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action:Select_or_Show_a_Menu_Item [2016/09/22 09:04] alain JMTX template + add forum link + forum Google search |
action:Select_or_Show_a_Menu_Item [2019/05/19 21:33] peternlewis For menus in the Apple menu, use the title “Apple”. |
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| Alternatively, you can start the name with an ^ and use a regular expression to match the menu. | Alternatively, you can start the name with an ^ and use a regular expression to match the menu. | ||
| - | Also the action will translate the word "APPLICATION" (all capitals) into the current application name, allowing menu selections like *APPLICATION ➤ About APPLICATION*. (!) Note that applications may not have names that match their *Application* menu name (such as Microsoft Word, whose menu name is just Word). You can use APPLICATION as part of a set of multiple items, so you can work around this using *APPLICATION|Word|Excel ➤ About APPLICATION|About Word|About Excel* for example. | + | Also the action will translate the word “APPLICATION” (all capitals) into the current application name, allowing menu selections like *APPLICATION ➤ About APPLICATION*. (!) Note that applications may not have names that match their *Application* menu name (such as Microsoft Word, whose menu name is just Word). You can use APPLICATION as part of a set of multiple items, so you can work around this using *APPLICATION|Word|Excel ➤ About APPLICATION|About Word|About Excel* for example. |
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| + | For menus in the Apple menu, use the title “Apple”. | ||
| Before 7.0, unlike most text fields in Keyboard Maestro, the Select Menu Item fields do not process text tokens. As of 7.0+, the fields do process text tokens. | Before 7.0, unlike most text fields in Keyboard Maestro, the Select Menu Item fields do not process text tokens. As of 7.0+, the fields do process text tokens. | ||
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| - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/contextual-menu-items-services/4989/11|Contextual Menu Items/Services]] | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/contextual-menu-items-services/4989/11|Contextual Menu Items/Services]] | ||
| - | - [[https://www.google.fr/search?q=site:forum.keyboardmaestro.com+Select+Show+Menu+Item|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Select or Show a Menu Item]] | + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Select%20Show%20Menu%20Item|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Select or Show a Menu Item]] |
action/Select_or_Show_a_Menu_Item.txt · Last modified: 2019/05/19 21:33 by peternlewis
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