Hi Peter,
I have several macros set up to display data or lists using Display Large Text. For example, here is one that displays time zones:
Sometimes (particularly for long lists), the display disappears too quickly.
Would it be possible to add a setting to Display Large Text that allows the user to set how long the text appears? Something like one to twelve seconds?
Alternatively, maybe add a setting that displays the text until it is clicked?
Thanks for considering my suggestion!
Jim
@peternlewis gave me this.
Set a variable and then write the 'pref' by using an 'execute shell script'.
defaults write com.stairways.keyboardmaestro.engine DisplayLargeTextDisplayPeriod -float $KMVAR_Large_Display_Time
"Large_Display_Time" is my variable.
If Then Else.kmactions (1.7 KB)
Thanks Troy. Does this last through restarts? Or do you have to trigger the macro at every start?
I believe it does since it is written to the applications preference file and I don't see that the app sets it upon start-up. I'd be glad to test it, I'm just in a position for this half day that I cannot restart. sorry, - test it and see. -
Hey Jim,
Yes. The change is permanent, unless/until you change it again.
-Chris
Thanks Chris. When I saw it as a macro, it occurred to me that it might need to be run regularly.
Sorry, just found this thread after posting the query on another: can you change the pref on the fly, or does the engine have to be relaunched each time you change the display time?
Hey Frederico,
Try it and see. 
-Chris
Now that I'm home, I will; at the time I was sitting in a doctor's waiting room, and thinking about how to resolve KM issues; but thanks for the advice.
