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- | ===== Using the Keyboard Maestro Forum. ===== | + | ====== Using the Keyboard Maestro Forum ====== |
- | ---- | + | ===== Where To Post ===== |
- | Please direct questions and comments to me: [[kmforum@thestoneforge.com|Christopher Stone]] | + | * 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. | ||
- | ---- | + | ===== Before Asking ===== |
- | ==== Sharing Images and Macro Files on the Forum ==== | + | |
- | You can drag and drop files directly from the Finder into the forum editor. | + | Before you post a question to the [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/|Keyboard Maestro Forum]] please: |
- | In Firefox, Google Chrome, and Opera you can directly paste images from the clipboard, image files, KM-specific files, and zip files. | + | * 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. | ||
- | (Safari only allows drag and drop. Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and some others allow paste.) | + | 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. |
- | The simplest way to share something is to use the Keyboard Maestro Editor's own Share button (see image below). | + | ===== How To Get Help ===== |
- | {{ :km-toolbar-share-button.jpg?nolink |}} | + | 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. | ||
- | The items and images shared will be those items SELECTED in the editor. | + | ==== Searching the Forum for Answers ==== |
- | In the image above the macro itself is selected, so it and all images related to it will be shared. | + | 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]] | ||
+ | - Using the Duck Duck Go Keyboard Maestro forum search `!kbf` | ||
+ | - [[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!kkf+YourKeyWords|Duck Duck Go search for `!kbf YourKeyWords`]] | ||
- | If on the other hand the calculate action WITHIN the macro was selected then ONLY it and its image would be shared. | + | ==== Posting Your Question or Issue to the Forum ==== |
- | 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. | ||
- | ---- | + | ===== How to Post/Upload Your Macro to the Forum ===== |
- | If you just want to post an image it's really simple if you're using one of the paste-able browsers. | + | From the Keyboard Maestro editor |
+ | - Use the Share button (v7.0+) (see [[Forum#Upload_Using_Share_Button|#1 below]]) | ||
+ | - Save to files, then import (see [[Forum#Manual_Upload|#2, Manual Upload, below]]) | ||
- | Copy the selected macro or action(s). | + | ==== 1. Upload Using Share Button ==== |
- | {{ :km-copy-as-image.jpg?nolink |}} | + | This will create a **new topic** in the forum category you select. |
+ | - Select the Macro you wish to share in the Editor. | ||
+ | - Click on the Share button. | ||
+ | - Leave the *Category* on *Questions & Suggestions* if you are asking a question related to the macro. | ||
+ | - Change the *Category* to *Macro Library* if you are sharing a working macro for others to use. | ||
+ | - By default, both the macro and an image of the macro will be included. | ||
+ | - Click on the “New Topic” button (or before version 10.0, click the “Both” button). | ||
- | Paste into the KM-Forum Editor. | + | {{::share-button.png?214&nolink|}} |
- | 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. | + | and then this popup will appear |
- | --- //[[kmforum@thestoneforge.com|Christopher Stone]] 2015/11/12 20:19// | + | {{::share-macro-to-forum.png?450&nolink|share-macro-to-forum}} |
+ | |||
+ | ==== 2. To include the macro in an Existing Topic ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | After the new topic is created by the *Share to Forum*: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Select **all** in the new topic. | ||
+ | - **Cut** the selection. | ||
+ | - **Cancel/Abort** the new topic in the forum. | ||
+ | - Goto the existing topic, and edit your message or 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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | --- //Original article posted by: [[kmforum@thestoneforge.com|Christopher Stone]] 2015/11/12 20:19// |