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Frequently_Asked_Questions [2017/09/19 09:54] peternlewis [How should I name my variables?] |
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| ==== How can I close the Keyboard Maestro editor window? ==== | ==== How can I close the Keyboard Maestro editor window? ==== | ||
| - | The Keyboard Maestro editor is designed to be run only when needed, and then quit. By not allowing the main window to be closed, the application encourages you to quit it instead. I could go with the metaphor of quitting the application when you close the window, but I've never liked that behaviour. | + | The Keyboard Maestro editor is designed to be run only when needed, and then quit. By not allowing the main window to be closed, the application encourages you to quit it instead. |
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| + | In Keyboard Maestro 8, you can click the close box on the editor window and it will quit the editor for you. | ||
| The Keyboard Maestro Engine will continue running and processing your macros after you quit the Keyboard Maestro editor. Read the [Quick Start](http://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Quick_Start) for more details about the difference between the editor and the engine. | The Keyboard Maestro Engine will continue running and processing your macros after you quit the Keyboard Maestro editor. Read the [Quick Start](http://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Quick_Start) for more details about the difference between the editor and the engine. | ||
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| If possible, you should avoid using mouse click actions. They tend to be very fragile, easily broken by subtle changes to the system or applications. And they also require the screen to be in the expected state, so you usually need to add a Pause action before them to ensure the item they are clicking on is where it is expected to be. | If possible, you should avoid using mouse click actions. They tend to be very fragile, easily broken by subtle changes to the system or applications. And they also require the screen to be in the expected state, so you usually need to add a Pause action before them to ensure the item they are clicking on is where it is expected to be. | ||
| - | That said, there are two easy ways to get the screen coordinates for a mouse click. | + | That said, there are two easy ways to get the screen coordinates for a mouse click. |
| The first is to simply record the click. Turn on recording in Keyboard Maestro, go to where you want to be, wait a could seconds for the screen to be stabilised so the click will be relative to the front window, and click. Turn off recording, delete any extraneously recorded actions and you have your coordinates. | The first is to simply record the click. Turn on recording in Keyboard Maestro, go to where you want to be, wait a could seconds for the screen to be stabilised so the click will be relative to the front window, and click. Turn off recording, delete any extraneously recorded actions and you have your coordinates. | ||
Frequently_Asked_Questions.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/30 23:32 by peternlewis
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