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--- manual:Preferences [2019/06/25 00:44]
peternlewis
+++ manual:Preferences [2020/02/25 23:43]
peternlewis AlwaysRecordAbsoluteClicks
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 defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.editor DisableAnimation -bool YES
 </code>
+You can configure the fonts used for the various action text views with:
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.editor Font-Normal -string "Monaco"
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.editor Font-Shell -string "USER"
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.editor Font-AppleScript -string "FIXED"
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.editor Font-JavaScript -string "SYSTEM"
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.editor Font-Swift -string "Times"
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.editor Font-HTML -string "Courier:25"
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.editor Font-JSON -string "Marker Felt:10"
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.editor Font-Comment -string "Palatino:20"
+</code>
+The value of this field can be one of “USER”, “FIXED” or “SYSTEM” (for the default user, fixed and system fonts), or a font name.  This can optionally be followed by a colon and the point size.  The default point size is 13.  The font size is scaled based on the Large Text setting, and this size is used for the //Normal// setting.
 ==== Clipboard ====
@@ Line 146: / Line 162: @@
 </code>
-You can set the maximum position of concealed (password) items in the clipboard history (default 10)
+You can set the maximum clipboard flavor size (default 100MB)
 <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine MaxConcealedPosition -int 10
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine ClipboardFlavorMaximumSize -int 100000000
 </code>
-You can set the maximum clipboard flavor size (default 100MB)
+You can set the maximum position of concealed (password) items in the clipboard history (default 10)
 <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine ClipboardFlavorMaximumSize -int 100000000
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine MaxConcealedPosition -int 10
 </code>
@@ Line 163: / Line 179: @@
 defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine LooksLikePassword -string "^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$"
 defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine LooksLikeNotPassword -string "^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$"
+</code>
+Microsoft applications include a PDF flavor with every copy, and starting up the PDF rendering engine is slow, making the first copy after launching a Microsoft application.  Keyboard Maestro (v9.0+) excludes PDF flavors from clipboards copied in Microsoft applications by default, but you can turn this off with:
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine ExcludeMicrosoftPDFFlavor -bool NO
+</code>
+Microsoft applications also include flavors for every possible image format with every copy.  Keyboard Maestro (v9.0+) excludes secondary image flavors like BMP when there is a PNG or TIFF flavor available.  You can turn this off with:
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine ExcludeMultipleImageFlavors -bool NO
 </code>
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 <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine TypedStringResetWithShiftSpace -bool NO
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine TypedStringClearWithShiftSpace -bool NO
 </code>
@@ Line 217: / Line 245: @@
 <code bash>
 defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine TypedStringClearTime -float 5.0
+</code>
+You can force Keyboard Maestro to simulate keystrokes only as Unicode characters, rather than typing them as you would on the keyboard
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine ForceInsertTextByTypingToUseUnicode -bool YES
 </code>
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 Note: you can option click the Record button to avoid the delay.
+You can have all recorded clicks recorded in absolute coordinates by default with:
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine AlwaysRecordAbsoluteClicks -bool YEA
+</code>
+By default, clicks are recorded relative to the front window, if that window has remained the front window and retained its size and position for some time.  Note that for a short time after recording, you can change the relative field in the action, and the values will update to appropriate values.
 You can have the conflict palette use sequential hot keys from the first letter with:
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 defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine DisplayLargeTextDisplayPeriod -float 5.0
 </code>
-You can configure a custom palette theme color style with:
-<code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine CustomPaletteTheme -string "0,90,74, 110,90,74, 256,90,74"
-</code>
-The style includes 3 or 6 HSB colors (being background, text, highlighted letter, selected background, selected text, selected highlight letter) each specified as hue,saturation,brightness.  The background brightness is dropped by 33%, but if there are only three colors, then the selected background color is the background without the 33% drop.  You can select the Custom style in the Theme Editor.
 By default recorded clicks do not restore the mouse location, but you can change that with:
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 Then you can control-click on elements and use Inspect Element and get an inspector window, including a Console tab.
+==== Custom Palette Theme ====
+You can configure a custom palette theme color style with:
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine CustomPaletteTheme -string "0,90,74, 110,90,74, 256,90,74"
+</code>
+The style includes 3 or 6 HSB colors (being background, text, highlighted letter, selected background, selected text, selected highlight letter) each specified as hue,saturation,brightness.  The background brightness is dropped by 33%, but if there are only three colors, then the selected background color is the background without the 33% drop.  You can select the Custom style in the Theme Editor.
+Alternatively (v9.0+), you can specify the theme using JSON and including all the details for the theme including optional gradients.  The format is:
+    {
+        "IncludeTexture":<BOOLEAN>,
+        "TitleBackground":<COLORorGRADIENT>,
+        "TitleBorder":<COLORorGRADIENT>,
+        "BodyBackground":<COLORorGRADIENT>,
+        "BodyBackgroundSelected":<COLORorGRADIENT>,
+        "Frame":<COLOR>,
+        "TitleText":<COLOR>,
+        "Text":<COLOR>,
+        "TextHighlighted":<COLOR>,
+        "TextSelected":<COLOR>,
+        "TextSelectedHighlighted":<COLOR>,
+    }
+^ Type ^ Value ^
+| <BOOLEAN> | “true” or “false” |
+| <COLOR> | an array of three numbers, being hue (0-360), saturation (0-100), and brightness (0-100) |
+| <COLORorGRADIENT> | either a <COLOR> or a dictionary {"c1":<COLOR>, "c2":<COLOR>, "angle":<0-360>} |
+IncludeTexture specifies whether Keyboard Maestro includes the subtle mottling texture on the main background.
+For example:
+	defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine CustomPaletteTheme -string '{
+	"IncludeTexture":false,
+	"TitleBackground":{"c1" : [180,30,53], "c2" : [180,30,40], "angle":270},
+	"TitleBorder":[180,30,40],
+	"BodyBackground":{"c1" : [180,30,50], "c2" : [180,30,38], "angle":270},
+	"BodyBackgroundSelected":[180,30,60],
+	"Frame":[180,30,40],
+	"TitleText":[180,40,92],
+	"Text":[180,40,92],
+	"TextHighlighted":[180,40,70],
+	"TextSelected":[180,40,98],
+	"TextSelectedHighlighted":[180,40,75],
+	}'
+NoteL the “-string” is important - otherwise the `defaults` command will interpret the JSON itself and that will not work.

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