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 | Excluded~~Applications | is the set of applications that should not appear in the Application~~Switcher list, allowing you to hide applications you rarely want to switch to.  These applications are also ignored when hiding other applications | | Excluded~~Applications | is the set of applications that should not appear in the Application~~Switcher list, allowing you to hide applications you rarely want to switch to.  These applications are also ignored when hiding other applications |
 | Global Macro Group | a predefined Macro~~Group that always exists and is the default location for new Macros | | Global Macro Group | a predefined Macro~~Group that always exists and is the default location for new Macros |
-| Growl | a system extension that lets Mac OS X applications unobtrusively tell you when things happen ([[http://​www.stairways.com/​action/​linkthru?​growl|more info]]) |+| Growl | a system extension that lets Mac OS X applications unobtrusively tell you when things happen ([[https://​www.stairways.com/​action/​linkthru?​growl|more info]]) |
 | GUID | see UUID | | GUID | see UUID |
 | Hot~~Key | A keystroke that acts as a Macro~~Trigger to start the execution of Macro~~Actions in a Macro | | Hot~~Key | A keystroke that acts as a Macro~~Trigger to start the execution of Macro~~Actions in a Macro |
-| KeyCue | software from ergonis that displays command keys and can also display Keyboard Maestro Hot~~Keys ([[http://​www.stairways.com/​action/​linkthru?​keycue|more info]]) |+| KeyCue | software from ergonis that displays command keys and can also display Keyboard Maestro Hot~~Keys ([[https://​www.stairways.com/​action/​linkthru?​keycue|more info]]) |
 | Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine | The process that enables your [[Macros]], [[Application Switcher]], [[Window Switcher]], [[Named Clipboard Switcher]] and web server to work even after you quit Keyboard~~Maestro | | Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine | The process that enables your [[Macros]], [[Application Switcher]], [[Window Switcher]], [[Named Clipboard Switcher]] and web server to work even after you quit Keyboard~~Maestro |
 | Mac~~OS~~X | Apple’s operating system versions 10.0 and up | | Mac~~OS~~X | Apple’s operating system versions 10.0 and up |
 | Mac~~OS | Apple’s operating system we’ve all come to know and mostly love | | Mac~~OS | Apple’s operating system we’ve all come to know and mostly love |
-| Macro | a set of Macro~~Triggers together with a sequence ​of Macro~~Actions. ​ Any one of the triggers will begin the execution of the sequence of actions ​|+**Macro**  ​[[Macros|Macros]] are used to automate your [[https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Workflow | workflow]], procedure, or process on your Mac.  A Macro consists ​of \\   • A set of steps called [[:Actions|Actions]]\\   • One or more [[:​Triggers|Triggers]] to execute ​the Macro, if it is [[:​Macro_Activation|Active]]. ​|
 | Macro~~Action | an action you wish to perform, such as opening a file, typing some text, controlling iTunes, and so on | | Macro~~Action | an action you wish to perform, such as opening a file, typing some text, controlling iTunes, and so on |
 | Macro~~Group | a set of Macros which can be restricted to only a defined set of applications | | Macro~~Group | a set of Macros which can be restricted to only a defined set of applications |
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 | Quick~~Macro | a macro recorded on the fly in another application. ​ see the [[Recording]] section | | Quick~~Macro | a macro recorded on the fly in another application. ​ see the [[Recording]] section |
 | Record~~Quick~~Macro | the action that when triggered records a Quick~~Macro. ​ see the [[Recording]] section | | Record~~Quick~~Macro | the action that when triggered records a Quick~~Macro. ​ see the [[Recording]] section |
-| Regular~~Expression | aka RegEx, a way of matching strings based on patterns. When Keyboard Maestro refers to “matching” it means by regular expression, in particular [[http://​www.stairways.com/​action/​linkthru?​icuregex|ICU Regular Expressions]] |+| Regular~~Expression | aka RegEx, a way of matching strings based on patterns. When Keyboard Maestro refers to “matching” it means by regular expression, in particular [[https://​www.stairways.com/​action/​linkthru?​icuregex|ICU Regular Expressions]] |
 | Sandboxed | an Apple technology that limits what an application can do and how it can interface with the rest of the system and other applications. ​ This is great for security for applications that work with just their own data, but is impossible with workflow applications like Keyboard Maestro, Automator and AppleScript Editor | | Sandboxed | an Apple technology that limits what an application can do and how it can interface with the rest of the system and other applications. ​ This is great for security for applications that work with just their own data, but is impossible with workflow applications like Keyboard Maestro, Automator and AppleScript Editor |
 | Shortcut | a Shortcut is another name for a Macro (it is also another name for an Alias but that is a different context to the normal Keyboard~~Maestro Macro context) | | Shortcut | a Shortcut is another name for a Macro (it is also another name for an Alias but that is a different context to the normal Keyboard~~Maestro Macro context) |
manual/Glossary.txt · Last modified: 2021/10/06 05:08 by peternlewis