software that is accessing the assistive devices APIs that is getting in the way....
2887 spice3d Send Email Nov 4, 2011
3:59 pm
Scott: You were right! I systematically closed running apps and tested after each close. It ended up being Boom (a volume boosting app). It has a "Let Boom use...
2888 Sylvie66
susanalderson Send Email
Nov 4, 2011
6:41 pm
Hi - I'm trying to export all my macros for my secretary, and all I get is a single macro saved. Any ideas? Thank you! - Susan...
2889 Gabe Glick
antlink15 Send Email
Nov 4, 2011
9:57 pm
Try clicking on the All Macros group, then an individual macro in that group, then press Command+A to select every macro and try the Export Macros command...
2890 Jen Cluse
jencluse Send Email
Nov 5, 2011
1:39 am
Just to confirm that Gabe's suggestion is correct - I did just that a couple of days ago (& was *very happy to discover the export option is now available!) ...
2891 Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis Send Email
Nov 6, 2011
1:16 am
... Export will export the selected macros only. Or if no macros are exported, the selected macro groups. Enjoy, Peter. ... -- New release: Keyboard Maestro 5...
2892 Susan Alderson
susanalderson Send Email
Nov 7, 2011
11:31 pm
Thank you for your help! It worked beautifully, and now my secretary is back at work! - Susan...
2893 0wen Send Email Nov 13, 2011
8:37 pm
Just to be sure I understand: Move ~/Library/Application Support/Keyboard Maestro/Keyboard Maestro Macros.plist to my Dropbox folder. Then create a sym link...
2894 0wen Send Email Nov 13, 2011
9:28 pm
Oh, I forgot another thing: If I change a macro on one machine, how do I make sure conflicts do not arise with the others? I presume this would work: - On the...
2895 Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis Send Email
Nov 14, 2011
1:24 am
You also need to ensure you never run Keyboard Maestro (editor) on both machines at the same time. Keyboard Maestro will never read the preferences once...
2896 Scott Simon
slyparkroad Send Email
Nov 14, 2011
11:13 pm
Is there a way to have a hot key trigger to copy the current selection on Mac 'A', and send the contents to the clipboard to Mac 'B'? I know I can open up the...
2897 Philippe Martin
flip_macrobyte Send Email
Nov 14, 2011
11:21 pm
Hi, Here's how I do it: http://flip.macrobyte.net/software/keyboardmaestro#sendclip Philippe ... ...
2898 Scott Simon
slyparkroad Send Email
Nov 14, 2011
11:46 pm
Ouch! Peter... when you're well, up and around... can we have an action for this? Philippe... thank you so much!...
2899 Peter N Lewis
peterneillewis Send Email
Nov 15, 2011
2:46 am
... It's on the todo list (isn't everything?). Peter. ... -- New release: Keyboard Maestro 5 with control flow, variables, calculations, macro library and...
2900 jono_iconaholic Send Email Nov 18, 2011
9:34 am
I'm not sure if what I want to do is possible. What I want to be able to do is select some text, copy it to the clipboard, and then somehow find and replace...
2901 JJ
jj.spreij Send Email
Nov 18, 2011
10:06 am
... it's built into version 5: http://www.keyboardmaestro.com/documentation/5/actions.html#actions_clipboard or a barebones solution in older versions might...
2902 jono_iconaholic Send Email Nov 18, 2011
11:21 am
Thanks a lot, that's exactly what I want. I guess I was looking for "Find and Replace" and missed the "Search and Replace" action....
2903 Scott Simon
slyparkroad Send Email
Nov 21, 2011
6:09 pm
Hi, Why can't text tokens be used with this action? Seems pretty pointless without it. I do know I can use AppleScript to do this....
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