Check keyboard trigger conflict in KM Editor?

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@anamorph

More and more, I'll build a macro for an app, and when I use the keyboard trigger, it conflicts with some other macro with a larger scope.

It would sure be handy if I knew that when I was picking the trigger in the editor. Is there any way for me to be alerted of potential trigger conflicts while still in the editor?

Hi, @anamorph.

Yes, I think many users have encountered the same issue. I assume you are primarily referring to hot key triggers.

One thing you can do it just assign the preferred hot key, try it and see if there's a conflict. Often when I do that, I find a lesser-used macro and I do one of the following to that macro:

1. Disable the macro
2. Remove the conflicting trigger
3. Change the hot key

Occasionally I even delete the conflicting macro.

BTW, the Trigger Macro by Name action and the Alfred Workflow Conductor are great options for macros that are used less often.

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Now, to get a bit into the weeds...

I've shared two macros that I use to assist when I encounter a hot key conflict. Here's my workflow (YMMV!):

1. With the new macro, assign the preferred hot key.
2. Press the hot key.
3. Assuming there's a conflict, a Conflict Palette is displayed.
4. Assuming that the conflicting macro is innocuous, run it. Then run Edit a Recently Executed Macro to quickly navigate to the conflicting macro.
5. If running the conflicting macro is not a good option, use Search All Macros to navigate to it. (Alternatively one can use the Keyboard Maestro Editor Search field (upper-right) or a Smart Group both with the Search Strings suggested by @Airy).
6. As mentioned above, for the conflicting macro: disable it, remove the conflicting trigger, change the hot key, or delete it from my library.
7. Using the Keyboard Maestro Editor Back button (in the History group), return to the new macro.

Okay, back out of the weeds.