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manual:Preferences [2019/06/25 03:11]
peternlewis [Editor]
manual:Preferences [2020/02/25 23:43]
peternlewis AlwaysRecordAbsoluteClicks
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 defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine ExcludeMultipleImageFlavors -bool NO defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine ExcludeMultipleImageFlavors -bool NO
 </​code>​ </​code>​
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 ==== Engine ==== ==== Engine ====
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 <code bash> <code bash>
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine ​TypedStringResetWithShiftSpace ​-bool NO+defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine ​TypedStringClearWithShiftSpace ​-bool NO
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 Note: you can option click the Record button to avoid the delay. 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: 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 defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine DisplayLargeTextDisplayPeriod -float 5.0
 </​code>​ </​code>​
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-You can configure a custom palette theme color style with: 
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-<code bash> 
-defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine CustomPaletteTheme -string "​0,​90,​74,​ 110,90,74, 256,​90,​74"​ 
-</​code>​ 
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-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: 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. 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.
manual/Preferences.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/07 00:14 by peternlewis