Is there a way to limit the results of the Trigger Macro by Name?
For example, I have 10 macros with the word 'Gmail' in their names. The majority of these macros have their own Hot Key Trigger. Only 3 of them, the least used, don't have a keyboard shortcut. So, I call them with Trigger Macro by Name and type 'Gmail'. But, of course, all the 10 macros appear in the results window. How to display only the 3 least used macros in the search window? I know I could do that by removing the word 'Gmail' from the names of the 7 other macros. But I don't want to do that. So, is there another solution?
There are currently no controls for the Trigger Macro by Name action - all active macros appear. So the only way would be to deactivate or disable the other macros first.
Maybe add a unique name/character to the name of these 3 macros?
Something as creative as "GmailX"
Or, something more universal, like "NHK" (for no hot key). Then you would type "nhk gmail" (you might only need the first one or two characters of "gmail"
There is no way to automatically bring up the Trigger Macro by Name action with an active filter, but it's not too hard to type them when you're there.
Since I use Typinator I can create text-expansions for regularly used items.
Many thanks for using this design philosophy, Peter.
This is one of the things that makes an app intuitive.
It is amazing how many app developers today don't follow this.
I was trying to accomplish something similar. Making a trigger macro by name action that would show all macros that pertain to the frontmost application - like a Sublime Text command palette for every app.
I tried this, but it didn't work. Can typing into the Launch Macro By Name field not be automated?
Don't know why I chose to come back and read this old thread but sometimes gems pop up. I was actually going to suggest Typinator as it has a lot to offer.