Feature Request - Trigger Macro by Name w/Live Search

Questions & Suggestions
#1

I think this was a feature in v6. But it would be nice to have this work like Quicksilver.

For example,

My macro name is - “BlahBlahUploadImage”

But I could trigger it by activating the Trigger Macro by Name and typing “BBUp” or some variation of that.

#2

The Trigger Macro by Name action is alive and well in version 7.

It is normally installed by default, on Command-Option-Control-T. If you have somehow deleted the macro, you can add it back using the Macro Library (all default macros exist in the macro library).

#3

And better than ever!    :smile:

-Chris

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#4

Sorry, I didn’t make it clear. Trigger Macro by Name is working for me. The Live search isn’t.

Using my example above, if I type “BBUp”, I get no results. I would really love it if typing that would give me matching results like

BlahBlahUploadImage
BuildBetterUploader

Is it there, but I’m not activating it correctly?

#5

Hey Derek,

Put a space between the word segments.

-Chris

#6

Thanks for the quick response, Chris. That did the trick.

In a perfect world, I wouldn’t need the spacebar. It definitely feels more intuitive when I can reduce my keystrokes. But I understand if it’s not a possibility at the moment.

#7

The search changed to be more along the lines of a typical web search.

abc def ghi

searches for a macro that matches the three words, abc, def, ghi, in any order, but all have to be present.

The old search was along the lines of a translation from your example “BBUp” to “*B*B*U*p*”, so as long as those letters occurred in that order in some part of the macro, that would match.

The new search is better (IMO, which carries much weight in this case ;- ), but change is always difficult.

#8

Ahh I see the benefit of having that. I just had no idea that’s how it worked till I read your explanation.

Thanks for taking the time.