Dragging and Dropping a Subroutine Macro Creates an Execute a Macro Action (v10)

Questions & Suggestions
#1

Subroutine are new in version 10.

When dragging a macro which is listed as a subroutine, from the list of available macros on the left, and dropping it into the macro you're editing the step should be inserted as a "execute subroutine". Instead it's inserted as a "execute macro".

Screen Recording 2021-11-02 at 19.09.08

I'm running KM version 10.0

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Keyboard Maestro 10.0.1
#2

@peternlewis?

#3

Probably it should create an Execute a Subroutine action, but a macro is still a macro - having a Subroutine trigger does’t mean you can't execute the macro, so its not wrong per se, just probably not the best thing it could do.

#4

Hey Peter,

What about dragging and dropping with the Shift-key to switch the context from macro to subroutine?

Or you could add a pop-up menu to allow the user to switch between the two.

-Chris

#5

Ranked from best to worst IMO:

  1. As Chris suggested, add a right click menu option to switch between the two types. This would help where already written macros are converted to subroutines.
  2. Drag and dropped subroutine gets inserted as a subroutine.
  3. Drag and dropping a subroutine asks which way to insert
  4. An additional checkbox property could be added to the subroutine to emphatically state drag&drop as a version 10 subroutine.

Off topic: Being able to use return instanced variables is a huge leap forward. Thank you for making this a reality.

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#6

This is done for the next version (10.0.1).

Dragging a subroutine triggered macro to an action list creates an Execute a Subroutine action. Dragging a macro link to a macro group creates a macro with an Execute a Subroutine action.

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