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--- action:Pause [2016/04/09 08:49] – JMTX template + add internal links AlainLifchitz
+++ action:Pause [2019/07/04 06:56] (current) – peternlewis
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-{{:action:pause-icon.png?nolink|}}
+====== Pause ======
-====== Pause Actions ======
-There are two Pause [[:Actions|actions]]:
+The //Pause// action pauses 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 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.
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+{{ pause-action.png?nolink&424x178 | Pause Action }}
-===== 1. Pause for n Seconds =====
+You can pause for a number of hundredths of a second, seconds, minutes or hours (seconds only prior to v9.0).
-{{:action:km-pause-action-variable.png?nolink|}}
+Note that it is generally not a great idea to pause for a long period of time - the macro might be interrupted, the situation on the Mac might change, the Mac might go to sleep, and also Keyboard Maestro Engine will be wasting CPU doing nothing while the macro runs.
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-===== 2. Pause Until =====
-{{:action:pauseuntil.png|}}
-**For //Pause Until// select a condition:**
-  *Any of the following are true — at least one condition must be true.
-  *All of the following are true — every condition must be true.
-  *None of the following are true — no condition is true.
-  *Not all of the following are true — at least one condition must be false.
-Add a new condition by clicking the green + button beside //New Condition// to select from a list of available conditions.
-For a great discussion on various techniques, see this KM Forum thread:
-[[http://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/pause-until-action-is-complete/1803|Pause until action is complete]]
-Conditions are grouped by category. See the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] section for further details.
-  *[[condition:Application|Application]]
-  *[[condition:Button|Button]]
-  *[[condition:Calculation|Calculation]]
-  *[[condition:Calculation|Clipboard]]
-  *[[condition:Environment_Variable|Environment Variable]]
-  *[[condition:Found_Image|Found Image]]
-  *[[condition:Key|Key]]
-  *[[condition:Location|Location]]
-  *[[condition:Macro|Macro/Macro Group]]
-  *[[condition:Menu|Menu]]
-  *[[condition:Modifiers|Modifiers]]
-  *[[condition:Mounted_Volume|Mounted Volume]]
-  *[[condition:Path|Path]]
-  *[[condition:Pixel|Pixel]]
-  *[[condition:Script|Script]]
-  *[[condition:Text|Text]]
-  *[[condition:Typed_String|Typed String]]
-  *[[condition:USB_Device|USB Device]]
-  *[[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.
-Add further conditions by clicking the green + button again.
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 ===== See Also =====
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 === Actions ===
+* [[action:Pause Until|Pause Until]]
 * [[action:Until|Execute Action Until Conditions Met]]
 * [[action:While|Execute While Conditions Met]]
 * [[:Actions|See all Actions]]
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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]]