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action:Custom_HTML_Prompt [2017/09/05 01:49] peternlewis [See Also] |
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| ===== How To Use ===== | ===== How To Use ===== | ||
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| - Create a standard HTML page with a form that uses [[token:Variable|Keyboard Maestro Variables]] in the Form Field //Name// attribute | - Create a standard HTML page with a form that uses [[token:Variable|Keyboard Maestro Variables]] in the Form Field //Name// attribute | ||
| * If the Variable contains spaces, you must replace them with underscores (`_`) in the HTML code | * If the Variable contains spaces, you must replace them with underscores (`_`) in the HTML code | ||
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| - Use these //Variables// in any other Actions you need | - Use these //Variables// in any other Actions you need | ||
| + | The action will wait for the window to complete before continuing unless you turn on *Asynchronously* (v8+) in the gear BUTTON{{{⚙}}} menu. | ||
| + | By default, the window floats above all others, but you can optionally turn off *Floating* (v8+) in the gear BUTTON{{{⚙}}} menu. | ||
| - | You design the HTML form using standard HTML code, which can be stored in either a file or as text in the Action. You can, of course, use any Web/HTML editor you like. If you'd like some suggestions, see the [[Custom_HTML_Prompt#WebHTML_Editors|Web/HTML Editors]] section at the bottom of this page for editors that others have found useful. | + | You can optionally turn on *Resizable* (v8+) in the gear BUTTON{{{⚙}}} menu. |
| - | + | You design the HTML form using standard HTML code, which can be stored in either a file or as text in the Action. You can, of course, use any Web/HTML editor you like. If you'd like some suggestions, see the [[Custom_HTML_Prompt#WebHTML_Editors|Web/HTML Editors]] section at the bottom of this page for editors that others have found useful. | |
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| ===== HTML Window Design ===== | ===== HTML Window Design ===== | ||
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| Then you can control-click on elements and use Inspect Element and get an inspector window, including a Console tab. | Then you can control-click on elements and use Inspect Element and get an inspector window, including a Console tab. | ||
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| ===== Using Keyboard Maestro Variables in the HTML Form ===== | ===== Using Keyboard Maestro Variables in the HTML Form ===== | ||
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| Keyboard Maestro ensures sync between *Keyboard Maestro Variables* and the HTML form field values. The **[[http://www.w3schools.com/Tags/att_input_name.asp|HTML name attribute]]** is used to identify the *Keyboard Maestro Variable*. For example, **''Web Name''** is the *Keyboard Maestro Variable* shown below in the HTML **[[http://www.w3schools.com/Tags/tag_input.asp|<input>]]** tag. You must replace spaces in the *Keyboard Maestro Variable* name with underscores when used on the HTML form. | Keyboard Maestro ensures sync between *Keyboard Maestro Variables* and the HTML form field values. The **[[http://www.w3schools.com/Tags/att_input_name.asp|HTML name attribute]]** is used to identify the *Keyboard Maestro Variable*. For example, **''Web Name''** is the *Keyboard Maestro Variable* shown below in the HTML **[[http://www.w3schools.com/Tags/tag_input.asp|<input>]]** tag. You must replace spaces in the *Keyboard Maestro Variable* name with underscores when used on the HTML form. | ||
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| |*data-kmignoresubmit* |avoid saving form field back to the *Keyboard Maestro Variable*| | |*data-kmignoresubmit* |avoid saving form field back to the *Keyboard Maestro Variable*| | ||
| |*data-kmignore* | avoid setting and saving the form field| | |*data-kmignore* | avoid setting and saving the form field| | ||
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| ===== Using JavaScript ===== | ===== Using JavaScript ===== | ||
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| (!) Be aware that the system will not allow Keyboard Maestro Engine to see keys typed in its own windows so the [[trigger:Typed String | Typed String triggers]] will not work within Keyboard Maestro Engine windows. | (!) Be aware that the system will not allow Keyboard Maestro Engine to see keys typed in its own windows so the [[trigger:Typed String | Typed String triggers]] will not work within Keyboard Maestro Engine windows. | ||
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| - | ===== Downloads ==== | ||
| - | - None | ||
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| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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| * [[action:Alert|Alert]] action | * [[action:Alert|Alert]] action | ||
| - | * [[action:Prompt for User Input|Prompt for User Input]] | + | * [[action:Prompt_for_User_Input|Prompt for User Input]] |
| + | * [[action:Prompt_With_List|Prompt With List]] action | ||
| + | * [[action:Prompt_for_File|Prompt for File]] action | ||
| + | * [[action:Get_Touch_Bar_Selection|Get Touch Bar Selection]] action | ||
| + | * [[action:Show_Palette_of_Macros|Show Palette of Macros]] action | ||
| * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
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| - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/png-optimizer/3282|PNG Optimizer]] | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/png-optimizer/3282|PNG Optimizer]] | ||
| - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Custom%20HTML%20Prompt%20action|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Custom HTML Prompt action]] | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Custom%20HTML%20Prompt%20action|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Custom HTML Prompt action]] | ||
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| ==== External References ==== | ==== External References ==== | ||
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| * If your favorite Web/HTML editor is not listed here, and you would like to include it, post a request in the [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/c/wiki|Keyboard Maestro Forum, Wiki section]]. | * If your favorite Web/HTML editor is not listed here, and you would like to include it, post a request in the [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/c/wiki|Keyboard Maestro Forum, Wiki section]]. | ||
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| **Keywords:* Custom HTML Prompt, User Prompt, HTML, Dialog | **Keywords:* Custom HTML Prompt, User Prompt, HTML, Dialog | ||
action/Custom_HTML_Prompt.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/11 10:14 by peternlewis
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