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manual:Preferences [2018/03/22 00:56]
peternlewis 8.2
manual:Preferences [2019/06/20 22:35]
peternlewis [Variables Preferences]
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 * Show or hide the [[Applications_Palette|Applications Palette]]. * Show or hide the [[Applications_Palette|Applications Palette]].
 * configure whether to detect clipboards that resemble passwords and obscure them. * configure whether to detect clipboards that resemble passwords and obscure them.
 +* configure the light/dark appearance (v9.0+, OS X 10.14+).
 * configure the default text size used in various places. * configure the default text size used in various places.
 * configure whether and how to show the status menu. * configure whether and how to show the status menu.
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 In the [[Windows#​Preferences_Variables_Pane|Variables preference pane]] you can add and remove variables and see and change their values. In the [[Windows#​Preferences_Variables_Pane|Variables preference pane]] you can add and remove variables and see and change their values.
  
 +You do not need to create variables, just using them and giving them a value is all that is required for them to spring into existence. ​ You can also inspect variables and other values in the [[Windows#​Value_Inspector_Window |Value Inspector]].
 ===== Excluded Preferences ===== ===== Excluded Preferences =====
  
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 <code bash> <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine LooksLikePassword "​^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$"​ +defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine LooksLikePassword ​-string ​"​^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$"​ 
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine LooksLikeNotPassword "​^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$"​+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine LooksLikeNotPassword ​-string ​"​^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$"​
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 <code bash> <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine OSAScriptCommand "/​usr/​bin/​arch -i386 /​usr/​bin/​osascript"​+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine OSAScriptCommand ​-string ​"/​usr/​bin/​arch -i386 /​usr/​bin/​osascript"​
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 <code bash> <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine AppleScriptSafariBundleID "​com.apple.SafariTechnologyPreview"​ +defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine AppleScriptSafariBundleID ​-string ​"​com.apple.SafariTechnologyPreview"​ 
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine BrowserSafariName "​Safari Tech"+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine BrowserSafariName ​-string ​"​Safari Tech"
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 <code bash> <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine AppleScriptSafariName "​com.apple.Safari"​+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine AppleScriptSafariName ​-string ​"​com.apple.Safari"​
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 <code bash> <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine AppleScriptGoogleChromeBundleID "​com.google.Chrome.canary"​ +defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine AppleScriptGoogleChromeBundleID ​-string ​"​com.google.Chrome.canary"​ 
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine BrowserGoogleChromeName "​Chrome Canary"​+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine BrowserGoogleChromeName ​-string ​"​Chrome Canary"​
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 <code bash> <code bash>
 defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine TypedStringClearTime -float 5.0 defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine TypedStringClearTime -float 5.0
 +</​code>​
 +
 +You can set the maximum key down trigger time for Hot Key triggers (default 10 seconds)
 +
 +<code bash>
 +defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine MaxKeyRepeatTime -float 10.0
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 <code bash> <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine CustomPaletteTheme "​0,​90,​74,​ 110,90,74, 256,​90,​74"​+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine CustomPaletteTheme ​-string ​"​0,​90,​74,​ 110,90,74, 256,​90,​74"​
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 <code bash> <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.editor FavoritesDisplayName "​Favourites"​+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.editor FavoritesDisplayName ​-string ​"​Favourites"​
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 <code bash> <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine WebKitDeveloperExtras ​TRUE+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine WebKitDeveloperExtras ​-bool YES
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
 Then you can control-click on elements and use Inspect Element and get an inspector window, including a Console tab. Then you can control-click on elements and use Inspect Element and get an inspector window, including a Console tab.
manual/Preferences.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/07 00:14 by peternlewis