A floating dashboard/panel or Menu-based summary

[Lloydi]

I have a few variables that I would like to have on display at all times, all apps in a way that means it is either always over the top of other windows (floating panel) or permanently in the menu bar (a bit like iStat Menus). Is there a way to achieve this with KM?

[tiffle]

You might want to check these forum threads for some ideas...

Permanent Display of Variable

Is there a way to permanently display the contents of a variable? All i see in notifications are error like warnings or prompts. I like to have a display somewhere on my screen that shows a variable and if the variable changes reflect that change too. I could close and reopen the window but i find that distracting. Woud it be possible to use a pallete for this? that means that i have to name a macro after the content of a variable...

Übersicht - display widgets on your desktop

In this topic Clipboard History switcher I shared a video of an issue. @ccstone asked me then in a private message about how I displayed the widgets on the desktop. I use a program called Übersicht (http://tracesof.net/uebersicht/). Previously I used Geektool (https://www.tynsoe.org/v2/geektool/), but I prefer the styling ability of Übersicht. Seems this has also come to Geektool, but I have not investigated it. Keyboard Maestro is also used. When I start a new order at my work, a KM macro co…

[JimmyHartington]

You can use the Macro Group to display information in the menu bar.

I have a macro which updates a variable every 5 min.
And the macro group displays this variable, which in this case is an emoji.

[Lloydi]

Ah, I use the macro groups already for a number of things, I wasn't aware I could use a variable for the title - this is a simple solution

[JimmyHartington]

It is a relatively new addition to Keyboard Maestro.