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- | There are two Pause actions: | + | {{:action:pause-icon.png?nolink|}} |
- | *Pause for a number of seconds. You may enter a calculation for the number of seconds. Enter the number or calculation in the //Pause for// text area. | + | ====== Pause Actions ====== |
- | *Pause Until which pauses until conditions are met. | + | |
+ | There are two Pause [[:Actions|actions]]: | ||
+ | - //Pause for// a number of seconds. You may enter a calculation for the number of seconds. Enter the number or calculation in the //Pause for// text area. | ||
+ | - //Pause Until// which pauses until conditions are met. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== 1. Pause for n Seconds ===== | ||
+ | {{:action:km-pause-action-variable.png?nolink|}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
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+ | ===== 2. Pause Until ===== | ||
{{:action:pauseuntil.png|}} | {{:action:pauseuntil.png|}} | ||
- | For //Pause Until// select a condition: | + | **For //Pause Until// select a condition:** |
*Any of the following are true — at least one condition must be true. | *Any of the following are true — at least one condition must be true. | ||
*All of the following are true — every condition must be true. | *All of the following are true — every condition must be true. | ||
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Add a new condition by clicking the green + button beside //New Condition// to select from a list of available conditions. | Add a new condition by clicking the green + button beside //New Condition// to select from a list of available conditions. | ||
- | Conditions are grouped by category. See the Conditions section for further details. | + | For a great discussion on various techniques, see this KM Forum thread: |
- | *Application | + | [[http://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/pause-until-action-is-complete/1803|Pause until action is complete]] |
- | *Button | + | |
- | *Calculation | + | Conditions are grouped by category. See the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] section for further details. |
- | *Clipboard | + | *[[condition:Application|Application]] |
- | *Environment Variable | + | *[[condition:Button|Button]] |
- | *Found Image | + | *[[condition:Calculation|Calculation]] |
- | *Key | + | *[[condition:Calculation|Clipboard]] |
- | *Location | + | *[[condition:Environment_Variable|Environment Variable]] |
- | *Macro/Macro Group | + | *[[condition:Found_Image|Found Image]] |
- | *Menu | + | *[[condition:Key|Key]] |
- | *Modifiers | + | *[[condition:Location|Location]] |
- | *Mounted Volume | + | *[[condition:Macro|Macro/Macro Group]] |
- | *Path | + | *[[condition:Menu|Menu]] |
- | *Pixel | + | *[[condition:Modifiers|Modifiers]] |
- | *Script | + | *[[condition:Mounted_Volume|Mounted Volume]] |
- | *Text | + | *[[condition:Path|Path]] |
- | *Typed String | + | *[[condition:Pixel|Pixel]] |
- | *USB Device | + | *[[condition:Script|Script]] |
- | *Variable | + | *[[condition:Text|Text]] |
- | *Any Window | + | *[[condition:Typed_String|Typed String]] |
- | *Front Window | + | *[[condition:USB_Device|USB Device]] |
- | *Wireless Network | + | *[[condition:Variable|Variable]] |
+ | *[[condition:Any_Window|Any Window]] | ||
+ | *[[condition:Front_Window|Front Window]] | ||
+ | *[[condition:Wireless_Network|Wireless Network]] | ||
After selecting a condition category you can make further choices. For example, if you choose the //Application Condition// you can choose a specific application to be running, or at the front, and so on. | After selecting a condition category you can make further choices. For example, if you choose the //Application Condition// you can choose a specific application to be running, or at the front, and so on. | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | ===== See Also ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Actions === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[action:Until|Execute Action Until Conditions Met]] | ||
+ | * [[action:While|Execute While Conditions Met]] | ||
+ | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | ==== Forum ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/issue-pause-until-action-fails-with-no-windows/3022/7|ISSUE: PAUSE UNTIL Action Fails with No Windows]] |