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--- manual:Whats_New [2023/10/30 04:28] – [Editor] peternlewis
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 Keyboard~~Maestro~~11 expands on the powerful base of previous versions, improving the editor, adding many new actions and triggers, New Macro Wizard, a new Security preference pane, a keyboardmaestro command line tool, support for Apple Text Recognition, and more. Keyboard~~Maestro~~11 requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later.
+==== Changed in 11.1.1 ====
+* Fixed an issue with the [[manual:Application_Switcher|Application Switcher]] not progressing with multiple option/control-Tab presses in Tahoe and later.
+* Corrected spelling of Asynchronously in [[action:Play_Sound|Play Sound]] action.
+==== Changed in 11.1 ====
+* Support [[action:OCR_Screen|Apple Text Recognition OCR]] in additional languages, including various European languages, Cantonese, Chinese, and Automatic Detection.
+* Respect SF Symbols aspect ratios when drawing SF Symbol based icons.
+* Added option to disable Dimming Hidden applications in [[manual:Application_Switcher|Application Switcher]].
+* Resolved an issue with not scrolling to selected actions.
+* [[action:Trigger_Macro_by_Name|Trigger Macro by Name]] sort order honours sorting characters.
+* Adjusted the [[function:PIXEL|PIXEL]] function to return Calibrated RGB and White color spaces.
+* Added AppleScript `use count` property of macros.
+* Added support for [[action:Set_Next_Engine_Window_Position|Set Next Engine Window Position]] action and [[token:LastWindowID|%LastWindowID%]] token to [[manual:Clipboard_History_Switcher|Clipboard History Switcher]]. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/system-clipboard-positioning/51390/10))
+* Work around Tahoe’s obscession with squircles.
+* Really default new [[action:OCR_Screen|OCR]] actions to Apple Text Recognition in 10.15+
+* Fixed an issue with popup menu text extending beyond the edge of the action.
+* Fixed `Save to File` option in editor to show as Token field.
+* Fixed erroneous swapping of action names involving Environment Variables and Variables. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-to-remove-trailing-newline-from-long-text/41035/3))
+* Fixed a drawing issue with the field type indicators.
+* Stop Tahoe from autofilling One Time Codes in text fields.
+* Corrected the type of fields in the [[action:Set_Audio_Device|Audio Device]] actions.
+* Fixed dragging of files in the [[action:Split_Path|Split Path]] action.
+* Fixed text display of [[condition:Typed_String|Typed String]] condition.
+* Fixed hidden preferences with colour settings that included alphas.
+* Fixed `Command Escape` in Tahoe not closing the [[manual:Application_Switcher|Application Switcher]].
+* Fixed search not matching [[action:Display_Progress|Display Progress]] progress field.
+* Add raw [[trigger:Typed_String|Typed String]] trigger as searchable. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/engine-log-how-do-i-find-action-number-in-my-list-of-actions/51643/11))
+* Fixed clipboard information not matching in the [[action:Display_Clipboard|Display Clipboard]] action.
+* Worked around an issue with four-byte unicode typing that could cause problems for other applications.
+* Fixed [[token:ScreenResolution|%ScreenResolution[s]%All%]] tokens. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/bug-screenresolution-s-all-returns-nothing/51627))
+==== Changed in 11.0.4 ====
+* Added display to [[action:Switch_or_Case|Switch/Case]] actions to indicate which entries are true/would execute currently.
+* Adjusted [[action:Set_Variable_to_Calculation|Set Variable to Calculation]] format to be a token text filed. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/increment-variable-maintain-padding/38243))
+* Show Macro Group name when multiple macros from the same group are displayed in the Macro Inspector. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/macro-inspector/39737))
+* Support Apple Text Recognition in [[condition:OCR|OCR]] condition. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/unexpected-inconsistency-in-ocr/37630))
+* Default to Apple Text Recognition in OCR [[action:OCR_Image|action]]/[[condition:OCR|conditions]] in 10.15+.
+* Added Tool Tips for [[manual:Macro_Debugger|Macro Debugger]] window. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/debugger-please-add-tooltips/37484))
+* Ensure all export default names are consistent.
+* Added `com.microsoft.ShadowWorkbook` to clipboard flavor exclusion list.
+* Removed animation of some lists because of performance issues in modern macOS.
+* Re-enable `exists` condition for [[condition:Environment_Variable|Environment Variable]] condition.
+* Added warning if you use `document.kmvar` in a script when in modern syntax. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/warning-for-execute-javascript-action-with-modern-syntax-using-document-kmvar-variable/37621))
+* Allow Environment Variable values as script input.
+* Added display name for Menu/Application key.
+* Return true for `has image` condition when the clipboard contains an image reference. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/macro-paste-text-unformatted-from-copied-text-or-image/38213))
+* Display Mouse lock time now honours hidden preference. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/countdown-delay-for-setting-mouse-pointer-coordinates/40347/9))
+* Fixed Macro Library Clipboard Filter Rotate 180° to actually Rotate 180°.
+* Fixed an issue with [[condition:OCR|OCR]], [[condition:Found_Image|Found Image]] and [[condition:Script|Script]] conditions not being searchable.
+* Fixed an issue with [[trigger:Subroutine|Subroutine]] trigger not being searchable.
+* Fixed a possible bug in Engine Window details.
+* Fixed an issue with [[action:Filter|Filter]] HTML List.
+* Fixed an issue with search highlighting triggers. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/found-another-bug-in-the-editors-search/37583))
+* Fixed an issue with some icon displays in Sonoma and later.
+* Fixed an issue with the [[action:Prompt_With_List|Prompt With List]] action not being canceled in all cases when Cancel All Macros is used. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/some-actions-dont-cancel-if-their-parent-macro-is-cancelled/37445))
+* Fixed an issue with the [[condition:Typed_String|Typed String]] condition. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/typed-string-condition-failing-to-detect-title-case-v11-0-3/37942))
+* Fixed incorrect trigger value for [[trigger:USB_Device_Key|USB Device Key]] Control keys. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/bug-control-key-wrongfully-returnes-by-the-triggervalue-as-enter-symbol/39100))
+* Fixed Select Macros Column menu item not being disabled when the column is selected. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/enabled-state-of-menu-item-view-select-macros-column/39516))
+==== Changed in 11.0.3 ====
+* Support dragging a file on to the File Selection button in the Write to File action. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/dragging-file-to-purple-folder-doesnt-get-the-path/34084))
+* Added the SelectMenuByNameText token. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-to-get-last-selected-menu-item/35954/14))
+* Corrected %LongSystemVersion% token to %SystemLongVersion%. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/km-11-token-systemlongversion-not-giving-a-result/34830))
+* Worked around a bug in NSRegularExpression erroneously setting NSMatchingHitEnd. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/find-and-replace-with-regex-doesnt-find-every-occurrence/35137))
+* Worked around an issue with [[action:Open_the_Finder_Selection|Open the Finder Selection]] action. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/the-application-cant-be-opened/34974))
+* Remove `exists` condition for [[condition:Variable|Variable]] condition which has no single meaning.
+* Resolved a crash if you enter percent characters in USB Device or [[trigger:Mounted_Volume|Mounted Volume]] trigger names.
+* Fixed [[action:Manipulate_a_Window|Manipulate a Window]] action not working on multiple windows when it should have.
+* Fixed an issue with [[trigger:Focused_Window|Focused Window Titled Changed]] trigger on activation. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/focused-window-title-changes-trigger-gets-triggered-upon-group-activation/35128))
+* Fixed an issue with displaying some forms of styled text. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/named-clipboards-how-to-change-font-and-background-color-font-type-size-etc/36116))
+* Fixed an issue where the Active Macro Groups palette could be incorrect.
+* Fixed a possible issue with [[action:New_Google_Chrome_Window|New Google Chrome Window]] action putting the URL in the old window.
+* Fixed an issue where modifiers could be added to the search field if it was the focussed field when the editor activated. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/keyboard-maestro-editor-unintentionally-inserting-modifiers-in-to-search-field/34463))
+* Tried again to resolve issues with non-integer refresh rates and the [[action:Set_Screen_Resolution|Set Screen Resolution]] action.
+==== Changed in 11.0.2 ====
+* Resolved an issue [[action:Display_Text|Display Large Text]] action stealing focus in Sonoma.
+* Worked around an issue when setting window position and size when the system is animating the changes and gets confused.
+* Fixed the [[action:Alert|Alert]] action to honor the [[action:Set_Next_Engine_Window_Position|Set Next Engine Window Position]] action. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/possible-bug-the-alert-window-does-not-respond-to-the-set-next-engine-window-action/33870))
+* Resolved an issue with keys in the status menu not being handled for a period of time after the Status Menu is opened.
+* Resolved an issue with [[action:Set_Variable_to_Text|Set Variable to Text]] action and arrays within tokens. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/bug-version-11-set-variable-to-text-variable-name-by-indirection-variable-name-from-array-with-custom-delimiter/33934))
+* [[action:Set_Variable_to_Text|Set Variable to Text]] action will error if it is setting an indexed element and the index is out of range. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-to-write-to-a-position-in-an-array-variable/25702/7))
+* Resolved a performance issue with the [[token:FrontDocumentPath|%FrontDocumentPath%]] token in the editor.
+* Possibly resolved an issue with [[trigger:USB_Device_Key|USB Device Key]] triggers when lots of 0 packets are sent by the device.
+* Fixed an issue with the non-edit display of OCR languages.
+* Fixed an issue with non-integer screen refresh rates.
+==== Changed in 11.0.1 ====
+* Request Calendar permission when using the [[action:Create_Calendar_Event|Create Calendar Event]] action.
+* Fixed an issue with [[action:Press_a_Button|Press a Button]] and other actions when it fails but does not abort the macro.
+* Fixed some issues with the [[action:Select_Menu_by_Name|Select Menu by Name]] action.
+* Fixed [[action:Search_and_Replace|Search and Replace]] action to fail when the source cannot be read.
+* Mitigate issue with 1Password corrupted bookmarks causing a crash/lag.
+* Fixed an issue with [[action:Show_Palette_of_Macros|Show Palette of Macros]] action not using the default theme initially. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/palettes-all-changed-with-v11/33685))
+* Fixed the [[token:TriggerBase|%TriggerBase%]] token for the Periodic, Time of Day and other triggers. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/possible-bug-periodic-trigger-s-triggerbase-value-has-changed-in-km11/33607))
+* Fixed an issue with [[token:FinderSelections|%FinderSelections%]] and other tokens on pre-Ventura systems.
+* Added a TokenTimeout and ForceSynchronousTokens preference. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/possible-bug-finderselections-token-returns-inaccurate-results-when-selecting-large-number-of-items/33713))
+* Fixed some false positives with modifier only [[trigger:Typed_String|Typed String]] triggers.
+* Fixed an issue with [[action:Find_Image_on_Screen|Find Image]] & [[action:Move_or_Click_Mouse|Click Mouse With Found Image]] actions when Waiting For Match.
+* Resolved an issue with the macro group Toggle window stealing focus in Sonoma.
+* Fixed a possible issue with some [[trigger:Wireless_Network|Wireless Network]] trigger names.
+* Fixed a minor issue with the non-Edit display of Smart Groups.
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