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| ====== What’s New? ====== | ====== What’s New? ====== | ||
| - | Keyboard~~Maestro~~9 expands on the powerful base of previous versions, adding Dark Mode, multiple editor windows, and support for OCR and JSON, together with lots of new actions and additions. Keyboard~~Maestro~~9 requires OS X 10.11.0 El Capitan or later. | + | 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. |
| - | ==== Major Changes ==== | + | ==== Changed in 11.0.2 ==== |
| - | * Support multiple editor windows. | + | * Resolved an issue [[action:Display_Text|Display Large Text]] action stealing focus in Sonoma. |
| - | * Support Dark Mode (requires 10.14+). | + | * Worked around an issue when setting window position and size when the system is animating the changes and gets confused. |
| - | * Added JSON support. | + | * 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)) |
| - | * Added OCR support. | + | * Resolved an issue with keys in the status menu not being handled for a period of time after the Status Menu is opened. |
| - | * Added extended Regex support. | + | * 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)) |
| - | * Added support for Stream Deck. | + | * [[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)) |
| - | * Hardened Runtime. Notarized. | + | * Resolved a performance issue with the [[token:FrontDocumentPath|%FrontDocumentPath%]] token in the editor. |
| - | * Requires OS X 10.11 El Capitan or later. | + | * 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. | ||
| - | ==== Dark Mode ==== | + | ==== Changed in 11.0.1 ==== |
| - | * Support Dark Mode (requires 10.14+). | + | * Request Calendar permission when using the [[action:Create_Calendar_Event|Create Calendar Event]] action. |
| - | * Added Dark Mode preference (System, Light or Dark) (requires 10.14+). | + | * Fixed an issue with [[action:Press_a_Button|Press a Button]] and other actions when it fails but does not abort the macro. |
| - | * Added Set/Toggle System Dark Mode actions (requires 10.14+). | + | * Fixed some issues with the [[action:Select_Menu_by_Name|Select Menu by Name]] action. |
| - | * Added Set/Toggle Keyboard Maestro Dark Mode actions (requires 10.14+). | + | * Fixed [[action:Search_and_Replace|Search and Replace]] action to fail when the source cannot be read. |
| - | * Added [[function:DARKMODE|DARKMODE]] and [[function:KMDARKMODE|KMDARKMODE]] | + | * Mitigate issue with 1Password corrupted bookmarks causing a crash/lag. |
| - | functions (requires 10.14+). | + | * 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)) | |
| - | ==== JSON ==== | + | * 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)) | |
| - | * Added Set JSON Value action. | + | * Fixed some false positives with modifier only [[trigger:Typed_String|Typed String]] triggers. |
| - | * Added Set Variables to JSON action. | + | * 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. |
| - | * Added Set Dictionary to JSON action. | + | * Resolved an issue with the macro group Toggle window stealing focus in Sonoma. |
| - | * Added %JSONValue%VarName[2+3].field.{%FieldName%}% token (and Pretty and Strict variants). | + | * Fixed a possible issue with some [[trigger:Wireless_Network|Wireless Network]] trigger names. |
| - | * Added %JSONFromVariables%Prefix% token (and Pretty and Strict variants). | + | * Fixed a minor issue with the non-Edit display of Smart Groups. |
| - | * Added %JSONFromDictionary%Dictionary% token (and Pretty and Strict variants). | + | |
| - | * Added JSONVALUE(VarName[2+3].field.{%Variable%FieldName%}) function. | + | |
| - | * Added JSON Keys collection. | + | |
| - | * Added context sensitive COUNT() function within JSON array accesses. | + | |
| - | * Added filter to JSON Compact and JSON Pretty. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ==== Stream Deck ==== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | * Added Stream Deck Plug In. | + | |
| - | * Added Stream Deck Plug In to USB Device Key trigger. | + | |
| - | * Added Stream Deck Set Title action. | + | |
| - | * Added Stream Deck Set Image action. | + | |
| - | * Added Stream Deck Show OK action. | + | |
| - | * Added Stream Deck Show Alert action. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ==== Extended Regex ==== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | * Support \U, \u, \L, \l and \E in token fields including Search & Replace fields. | + | |
| - | * Support named capture groups (${name}) in regular expression replacement fields (10.13+). | + | |
| ==== Editor ==== | ==== Editor ==== | ||
| - | * Support multiple editor windows. | + | * Added New Macro Wizard to quickly make new macros. |
| - | * Support for Increased Contrast. | + | * Added Security [[manual:Preferences|preference pane]] to summarise the state and adjust the various system security settings. |
| - | * Support contextual menu in Macros column. | + | * Added [[manual:Macro_Groups|Macro Group]] synching option to Disable Macro Group on All Macs. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/request-new-group-creation-pref-disabled-on-this-mac-on-all-cpus/32698)) |
| - | * Support contextual menu in Macro Groups column. | + | * Report if macros that are deleted are in use by other macros. |
| - | * In the Insert Action/Token/Function by Name windows, Option-Double Click, and Option-Return open the wiki help. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/is-there-any-action-that-can-run-an-url-like-this/13071/6|forum]]) | + | * Added deprecated: [[manual:Search_Strings|search string]]. |
| - | * Dragging a folder in to a macro now creates an [[action:Open_a_File_Folder_or_Application| Open Folder]] action. | + | * Added action:1234 [[manual:Search_Strings|search string]]. |
| - | * Dragging a workflow into a macro now creates an [[action:Execute_an_Automator_Workflow|Execute an Automator Workflow]] action. | + | * Added word:wombat [[manual:Search_Strings|search string]]. |
| - | * Use VarName as the default variable name in more places. | + | * Show Click Location in Quick Look view of images in [[action:Move_or_Click_Mouse|Click at Found Image]] action (contstant offsets only). |
| - | * Changed “Import Macros Disabled…” menu name to “Import Macros Safely…” to avoid confusion. | + | * Added “Do Not Ask Again” option to Evaluate Conditions alert. |
| - | * Added a Sort Disabled Macros to Bottom option. | + | * Added link to wiki [[manual:Preferences|Preferences]] in the General preferences settings. |
| - | * Select from Recently Executed now focuses on Macros Column/Macro in non-Edit mode. | + | * Support inserting “¬” characters with option-Return in AppleScript script fields. |
| - | * Added macros to Spotlight index (requires 10.13+). ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-can-i-include-km-macros-in-my-macos-spotlight-searches/9805|forum]]) | + | * Support text completion for Path fields. |
| - | * Adjust macro name / trigger column resizing to allow for longer trigger names. | + | * Support `macros` in AppleScript smart groups. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-applescript-parity-between-macro-groups-and-smart-macro-groups/14602/4)) |
| - | * Better display of invalid calculations in the editor. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/request-change-behavior-of-km-editor-display-of-invalid-actions/11237|forum]]) | + | * Added warning if the Keyboard Maestro application is moved while it is running. ([link](https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/action/linkthru?applicationmoved)) |
| - | * No display of calculation errors in the editor if the issue is only that a Local or Instance variable has no value. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/request-change-behavior-of-km-editor-display-of-invalid-actions/11237|forum]]) | + | * Added Find button when deleting a named clipboard that is used by one or more macros. |
| - | * Large Text setting now affects resizable text views in actions. | + | * Added Move Action Up/Down menu items. |
| - | * Added hidden preferences to allow setting the font/size of text views in actions, including fixed width script fonts. | + | * Added support to [[action:Press_a_Button|Press a Button]] action to scan application windows for buttons. |
| - | * Added Toolbar labels to enhance accessibility. ([[https://mjtsai.com/blog/2019/05/22/mac-toolbar-labels-and-accessibility/|mjtsai]]) | + | * Default new [[action:Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Front_Browser|Execute a JavaScript]] actions to modern syntax. |
| - | * Enhanced the Interactive Help with further support for when a macro is triggered but not doing what you want. | + | * Added live results to the [[action:Search_and_Replace|Search and Replace]] action. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/action-live-result-display/3124)) |
| - | * Added detection of Mojave accessibility setting bugs to the Interactive Help system (sigh). | + | |
| ==== Engine ==== | ==== Engine ==== | ||
| - | * Added Display Layout Changed trigger. | + | * Added [[trigger:keyboardmaestro|keyboardmaestro]] command line tool for triggering or editing macros. |
| - | * Added Iconaholic Rotate status menu icon. | + | * Added modern JavaScript syntax mode. |
| - | * Added default Clipboard Filters group. | + | * Added support for limiting variables passed to scripts. |
| - | * Support sorting the Applications Palette by launch date. (Quinn) | + | * Added Apple Text Recognition to OCR options (macOS 10.15+). ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/apple-vision-ocr-instead-of-tessaract/24464)) |
| - | * Preserve DPI of images in image actions. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/problems-with-km-image-tools-retina-screens/6860|forum]]) | + | * Added Active Macro Groups palette to show which groups are active (available via the Help menu or the Status Menu). |
| - | * Add “real-time” recording mode. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/realtime-recording-and-playback-of-keys-and-mouse/12355|forum]]) | + | * Simplified `Paste "xyz"` submenu in the status menu to just display the text. |
| - | * Avoid copying as PDF in Microsoft apps (Microsoft apps are still slow on first copy while starting the RTF engine). | + | * Added an option to include macro icons in the status menu. |
| - | * Avoid copying many different image formats on the clipboard, only save TIFF and PNG formats. | + | * Added an option to include macro icons in the group status menus. |
| - | * Support “Place Under Mouse” in Clipboard History Switcher. | + | * AppleScript `do script` now returns results from the [[action:Return_from_Subroutine|Return]] action. |
| - | * Large Text setting now affects Quick Look and Display Text in Window plain text size. | + | * Execute Macro shortcut returns results from the [[action:Return_from_Subroutine|Return]] action. |
| - | * Support button keys with or without command keys in Prompt For User Input windows with no text fields. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t//9935|forum]]) | + | * Added Blue Topaz palette theme. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/custom-palette-style-colors/3516/28)) |
| - | * Added JavaScript in Front Browser script condition. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t//9912|forum]]) | + | * Request Screen Recording permission if the [[condition:Pixel|Pixel]] condition is used. |
| - | * Treat clipboard entries with file references to images as images. | + | * Request Contacts permission if the [[token:AddressBook|%AddressBook%]] token is used. |
| - | * Add Large Text Display period to the [[action:Set_Action_Delay|Set Action Delay]] action settings. | + | * Allow [[action:Create_Unique_File|Create Unique File]] action without an output variable to execute without error. |
| - | * Support the AppleScript “windows” property returning all the panel windows in the Engine. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/clipboard-history-switcher-window-remember-placement-or-move-via-macro-script/8110|forum]]) | + | * Improved detection and reporting of errors in [[actions:Browser_Actions|Browser Actions]]. |
| - | * Triggering a macro will not necessarily cancel a conflict palette or “for once” palette. This may change in the future. | + | * Use custom [[action:For_Each|For Each]] action name in Display Progress title. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/for-each-action-now-has-its-own-progress-bar-km10/26437/8)) |
| + | * Added an option to show only images in the [[manual:Clipboard_History_Switcher|Clipboard History Switcher]]. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/search-filter-images-only-in-clipboard-history-switcher/30123)) | ||
| + | * Support Command & Command-Shift Arrows in Spotlight-like windows. | ||
| + | * Support `\` processing in variable token array item separators (eg %Variable%Lines[3]\n%). | ||
| + | * Limit [[token:FrontBrowserJavaScript|%JavaScript%]] tokens maximum execution time to half a second. | ||
| + | * Support arbitrarily large numbers of files [[trigger:Dragged_File|dropped on a palette entry]]. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/increase-maximum-number-of-files-that-can-be-dropped-on-a-macro/31285)) | ||
| + | * Resolve symlinks for Applications (specifically this helps with the move of Safari in Ventura). | ||
| + | * Removed use of deprecated SecKeychainUnlock et al. | ||
| + | * Remove the "The text is" (and similar) from the Display Text windows. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/change-manipulate-the-title-of-the-display-text-in-window/32567/4)) | ||
| + | * Allow [[action:Prompt_for_User_Input|Prompt for User Input]] sliders to return decimals. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/slider-keeps-rounding-my-values-down/32936/2)) | ||
| - | ==== Themes ==== | + | ==== Triggers ==== |
| - | * Added Dark Mode palette theme. | + | * Added [[trigger:Space_Changed|Space Changed]] trigger. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-new-trigger-desktop-space-change/32640)) |
| - | * Added Mojave Night palette theme. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/custom-palette-style-colors/3516/12|forum]]) | + | * Added tapped only once/twice/3 times options to [[trigger:Hot_Key|Hot Key]] and [[trigger:USB_Device_Key|USB Device Key]] triggers. |
| - | * Added Blue Lagoon palette theme. | + | * Added support for modifiers in [[trigger:Typed_String|Typed String]] triggers (eg “em⇧” means e, m, tap the shift key). ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/suggestion-use-key-sequences-including-modifiers-to-trigger-macros/27093)) |
| - | * Added Blue Night palette theme. | + | |
| - | * Added Purple Dream palette theme. | + | |
| - | * Added Orange Light palette theme. | + | |
| - | * Added enhanced custom palette theme with gradient options. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/custom-palette-style-colors/3516/6|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Added an option to center or not center the text in palette themes. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/custom-palette-style-colors/3516/14|forum]]) | + | |
| - | ==== Clipboard Switcher ==== | + | ==== Actions ==== |
| - | * If multiple items are selected in the Clipboard Switcher, Command-C merges them into the system clipboard. | + | * Added [[action:Prompt_for_Snippet|Prompt for Snippet]] action. |
| - | * If multiple items are selected in the Clipboard Switcher, Command-V merges and then pastes them. | + | * Added [[action:Create_Calendar_Event|Create Calendar Event]] action (macOS 10.14+). |
| - | * If multiple images are selected, merging them creates a single larger image (horizontally or vertically, depending on the separator). | + | * Added [[action:Send_Pushover_Notification|Send Pushover Notification]] action. |
| - | * Added a contextual menu to select the Multiple Clipboard Separator. | + | * Added [[action:Set_Screen_Resolution|Set Screen Resolution]] action. |
| - | * If a single item is selected in the Clipboard History Switcher, command-C sets the system clipboard to it. | + | * Added [[action:Select_Menu_by_Name|Select Menu by Name]] action. |
| + | * Added [[action:Remove_Clipboard_Flavors|Remove Clipboard Flavors]] action. | ||
| + | * Added [[action:Set_Audio_Device|Set Audio Input/Output/Sound Effects Device]] actions. | ||
| + | * Added [[action:Mute_Audio_Device|Mute/Unmute Audio Device]] actions. | ||
| + | * Added [[action:Get_Location|Get Location]] action. | ||
| + | * Added option to [[action:Move_or_Click_Mouse|Click at Found Image]] action to wait for the image to appear. | ||
| + | * Added option to [[action:Find_Image_on_Screen|Find Image on Screen]] action to wait for the image to appear. | ||
| + | * Added Progress Bar option to [[action:Group|Group]] action. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/for-each-action-now-has-its-own-progress-bar-km10/26437/12)) | ||
| + | * Added Progress Bar option to [[action:Repeat|Repeat]] action. | ||
| + | * Added support for other kinds of behaviours (eg showing a menu) to the [[action:Press_a_Button|Press a Button]] action. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-work-with-mini-menus-not-the-menu-bar/10853/2)) | ||
| + | * Added an optional HelpURL field to [[manual:Plug_In_Actions|Plug In Actions]]. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-support-for-proper-help-information-in-third-party-plugins/20285)) | ||
| + | * Added support to [[action:Set_JSON_Value|Set JSON Value]] action to delete dictionary or array entries by setting to `%Delete%`. | ||
| + | * Added explicit File Move and File Rename options to the [[action:Move_or_Rename_a_File|Move or Rename a File]] action. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/wiki-update-file-actions/11023)) | ||
| + | * Added Hide Other Applications, Bring All Windows to Front and Reopen Initial Windows options to [[action:Activate_a_Specific_Application|Activate a Specific Application]] action when already at front. | ||
| + | * Added an option to reduce the CPU usage of [[action:Pause_Until|Pause Until]] actions for long running pauses. | ||
| + | * Support [[action:Set_Variable_to_Text|Set Variable to Text]] action setting array elements of a variable. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-to-loop-through-array-variable/13498/3)) | ||
| + | * Added configurable themes for [[action:Show_Palette_of_Macros|Show Palette of Macros]] action. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-to-have-multiple-conflict-palette-styles/29239)) | ||
| + | * Added option to [[manual:Applications_Palette|Applications Palette]] to default to Hide Others when switching. | ||
| + | * Added option to [[action:Apply_Modifiers_to_a_Specific_Application|Apply Modifiers to Application]] action to default to Hide Others when switching. | ||
| + | * Add options for All Windows and Reopen Windows to [[action:Activate_Last_Application|Activate Last Application]] action. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/is-there-a-km-action-equivalent-to-btt-switch-to-previous-window/31917/25)) | ||
| + | * Added File option to [[action:Stream_Deck_Set_Image|Stream Deck Set Image]] action. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/stream-deck-set-the-image-to-a-file-like-found-image-works/22619)) | ||
| + | * Support Save to File as an output option to the [[action:Get_a_URL|Get a URL]], [[action:Execute_a_Shell_Script|Execute Script]]/[[action:Execute_Shortcut|Shortcut]], and [[action:Plug_In|Plug In]] actions. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/copying-an-image-from-a-web-page-into-clipboard-having-some-issues-best-approach/30527/6)) | ||
| + | * Support saving images to Clipboard/File in a variety of formats for [[action:Get_a_URL|Get a URL]], [[action:Execute_a_Shell_Script|Execute Script]]/[[action:Execute_Shortcut|Shortcut]], and [[action:Plug_In|Plug In]] actions. | ||
| + | * Adjusted [[action:Hide_Front_Application|Hide Front Application]] action to wait for the application to no longer be active before proceeding. | ||
| + | * Adjusted [[action:Quit_a_Specific_Application|Quit Application]] (et al) actions to wait for the application to terminate (or relaunch). | ||
| - | ==== Actions ==== | + | ==== Conditions ==== |
| - | * Added OCR (Optical Character Recognition) action for screen and images. | + | * Add a [[condition:File_Attribute|File Attribute]] condition. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-prevent-an-action-from-working-under-certain-conditions/24333)) |
| - | * Added OCR condition for screen and images. | + | * Added [[condition:Macro|Macro is Executing]] condition condition. |
| - | * Added Set Desktop Image action. | + | |
| - | * Add Cancel a Specific Macro action. | + | |
| - | * Added Append/Prepend to Variable actions. | + | |
| - | * Added Set Clipboard to Image action. | + | |
| - | * Added Set Clipboard to File Reference action. | + | |
| - | * Added Append Text to Variable option for various outputs (eg Execute Script output). | + | |
| - | * Added Show/Hide/Toggle Applications Palette action. | + | |
| - | * Updated Open 1Password action to work with 1Password 7.3+. | + | |
| - | * Added URL selction to Open 1Password action (requires 1Password 7.3+). | + | |
| - | * Added Display Name option to Filter and Get File Attribute. | + | |
| - | * Added modifiers to Simulate the Hardware Key action. | + | |
| - | * Added Small Increase/Decrease System Sound Volume actions. | + | |
| - | * Added Small Increase/Decrease System Brightness actions. | + | |
| - | * Add clipboard and file options to Find Image action. | + | |
| - | * Add clipboard and file options to Click at Found Image action. | + | |
| - | * Add clipboard and file options to Found Images collection and condition. | + | |
| - | * Added bottom to top and right to left options for Found Images collection. | + | |
| - | * Added image selection (eg “rightmost”) options to Find Image action. | + | |
| - | * Added non-unique image selection (eg “rightmost”) options to Click at Found Image action. | + | |
| - | * Added %ApplicationPath%1% token. | + | |
| - | * Added “All”, “Foreground”, “Background” options to Application tokens. | + | |
| - | * Added “All” option to Window and Screen tokens. | + | |
| - | * Added %ExecutingInstance% token representing the current execution instance. | + | |
| - | * Added %ExecutingInstances% listing the current execution instances. | + | |
| - | * Added %ExecutingInstanceName%instance% giving the name of a specific instance. | + | |
| - | * Added %FrontBrowser%, %FrontBrowserBundleID% and %FrontBrowserPath% tokens. | + | |
| - | * Added HEX, OCT, and BIN functions. | + | |
| - | * Added DIV operator. | + | |
| - | * Support two-parameter variants of RANDOM and RAND functions. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/random-negative-numbers/12561|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Support SCREENVISIBLE(VarName,…) when VarName is “Back”, etc ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/variables-in-move-and-resize-front-window/1560|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Support “Index” as a coordinate to the SCREEN and SCREENVISIBLE function. | + | |
| - | * Support Smart Groups in Trigger Macro By Name action. | + | |
| - | * Support Smart Groups in Show Palette of Macros action. | + | |
| - | * Added an option to select the units for the Pause action. | + | |
| - | * Added screen selection menu options for second, third, external, internal, etc in various actions. | + | |
| - | * Added an option to not sort entires in the Prompt With List action. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-sorting-options-in-prompt-with-list-action/8579|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Added an option to set the title of the Prompt For File action. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-add-titles-to-all-km8-prompts/8423|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Added an option to set the initial directory of the Prompt For File action. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/default-folder-location-for-prompt-for-file-action/8782|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Added a parameter option to the Get a URL action. | + | |
| - | * Added a parameter option to the Remote Trigger action. | + | |
| - | * Added an option to the Open URL action to open the URL in the background. | + | |
| - | * Support token processing options in the various web browser actions. | + | |
| - | * Tokens that start with %Local or %Instance but that do not match an existing local/instance variable are assume to be empty variables. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/using-local-variable-token-without-the-variable-prefix/10893/7|forum]]) | + | |
| - | ==== Speed ==== | + | ==== Filters ==== |
| - | * Improved launch speed, especially with multiple editor windows. | + | * Added Sentence Case [[manual:Filters|filter]]. |
| - | * Improved speed displaying the All Macros group with large numbers of macros. | + | * Added Styled Text to/from RTF [[manual:Filters|filter]]. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/request-for-a-new-token-compositetextwidth/23344/15)) |
| - | * Improved Clipboard History display speed and memory usage with lots of large images. | + | * Adjusted the Word Count [[manual:Filters|filter]] so that “1.49” is one word. |
| - | * Improved Clipboard History save/load speed with lots of large images. | + | |
| - | * Improved Named Clipboard save/load speed with lots of large images. | + | |
| - | ==== Minor ==== | + | ==== Tokens ==== |
| - | * Added “web” and “website” as a search synonym for Open URL and Get URL actions. | + | * Added [[token:FrontBrowserWindowName|%Safari/Chrome/FrontBrowserWindowName%]] tokens. |
| - | * Added “load” and “save” as search synonyms for Read File and Write File actions. | + | * Added [[token:FrontBrowserVersion|%Safari/Chrome/FrontBrowserVersion/LongVersion%]] tokens. |
| - | * Added “create” and “directory” as search synonyms for New Folder action. | + | * Added [[token:FrontBrowserPath|%Safari/ChromeBundleID/Path/Name%]] tokens. |
| - | * Added “annotate” as search synonyms for Composite onto Image action. | + | * Added [[token:FrontDocumentPath|%FrontDocumentPath%]] token (thanks Chris!). ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/finding-the-file-path-for-the-front-document-in-the-front-application/7095)) |
| - | * Added “dialog” and “window” as search synonyms for Alert and Prompt for User Input actions. | + | * Added [[token:ApplicationVersion|%ApplicationVersion/LongVersion%]] tokens. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/31812)) |
| - | * Added “Insert Styled Text by Pasting” to action insertion lists. | + | * Added [[token:KeyboardMaestroVersion|%KeyboardMaestroVersion/LongVersion%]] tokens. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/31812)) |
| - | * Added hidden preference settings to configure the fonts in scripts, HTML, JSON and Comment actions. | + | * Added [[token:SystemVersion|%SystemVersion/LongVersion%]] tokens. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/31812)) |
| - | * Added options to match applications based on just Bundle ID (rather than Path & Bundle ID). | + | * Added [[token:LastAbortedActionID|%LastAbortedActionID%]] token. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/try-catch-would-love-to-get-more-details-in-tokens/25244/3)) |
| - | * Expanded hex character tokens to include emoji (eg %01F300%). | + | * Added [[token:OptionReturn|%OptionReturn%]] token (valid in Insert Text by Typing only). |
| - | * Adjusted Filter Percent Encode for URL to encode all non-alphanumeric characters. | + | * Added [[token:ScreenResolution|%ScreenResolution(s)%]] tokens. |
| - | * Adjusted Search the Web action to token expand the Title field. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/search-the-web-action-macro-name-as-background-text/13272|forum]]) | + | * Added [[token:AudioInputDevice|%AudioInputDevice(UID)%]] tokens. |
| - | * Default shell environment to UTF-8 if not explicitly set. | + | * Added [[token:AudioOutputDevice|%AudioOutputDevice(UID)%]] tokens. |
| - | * Changed Application Trigger to set TriggerValue to the path of the application. (may break macros) | + | * Added [[token:AudioSoundEffectsDevice|%AudioSoundEffectsDevice(UID)%]] tokens. |
| - | * Include Smart Groups in macro selector popup menu. | + | * Added [[token:AudioInputDevices|%AudioInputDevices%]] and [[token:AudioOutputDevices|%AudioOutputDevices%]] tokens. |
| - | * Trigger Macro by Name initial search now processes tokens. | + | * Added [[token:MusicPlayerState|%MusicPlayerState%]] token. |
| - | * Adjusted Comment action to enable automatic link detection. | + | * Added [[token:SystemClipboardFlavors|%SystemClipboardFlavors%]] token |
| - | * Adjusted Insert Styled text and Display Styled Text action to enable automatic link detection. | + | * Added [[token:PastClipboardFlavors|%PastClipboardFlavors%]] token |
| - | * Adjusted the palette displays slightly, de-bolded the content text and added some space. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/ui-palette-suggestion/13942|forum]]) | + | * Added [[token:NamedClipboardFlavors|%NamedClipboardFlavors%]] token |
| - | * Disabled Smart Copy/Paste in most text fields. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/wish-list-or-alternative-solution-insert-url-in-comment-action/13281|forum]]) | + | * Added [[token:TriggerClipboardFlavors|%TriggerClipboardFlavors%]] token |
| - | * Attempt to better support control over Smart Quote/Dash/Link Substitution/Detection. | + | * Adjusted the [[token:FinderSelection|%FinderSelection(s)%]] tokens to return the selected item, not the target of an alias/link. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/finderselections-with-symbolic-links/29015)) |
| - | * Detect AppleScript errors and abort/fail the Execute AppleScript action. (may break macros) | + | |
| - | * Detect Shell script errors and abort/fail the Execute Shell Script action. (may break macros) | + | |
| - | * Detect Plug In script errors and abort/fail the Plug In action. (may break macros)([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-do-i-abort-macro-if-plugin-script-gets-error/10558|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Avoid New Folder action failing in the case where the folder already exists. | + | |
| - | * Improve error display of text script errors (remove long extraneous temporary path). | + | |
| - | * Hidden Windows show slightly dimmed text in the Window Switcher. | + | |
| - | * Handle kmtrigger: URLs with bogus slash (/) at the end added by Word. | + | |
| - | * Worked around Google Chrome’s stupid window title accessibility issue. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/found-images-suddenly-broken-in-google-chrome/11510|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Worked around Safari 12.1 not disabling the Stop menu when the page is finished loading (radar 49309868). | + | |
| - | * Worked around an issue with dates and times not being localized in Mojave. (CFBundleAllowMixedLocalizations) | + | |
| - | * Support Brave and Vivaldi browsers as a Chrome-compatible Front Browser. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/using-a-non-safari-non-chrome-browser/13712|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Rate-limit Named Clipboard Change notifications. | + | |
| - | * Rate-limit Allow JavaScript from Apple Events notifications. | + | |
| - | * Improved Search Using Regular Expressions to indicate invalid variables in red. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/bug-variables-illegal-characters-without-warning-via-search-using-regex-action/11003|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Invalid variables that are entered in various fields and show up red will not be saved. | + | |
| - | * Improve error display of calculation errors. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/is-there-any-name-of-action-to-repeat-some-macro-till-last-tab-of-the-window/13798/4|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Added primary trigger to Macro Inspector / Trigger Macro by Name windows. | + | |
| - | * Adjusted the Continue/Retry Loop action icon to a Control Flow icon instead of a Stop icon. | + | |
| - | * Adjusted the Share to Forum default name to be less verbose. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/change-request-macro-upload-name/7951|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Detect Universal Clipboards and display a network icon as the source. | + | |
| - | * Removed support for signatures in Send Mail Message as Mail.app’s signature support is broken. | + | |
| - | * Detect more Audio Output Device changes. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/macro-not-triggering-on-audio-output-change/12651|forum]]) | + | |
| - | ==== Fixes ==== | + | |
| - | * Fixed Revert to interact properly with Undo/Redo. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-to-discard-undo-the-revert-macros-action/13240|forum]]) | + | ==== Functions ==== |
| - | * Fixed the title of the Set Action Delay action. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/set-action-delay-title-doesnt-update-correctly/13344|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Fixed a crash if the engine is launched via a .kmtrigger file. | + | |
| - | * Fixed the non-edit display of the Macro condition. | + | |
| - | * Fixed the non-edit display of the Modifiers condition. | + | |
| - | * Fixed the non-edit display of the Text condition. | + | |
| - | * Fixed performance issue with Word Count filter. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/filtering-large-amounts-of-text-in-the-clipboard/13575|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue where the “ends with” condition fails if the end string is also in the middle of the string. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/switch-ends-with-bug/13619|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue where macro groups that were inactive and then had their configuration changed would not necessarily activate. | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue with Prompt With List action not showing as much as possible of long entries. | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue with gestures of a single diagonal direction being allowed. | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue with the character selection menu highlighting in the Icon Chooser Character display. | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue with highlighting display of truncated names in Window Switcher. | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue when running a macro from the editor immediately after making a change. | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue where Conflict Palettes could not use the key they were triggered with. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-to-double-tap-a-non-alphanumeric-conflict-palette-trigger/8089|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Fixed Command-V in the search field in the Clipboard Switcher. | + | |
| - | * Fixed a crash in ThemedPaletteMatrixCell when the entry is tracking the mouse but the palette changes. | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue with the Prompt for File action not honouring the file types. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/prompt-for-file-allowed-types-not-working/13807|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue where the editor window would hide if you selected Help from a Insert By Name window. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/is-there-any-action-that-can-run-an-url-like-this/13071/6|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Fixed Icon Chooser sorting applications case sensitively. | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue with Enable/Disable macros resulting in a delay in operation of Typed String trigger. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/delay-after-enabling-macro/14060|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Fixed Break From Loop, Retry Loop, Continue Loop considering a Group to be a loop. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/bug-group-treated-as-loop/11632|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Fixed an issue with Emoji character transparency in palettes. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/transparency-issue-with-palettes-and-emoji/13971|forum]]) | + | |
| - | * Fixed Get Touch Bar to properly handle Code__Title options. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/touch-bar-prompt-values/13566|forum]]) | + | |
| - | ==== 9.0.1 ===== | + | * Added [[function:PROCESSORS|PROCESSORS()]] function. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/31812)) |
| + | * Added [[function:MEMORY|MEMORY()]] function. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/31812)) | ||
| + | * Added [[function:UPTIME|UPTIME()]] function. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/31812)) | ||
| + | * Added an optional second parameter to [[function:ROUND|ROUND]], [[function:CEIL|CEIL]], [[function:FLOOR|FLOOR]], and [[function:TRUNC|TRUNC]] functions. | ||
| - | * Clipboards with flavors that generated errors were being ignored entirely. | + | ==== Fixes ==== |
| - | * A click at found image when the image was not unique, would result in a click at 0,0. | + | |
| - | * Fixed a crash referencing Named Clipboards that did not exist. | + | |
| - | * A Conflict Palette will once again dismiss "for one action" palettes. | + | |
| - | * Resolved an issue of the non-Edit display of comments in Dark Mode. | + | |
| - | * Text color for Search the Web window is not correct in Dark Mode. | + | |
| - | * The text color of the Icon Chooser character menus is now black in Light Mode. | + | |
| - | * The text background of the Display Text Window is now white in Light Mode. | + | |
| - | * Log triggering of quick macros. | + | |
| - | * Added Execute a Javascript in Front Browser to Execute category. | + | |
| - | * Properly save Keyboard Maestro Macros Saved Version 8.plist file. | + | |
| - | * Further improved support for applications without bundle IDs. | + | |
| - | * Restored support for detecting application launch/quit on applications without bundle IDs. | + | |
| - | ==== 9.0.2 ===== | + | * Fixed a performance issue in the editor switching to/from macros with large numbers of triggers. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/performance-of-a-macro-with-many-key-triggers/16128)) |
| - | + | * Fixed a crash that could happen if the icon of one macro was dependent on another recursively. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/km-editor-crashing-at-launch/32735)) | |
| - | * Large Text Size is properly respected when the editor is launched. | + | * Fixed a possible crash after duplicate [[trigger:Typed_String|Typed String]] triggers fire and the macros are immediately reloaded. |
| - | * Adjusted OCR language “Flemish” name to “Dutch/Flemish”. | + | * Fixed an issue with [[action:Prompt_for_User_Input|Prompt for User Input]] sliders with initial values above 100. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/slider-keeps-rounding-my-values-down/32936/2)) |
| - | * Added Append and Prepend Variable to Variables category of action selector. | + | * Fixed some issues with the Ruler in text views. |
| - | * Prompt For User Input, Alert, Notification actions and Script Conditions text expand as necessary. | + | * Fixed an issue with the [[token:VBAR|%|%]] token and emoji. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/bug-cursor-positioned-incorrectly-after-inserting-text-with-emojis/32446)) |
| - | * Updated some fonts to San Francisco. | + | * Fixed an issue searching for greater than 16-bit unicode characters. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/im-not-sure-that-emoji-are-reliably-searchable-in-the-keyboard-maestro-editor/16852)) |
| - | * Use Revisions Version 9 folder. | + | * Fixed some issues with truncating strings with greater than 16-bit unicode characters. |
| - | * Improved support for Stream Deck buttons in Multi Actions. | + | * Fixed a glitch in the KeyCaps.icns file. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/other-icons-export-as-trigger-file/31740/3)) |
| - | * Fixed issue with Stream Deck buttons not saving their virtual row/column when changed. | + | * Fixed an issue with [[token:FinderSelection|%FinderSelection%]] and [[token:FinderSelections|%FinderSelections%]] tokens. |
| - | * Fixed issue with Stream Deck buttons not saving their title when profiles change. | + | * Fixed an issue with [[trigger:USB_Device_Key|USB Device Key]] trigger and MacBook Pro M2 Product ID = 0 keyboards. |
| - | * Fixed an issue with macro import where each macro went in to its own group. ([[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/multiple-groups-when-importing-macro-group-into-km9/14981|forum]]) | + | * Fixed [[action:Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Custom_Prompt|Execute a JavaScript in Custom Prompt]] action to process tokens on script paths. |
| - | * Fixed an issue with the Value Inspector when there are no entries. | + | * Fixed using Helvetica in the Spotlight-like windows. |
| - | * Fixed alignment of Plug In Action popup menus. | + | * Fixed [[manual:URL_Schemes|keyboardmaestro: URL]] so it works when the editor is launched. |
| + | * Fixed [[trigger:Typed_String|Typed String]] triggers with regular expressions to produce conflict palettes if appropriate. | ||
| + | * Fixed an issue with the non-edit trigger display of times in certain time zones. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/set-a-time-trigger-shows-a-different-time/29059)) | ||
| + | * Fixed setting [[action:Trigger_Macro_by_Name|Trigger Macro by Name]] to a Smart Macro Group. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/trigger-macro-by-name-limit-to-smart-group-results/29546)) | ||
| + | * Fixed a memory leak when finding images. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/excessive-keyboard-maestro-engine-memory-usage/30175/)) | ||
| + | * Fixed an issue with the Interactive Help listing macro execution multiple times. | ||
| + | * Fixed an issue with the Interactive Help not listing recorded Quick Macro executions. | ||
| + | * Added some logging for failed Accessibility window manipulations. | ||
| + | * Fixed issue where a duplicated search string matched action does not appear matched. | ||
| + | * Fixed an issue with overly enthusiastic search field completion suggestions. | ||
| + | * Fixed issue with Palettes displaying wide enough to hold a title that is not shown. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/cant-understand-why-palette-contains-a-wide-blank-area/33081/4)) | ||
| + | * Fixed an issue with the window switcher switching to different monitors. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/window-switcher-activate-window-on-other-monitor/33018)) | ||
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