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Forum [2015/11/12 20:22] ccstone [Sharing Images and Macro Files on the Forum] |
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- | ===== Using the Keyboard Maestro Forum. ===== | + | [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com|{{:forum-icon.jpg |Go To Forum}}]] |
+ | ====== Using the Keyboard Maestro Forum ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Where To Post ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * To get help, post in the [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/c/general|Forum Questions & Suggestions Section]] | ||
+ | * To share your completed, working, macro, post in the [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/c/macro|Forum Macro Section]] | ||
+ | * **Do not** use the Macro category for posting questions, even about macros. Use the Questions & Suggestions category. | ||
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- | Please direct questions and comments to me: Christopher Stone <kmforum@thestoneforge.com> | + | ===== Before Asking ===== |
+ | |||
+ | Before you post a question to the [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/|Keyboard Maestro Forum]] please: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Spend a little time looking through the [[/User_Manual|Keyboard Maestro User Manual]]. | ||
+ | * Use search within the Keyboard Maestro editor Help menu to try to find related actions. | ||
+ | * Spend at least 5-10 minutes searching within the forum itself and with Google. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Even if you don't find what you're looking for you'll improve your knowledge of how to use Keyboard Maestro, and there's a good chance you'll ask better questions on the forum because of it. | ||
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- | ==== Sharing Images and Macro Files on the Forum ==== | + | ===== How To Get Help ===== |
- | You can drag and drop files directly from the Finder into the forum editor. | + | If you can't find the answers you need in the Keyboard Maestro Wiki or ([[/User_Manual|User Manual]]), then the [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/|Keyboard Maestro Forum]] is a great resource to |
+ | * Search for Q&A and Other Macros/Solutions Related to Your Issue | ||
+ | * Post your questions and issues, and get help from fellow users as well as from the Keyboard Maestro owner himself. | ||
+ | * Share your completed, working, macro to help others like you. | ||
- | In Firefox, Google Chrome, and Opera you can directly paste images from the clipboard, image files, KM-specific files, and zip files. | ||
- | (Safari only allows drag and drop. Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and some others allow paste.) | + | ---- |
- | The simplest way to share something is to use the Keyboard Maestro Editor's own Share button (see image below). | + | ==== Searching the Forum for Answers ==== |
+ | There are two ways to search the Forum: | ||
+ | - Using the Forum Search Tool by clicking on the magnifying glass (🔍) at the top right of the Forum window | ||
+ | - Using the Google site search | ||
+ | - Just like a normal Google Search, except include `site:forum.keyboardmaestro.com` along with your keywords:\\ [[https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aforum.keyboardmaestro.com%20YourKeywords|site:forum.keyboardmaestro.com YourKeyWords]] | ||
- | {{ :km-toolbar-share-button.jpg?nolink |}} | ||
- | The items and images shared will be those items SELECTED in the editor. | + | ---- |
- | In the image above the macro itself is selected, so it and all images related to it will be shared. | + | ==== Posting Your Question or Issue to the Forum ==== |
- | If on the other hand the calculate action WITHIN the macro was selected then ONLY it and its image would be shared. | ||
- | So. | + | **Avoid the [[http://xyproblem.info|XY Problem]] of asking about your attempted //solution// rather than your //actual problem//:** |
+ | * When you are asking a question, ensure you are clear what you are actually trying to accomplish, not just the difficulty you are having in a specific attempt at solving the problem. There may be a much better way to solve the actual problem rather than resolving the difficulty with your specific attempt. | ||
+ | * Always include information about a broader picture along with any attempted solution. | ||
+ | * If someone asks for more information, do provide details. | ||
+ | * If there are other solutions you have already ruled out, share why you’ve ruled them out. This gives more information about your requirements. | ||
- | You can share a whole macro. | + | **If you are having trouble with a macro and want help, then please post:** |
+ | * Your question with as much detail as you can | ||
+ | * If it involves processing data, provide real world (not madeup) examples of: | ||
+ | * Your source input data | ||
+ | * How you want the data to appear after processing by your macro | ||
+ | * Upload both your macro image and code (export of macro) | ||
+ | * This is now very easy using the Share button in the Keyboard Maestro editor. | ||
+ | * See [[Forum#How_to_PostUpload_Your_Macro_to_the_Forum|below for instructions]] | ||
- | Or. | + | **For help on using the Forum Editor**, see [[Using Markdown in the Keyboard Maestro Forum]] |
- | You can share only parts of a macro. | + | This will help others to understand your issue, and to test the macro if need be.\\ |
+ | To get the best, fastest answer to your question, provide us with the best info you can. | ||
- | You can also copy the selected macro or action(s) as an image: | ||
- | {{ :km-copy-as-image.jpg?nolink |}} | + | ---- |
+ | ===== How to Post/Upload Your Macro to the Forum ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | From the Keyboard Maestro editor | ||
+ | - For Keyboard Maestro **Version 7+**, use the Share button (see [[Forum#Upload_Using_Share_Button|#1 below]]) | ||
+ | - For **all versions** of Keyboard Maestro, save to files, then import (see [[Forum#Manual_Upload|#2, Manual Upload, below]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 1. Upload Using Share Button ==== | ||
+ | (Available for Keyboard Maestro version 7+ only) | ||
+ | |||
+ | This will create a **new topic** in the forum category you select. | ||
+ | - Click on the Macro name in the Editor | ||
+ | - Click on the Share button | ||
+ | - Change the "Category" to "Macro" if you are sharing a working macro for others to use | ||
+ | - Leave the "Category" on "General" if you are asking a question related to the macro | ||
+ | - Click on the "Both" button | ||
+ | - :!: Note: If you just click on the "New Topic" button, it will NOT upload your macro. | ||
+ | |||
+ | To move the uploads to an **existing topic**, see instructions below these screenshots. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{:km-share-button.png?nolink|}}\\ | ||
+ | **and then this popup will appear** | ||
+ | {{:km-share-macro-popup.png?nolink|}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | **To MOVE to an existing topic, then AFTER the new topic is created:** | ||
+ | - Select ALL in the new topic | ||
+ | - CUT the selection | ||
+ | - Cancel/Abort the new topic | ||
+ | - Goto the existing topic | ||
+ | - Create a reply | ||
+ | - PASTE into the reply block | ||
+ | |||
+ | See this video: [How To Upload Macro to Existing Post in Keyboard Maestro Forum](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kkNXZBpWtM) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 2. Manual Upload ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Follow these steps to manually export your macro to files, then upload** | ||
+ | - Click on the macro name in the Keyboard Maestro editor | ||
+ | - Goto //File > Export Macro//, and save wherever you'd like | ||
+ | - Goto //Edit > Copy as > Copy as Image// | ||
+ | - Open Mac Preview app, and goto //File > New from Clipboard//, and save. | ||
+ | - Go to the Keyboard Maestro forum thread, and click on reply | ||
+ | - Enter some descriptive text, | ||
+ | - Use the file upload button in the Keyboard Maestro Forum Editor to upload both files. | ||
+ | - OR drag and drop files from the Finder into the Keyboard Maestro Forum Editor. | ||
+ | - OR using most web browsers other than Safari you can copy and paste into the Keyboard Maestro Forum Editor. | ||
+ | - Images in the Clipboard or files copied from the Finder can be pasted. | ||
+ | - The [Select Clipboard Image File](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/select-clipboard-image-file/204) macro may also be useful for posting images. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | The items uploaded (shared) will be those items which are SELECTED in the editor: | ||
+ | * If you have selected a macro in the macro list, then it will be uploaded | ||
+ | * If you have selected one or more Actions in a Macro, then only the Action(s) will be uploaded. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
- | All of this is not quite as quick and easy as composing an email on your Mac, but it's not all that bad once you get used to it. | ||
- | --- //[[kmforum@thestoneforge.com|Christopher Stone]] 2015/11/12 20:19// | + | --- //Original article posted by: [[kmforum@thestoneforge.com|Christopher Stone]] 2015/11/12 20:19// |