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| Keyboard Maestro can display a number of Palettes (or Toolbars). | Keyboard Maestro can display a number of Palettes (or Toolbars). | ||
| - | There are three types of palettes: | + | There are four types of palettes: |
| - Global Macro Palette | - Global Macro Palette | ||
| - Applications Palette | - Applications Palette | ||
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| Any macro with the [[trigger:Global_Macro_Palette|Global Macro Palette trigger]] will be displayed in the _Global Floating Palette_. This palette appears whenever there is one or more active macros with this trigger, so it may appear and disappear depending on which macros are active (remember that Macro Groups control when a macro is active). | Any macro with the [[trigger:Global_Macro_Palette|Global Macro Palette trigger]] will be displayed in the _Global Floating Palette_. This palette appears whenever there is one or more active macros with this trigger, so it may appear and disappear depending on which macros are active (remember that Macro Groups control when a macro is active). | ||
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| + | {{:manual:global-macro-palette-km9.gif?nolink|}} | ||
| ===== 2. Applications Palette ===== | ===== 2. Applications Palette ===== | ||
| The Applications Palette shows the currently running foreground applications. | The Applications Palette shows the currently running foreground applications. | ||
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| + | {{:manual:app-palette-km9.png?nolink&200|}} | ||
| You can show/hide the Applications Palette in the [[Windows#Preferences_General_Pane|General preference pane]], or by choosing the [[Menus#Show_Applications_Palette | Status Menu ➤ Show Applications Palette menu]]. | You can show/hide the Applications Palette in the [[Windows#Preferences_General_Pane|General preference pane]], or by choosing the [[Menus#Show_Applications_Palette | Status Menu ➤ Show Applications Palette menu]]. | ||
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| When you use the same trigger (such as a [[/trigger/Hot_Key|hot key]], [[/trigger/USB_Device_Key|device key]], or [[/trigger/Typed_String|typed string]] trigger) that is assigned to more than one macro, and all of these macros are active, then Keyboard Maestro will display the [[Windows#Conflict_Palette|Conflict Palette]] listing the triggered macros and let you select the desired macro, either by clicking on it or by typing a letter that narrows that palette down until only one macro remains at which point that macro is triggered. | When you use the same trigger (such as a [[/trigger/Hot_Key|hot key]], [[/trigger/USB_Device_Key|device key]], or [[/trigger/Typed_String|typed string]] trigger) that is assigned to more than one macro, and all of these macros are active, then Keyboard Maestro will display the [[Windows#Conflict_Palette|Conflict Palette]] listing the triggered macros and let you select the desired macro, either by clicking on it or by typing a letter that narrows that palette down until only one macro remains at which point that macro is triggered. | ||
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| + | {{:manual:conflict-palette-km9.png?nolink&500|}} | ||
| You can use the Conflict Palette to limit the number of hot keys you need to remember by give a bunch of similar or related macros the same hot key and then selecting the desired macro with a further keystroke based on the now visible palette. | You can use the Conflict Palette to limit the number of hot keys you need to remember by give a bunch of similar or related macros the same hot key and then selecting the desired macro with a further keystroke based on the now visible palette. | ||
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| Any Macro Group can be configured to display as a palette. Since Macro Groups can be configured to be active _only_ in specific applications, you can design Macro Group to display its palette only when a specific application(s) is frontmost. | Any Macro Group can be configured to display as a palette. Since Macro Groups can be configured to be active _only_ in specific applications, you can design Macro Group to display its palette only when a specific application(s) is frontmost. | ||
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| + | {{:manual:macro-group-palette-km9.png?nolink|}} | ||
| See [[:Macro_Groups#Setup_Criteria_Advanced|Macro Group Setup Criteria (Advanced)]] for the various options for displaying palettes. | See [[:Macro_Groups#Setup_Criteria_Advanced|Macro Group Setup Criteria (Advanced)]] for the various options for displaying palettes. | ||
manual/Palettes.txt · Last modified: 2024/03/11 02:22 by peternlewis
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