This macro highlights multiple areas on the screen sequentially using the “highlight location” actions, but I want them to all show up at the same time! Is that possible?? Also, any way to save the position of a palette and have it show up at that exact location the next time you activate the palet…

The Highlight action does not have an option for running asynchronously. If it had, you'd still at the very least get a 1 millisecond delay between each highlight. The best workaround I have for you is running the Highlight action through an asynchronously run sub-macro. Something like how I've dem…

Thank you Thank you! I will try this out later. [image] Alexander: The way I've set it up here it does add about 6.5 milliseconds between each highlight (here on my system): That’s good enough! Edit: Ok I tried it out! The delay between each highlight actions are negligible!. Awesome work! …

That's some pretty slick coding there, Alexander. EDIT (a minute later): I just realized that there is a way to do all of the rectangles simultaneously. And that is, instead of using the Highlight action, use a Custom HTML action with a transparent window to draw them all at the same time. I just w…

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Execute multiple "Highlight Location" actions at the same time?

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Steve_E October 30, 2025, 6:23pm 5

To answer your other question there is a 3rd party action that might help you.

Do a forum search for Reposition a Keyboard Maestro Palette

Execute multiple "Highlight Location" actions at the same time?

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