Go to All Macros Group and Select Last Used Macro

[skillet]

MACRO: Toggle Between Macros

#Macro Library Toggle Between Macros Toggle Between Macros.v1.0.kmmacros (20.4 KB) Use a hotkey to switch back and forth between the two most recently-used macros. It is the equivalent of clicking the "Clock" icon in the editor (in fact, that's what this does). I assign this to ^Tab. NOTE: I published a version of this previously, but it contained functionality that is no longer needed, so I thought I'd publish a simplified version. [image] Here's the AppleScript, because this is all yo…

MACRO: Toggle Smart Sort, v1.0

[Smart Sort] PURPOSE A macro to intelligently sort macro groups was created and shared by @cdthomer: Automatically Sort Macros According to Containing Group. @cdthomer was inspired by @82Taylor's post: Request: Ability to Sort Different KM Folders Differently. This macro group, __ Smart Sort ⌃⌘/, adds a few bells and whistles to that macro: When a Smart Group is selected and the macro is in Smart Sort mode, the macros will be sorted intelligently. For example, if a Smart Group named Modi…

There are a few other great posts on sorting macros.

I like the options that have been added to Keyboard Maestro to quickly access the last used macros and different macros for quick editing.

I would ideally like to as quick as possible select the my Smart macro group of "-All Macros" and then sort by date used and select the very last executed macro (-the macro I ran to get to the last used macro).

This macro does that, but it is a bit slow. Also, I love the progress bar option for groups. I didn't realize that was a thing until just recently. I run this macro dozens of times a day and would like to speed it up.

I want to see all macros because sometimes it triggers macros from different folders, and going to Macro> Last Used shows only the group of the macros last used. I also want to sort by Date Used, so that is built in, but again, it is still a bit slower than I would like for how often I use this.

Show Most Recently Executed Macro

*Automation - Keyboard Maestro - Imported - Miscellaneous and Other Macros.kmmacros (73 KB)

[griffman]

Honestly, I'm not sure I understand exactly what you're after, but I wrote a macro that lets you edit or run recently created, edited, or used macros from a list. You determine how many macros you want it to show, but it's quite fast (it lists all 1,500+ of my macros in under two seconds), and shows the list in a sortable table:

MACRO: Run or edit recent (edited, created, or used) macros from a list

When I saw @ComplexPoint's N Most Recent Macros macro, I knew I wanted to have its output in an HTML prompt window, where I could easily run or edit any of the listed macros. Now, 1500 edits and many releases later, I think I've reached the end, at least as far as I can go with this macro…which is actually now two macros. Yes, two… Recent Macro Browser - v7 Really, there's no reason to use this one any more—it's here for historical purposes, but now hiding in a details section :).

The out-of-…

Note that the actual working part of this macro is thanks to @ComplexPoint—it's his JavaScript that does the collecting. I just put it all in a pretty table and figured out how to make it load quickly.

Are you trying to get to something like that?

-rob.

[Nige_S]

@skillet

and going to Macro> Last Used shows only the group of the macros last used

Check this -- for me it goes to the Group of the last used macro and selects the macro.

[skillet]

@griffman

I wrote a macro that lets you edit or run recently created, edited, or used macros from a list.

I absolutely love this macro that you made Rob and use it nearly every day since you posted it. It has been very helpful. I've used it to quickly select many macros and I've also referenced that for others in forum posts.

The biggest thing I'm after is to select my smart macros group "-All Macros" and have it sorted by date executed as quick as possible.

@Nige_S

@skillet

and going to Macro> Last Used shows only the group of the macros last used

Check this -- for me it goes to the Group of the last used macro and selects the macro.

That should have been "only the group of the macro last used." rather than macros since it only selects one macro of course. I think I might have let Grammarly update that one without catching that. My bad.

[Nige_S]

@skillet

That should have been "only the group of the macro last used."

Ah -- so you want to go to the Macro Group of the last macro used? Can you not just click on the name of the Group?

[griffman]

@skillet

The biggest thing I'm after is to select my smart macros group "-All Macros" and have it sorted by date executed as quick as possible.

So the Javascript in my macro doesn't select all macros? (There's a new version coming with filtering on macro and group name, very nice!)

-rob.

[skillet]

@Nige_S

Ah -- so you want to go to the Macro Group of the last macro used?

The macro I uploaded actually does what I want it to do but sometimes requires me to run it two or three times and it is slow as molasses.

@Nige_S

Can you not just click on the name of the Group?

I love that feature and just recently learned about it last month. I have used that a few dozen times today already.

@griffman

So the Javascript in my macro doesn't select all macros?

It does I just want to be in Keyboard Maestro and to quickly navigate up and down on recently run macros since so often one trigger executes several macros. When I click on Edit on the window of yours it takes me to the macro and only selects the macro group for that macro in which I clicked edit of that makes sense.

@griffman

There's a new version coming with filtering on macro and group name

That sounds cool. I have it on my bucket list to work on trying to be able to resize that window as well dynamically once it is up. That way I can use other resizing macros to make it fit to whatever monitor resolution I have it on. Thanks for your work on that awesome macro, I love it and use it almost daily several times per day.

[Nige_S]

@skillet

The macro I uploaded actually does what I want it to do but sometimes requires me to run it two or three times and it is slow as molasses.

Start by changing your Smart Group. Why put KM through the overhead of showing -- and sorting, and resorting -- all your macros when you are only interested in recently executed ones?

[skillet]

@Nige_S

Start by changing your Smart Group. Why put KM through the overhead of showing -- and sorting, and resorting -- all your macros when you are only interested in recently executed ones?

Okay working on that and time testing. I don't see a sort filter for Smart Groups. It seems to just be persistent based on Editor window which is how I have been working around that and just leaving one window open with my sort options.

https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Smart_Groups?s[]=smart&s[]=group

I have used this filter for my Smart Macro group but of course when I pull up a new front editor window I always have to have the group selected to have the right Keyboard Maestro Editor window targeted. I can't use the window contains criterion since when you select a macro it no longer shows the Smart Group name in the window.

I am now using the filter for the smart group use:3m but that seems to have some issues I will post in another thread. So I am not really sure how I have spead things up here but I of course don't see what you see and am grateful for your thoughts, help and ideas. I am going to work more with @_jims Smart Sort for sorting with a new macro group which I think might get me closer to the speed I am looking for.

[Nige_S]

@skillet

I am now using the filter for the smart group use:3m but that seems to have some issues I will post in another thread.

Yep, that's what I was getting at -- reduce the number, reduce the work, reduce the time taken. And keeping a "special" Editor window with your pre-selected sort is a nice idea.