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--- manual:Preferences [2020/08/17 21:11]
JMichaelTX [Engine] ADD commands to restore Google Chrome. Add TOC
+++ manual:Preferences [2020/08/17 21:53]
JMichaelTX [Chrome Browser Used in Actions & Tokens]
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 You can also add and remove applications from the clipboard history exclusion list.  When an excluded application is at the front, Keyboard Maestro will not automatically record the clipboard history each time it changes.  It will still read the current System Clipboard if you explicitly ask for it in a macro or open the Clipboard History Switcher.
-===== Other Hidden Preferences =====
+===== Preferences Set by Command Line =====
 You can configure various preferences using defaults write from the Mac OS X Terminal.  Some preferences will take effect immediately, but others may require the editor or engine to be relaunched.
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 </code>
-==== AppleScript ====
+==== AppleScript OSA Command ====
 You can set the command line tool that is used to execute AppleScripts
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 ==== Safari Browser Used in Actions & Tokens ====
-You can set the AppleScript name of the Safari application, as well as the name of the Safari browser shown in applications:
+**Change which Safari-based Browser will be targeted by the "Safari" Actions, Tokens, and Functions.**
+These preferences change AppleScript Application name that is used to control the respective browser in the form of CODE{{{tell application "<browser name>"}}}.  Note that the Safari browser must still behave like Safari, and the Chrome browser must behave like Chrome, or the actions will not work.  Do not bother trying to set them to Firefox or something like that as it will not work.  All this allows you to do is select a specific version of Safari or Chrome respectively.
+You can Safari-based Browser targeted in Actions, etc, as well as the name of the Safari browser shown in applications:
 <code bash>
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 ==== Chrome Browser Used in Actions & Tokens ====
+**Change which Chrome-based Browser will be targeted by the various Keyboard Maestro "[[token:ChromeTitle|Chrome Related]]" Actions, Tokens, and Functions.**
+:!: Note:  By using the [[token:FrontBrowserTitle|FrontBrowser Related]] Tokens, Actions, and Functions, you may not need to change the below.  Just use these _FrontBrowser_ entities and whatever Browser is currently (or most recently) frontmost will be targeted.  This includes all Safari-based Browsers and Chrome-based Browsers.
 <code bash>
+# ~~~ For Brave Browser ~~~
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine AppleScriptGoogleChromeBundleID -string "com.brave.Browser"
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine BrowserGoogleChromeName -string "Brave Browser"
+# ~~~For Chrome Canary ~~~
 defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine AppleScriptGoogleChromeBundleID -string "com.google.Chrome.canary"
 defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine BrowserGoogleChromeName -string "Chrome Canary"
 </code>
-To restore the defaults back to use Google Chrome, just delete the preferences:
+**To restore the defaults** back to use Google Chrome, just delete the preferences:
 <code bash>
+# ~~~ Restore to Google Chrome ~~~
 defaults delete com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine AppleScriptGoogleChromeBundleID
 defaults delete com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine BrowserGoogleChromeName
 </code>
-The AppleScript name is used in AppleScript's which control the respective browser in the form of CODE{{{tell app "<browser name>"}}}.  Note that the Safari browser must still behave like Safari, and the Chrome browser must behave like Chrome, or the actions will not work.  Do not bother trying to set them to Firefox or something like that as it will not work.  All this allows you to do is select a specific version of Safari or Chrome respectively.
 ==== Engine Animation ====

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