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====== Manipulate a Window Action ====== | ====== Manipulate a Window Action ====== | ||
- | The //**Manipulate a Window**// Action allows you to operation on a window, in a specified application, with a wide variety of actions like scale, move, resize, bring to front, etc. (see complete list below). | + | The //**Manipulate a Window**// action allows you to operate on a window, in a specified application, with a wide variety of actions like scale, move, resize, bring to front, etc. (see complete list below). |
- | This action is in the //Interface Control// Action Category, and the default configuration is set for the **//Scale size by//** Operation: | + | :!: **Note: All units are in //nominal resolution pixels// (sometimes called points), not //raw pixels//**. So a typical retina screen will have half as many nominal resolution pixels as raw pixels. See the [[function:SCREEN|SCREEN function]] for more info. |
- | {{:action:km-manipulate-window-action.png?nolink|}} | + | This action is in the //Interface Control// Action Category, and the default configuration is set for the **//Resize Front Window//** Operation: |
- | + | {{:action:km-manipulate-window-action-no-points.png?nolink|}} | |
- | ---- | + | |
===== Configuration Options ===== | ===== Configuration Options ===== | ||
- | You will need to select (by popup button ( {{:action:km-double-vertical-arrows.png?nolink|}} ) a choice for each of the following: | + | You will need to select (by popup button ( {{:action:km-double-vertical-arrows.png?nolink|}} )) a choice for each of the following: |
- | - Operation to perform | + | - **Operation** to perform |
- **Window** to act on | - **Window** to act on | ||
- **Application** that contains the Window | - **Application** that contains the Window | ||
+ | ==== 1. Action Choices ==== | ||
- | ---- | + | All units (except percent) are in //nominal resolution pixels//. |
- | + | ||
- | ==== 1. Operation Choices ==== | + | |
*Scale size by. | *Scale size by. | ||
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==== 2. Window Choices ==== | ==== 2. Window Choices ==== | ||
- | *the front window. | + | * the front window. |
- | *the window with title. | + | * the window with title. |
- | *windows with title containing. | + | * windows with title containing. |
- | *the window with window index. | + | * windows with title matching regular expression. |
+ | * the window with window index (Z-order, negative windows order from the back (eg -1 is last window)). | ||
+ | * the engine window with specified id. | ||
+ | * the last engine window. | ||
+ | |||
+ | You can get the window id from AppleScript, or using the [[token:LastWindowID|%LastWindowID%]] token. | ||
==== 3. Application Choices ==== | ==== 3. Application Choices ==== | ||
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*Front Application | *Front Application | ||
- | ---- | + | ===== See Also ===== |
+ | === Actions === | ||
- | ===== See Also ===== | + | * [[action:Bring Application Windows to Front]] |
+ | * [[action:Login Window|Login Window]] | ||
+ | * [[action:Move or Click Mouse|Move or Click Mouse]] | ||
+ | * [[action:New_Google_Chrome_Window|]] | ||
+ | * [[action:New_Safari_Window]] | ||
+ | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Conditions === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[condition:Any Window|]] | ||
+ | * [[condition:Front Window|]] | ||
+ | * [[:Conditions|See all Conditions]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Functions === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[function:MENUBARHEIGHT|MENUBARHEIGHT()]] | ||
+ | * [[function:MOUSEBUTTON|MOUSEBUTTON()]] | ||
+ | * [[function:MOUSEX|MOUSEX()]] | ||
+ | * [[function:MOUSEY|MOUSEY()]] | ||
+ | * [[function:SCREEN|SCREEN()]] | ||
+ | * [[function:SCREENCOUNT|SCREENCOUNT()]] | ||
+ | * [[function:SCREENVISIBLE|SCREENVISIBLE()]] | ||
+ | * [[function:WINDOW|WINDOW()]] | ||
+ | * [[function:WINDOWCOUNT|WINDOWCOUNT()]] | ||
+ | * [[:Functions|See all Functions]] | ||
- | ==== Documentation ==== | + | === Tokens === |
- | * [[action:Move or Click Mouse|action:Move or Click Mouse]] | + | * [[token:FrontWindowFrame|%FrontWindowFrame%]] |
- | * [[function:MENUBARHEIGHT|function:MENUBARHEIGHT]], [[function:MOUSEBUTTON|function:MOUSEBUTTON]], [[function:MOUSEX|function:MOUSEX]], [[function:MOUSEY|function:MOUSEY]], [[function:SCREEN|function:SCREEN]], [[function:SCREENCOUNT|function:SCREENCOUNT]], [[function:SCREENVISIBLE| function:SCREENVISIBLE]], [[function:WINDOW|function:WINDOW]], [[function:WINDOWCOUNT|function:WINDOWCOUNT]] | + | * [[token:FrontWindowName|%FrontWindowName%]] |
+ | * [[token:FrontWindowPosition|%FrontWindowPosition%]] | ||
+ | * [[token:FrontWindowSize|%FrontWindowSize%]] | ||
+ | * [[token:LastWindowID|%LastWindowID%]] | ||
+ | * [[token:WindowFrame|%WindowFrame%]] | ||
+ | * [[token:WindowName|%WindowName%]] | ||
+ | * [[token:WindowPosition|%WindowPosition%]] | ||
+ | * [[token:WindowSize|%WindowSize%]] | ||
+ | * [[:Tokens|See all Tokens]] | ||
==== Forum ==== | ==== Forum ==== | ||
+ | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-do-i-resize-a-window-on-my-external-monitor-screen/6952/15?u=jmichaeltx | Tips by @PeterNLewis]] | ||
+ | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/if-you-display-a-clipboard-how-do-you-explicitly-close-it-or-is-there-a-time-out-function/1279/3|If you display a clipboard, how do you explicitly close it or is there a time out function?]] | ||
- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/two-step-split-window-macro/2626|Two Step Split Window Macro]] | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/two-step-split-window-macro/2626|Two Step Split Window Macro]] | ||
- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/move-window-to-top-right/2935/2|Move window to top right]] | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/move-window-to-top-right/2935/2|Move window to top right]] | ||
- | - [[https://www.google.fr/webhp?aqs=chrome..69i57.14628j0j7&gws_rd=cr&ei=_BSvVse8Ecb9acLtidAB#q=site:forum.keyboardmaestro.com+Move+Window|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Move Window]] | + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/close-window-missing-quickeys-user-wants-to-know/3278/2|Close Window missing? Quickeys user wants to know!]] |
+ | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=%22Close%20Window%22|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Close Window]] | ||
+ | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=%22Move%20Window%22|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Move Window]] |