I would like to hit F5 and a new, empty Libreoffice text document is being opened. But I just can’t a way to do this. Any guidance? Thanks!
Here's a macro:
Open a new text document in LibreOffice.kmmacros (2.5 KB)
You can change the "Pause" action to longer or shorter, depending on how long it takes LibreOffice to start running.
Cool, thanks Dan! I had to adopt it slightly for the German version but it works like a charm!
Here is a pattern, using TextWrangler, that I use to handle opening a new document in an app. Instead of a large fixed Pause, I use a Pause Until with a condition that exists when an app starts up, followed by a short Pause.
Ooh, much better. I was thinking something like that, but my brain just didn’t get there.
I also like the distinction of whether it is currently running or not.
Thanks!
Glad it worked!
I assumed you wanted to be able to press F5 while you were in any application, to launch LibreOffice and start a new text document. Right?
If you only want the F5 to work like this when you're in LibreOffice already, let me know.
I assumed you wanted to be able to press F5 while you were in any application, to launch LibreOffice and start a new text document. Right?
Yes, that's correct.
Thank y'all for the different solutions. I shall try them all.
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It is a bit tricky. I am using the App store version of LibreOffice called LibreOffice Vanilla. The problem is that the keystrokes vary depending on how “open” the program is. At launch you get a selection of the type of document that you want to create. Once you have chosen one, the keystrokes are different if you want to create a new text document.
I wonder if there isn’t a shell script to launch the writer part of LibreOffice directly… Will report back.
I assume the actions are also in menus, so you can use various KM features to check to see if a particular menu exists, and if they do, select one.
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Woo hoo! Glad we finally got it working!