PURPOSE
This macro opens the most recently executed macro in the Keyboard Maestro Editor.
Alternatively, if triggered using the secondary hot key, the one that includes Shift (⇧), the 14 most recently executed macros are listed in a Prompt With List. (The default value is 14 because this number of macros vertically fills the Prompt With List menu; however, the default value can be optionally changed using the local_SecondaryTrigger_NoEntries variable.)
When the Prompt With List is displayed, the selected macro is opened in the Keyboard Maestro editor. Alternatively, if Shift (⇧) is held down when the macro is selected, the macro is executed.
EXECUTING THIS MACRO FROM ANOTHER MACRO AND/OR BY USING APPLESCRIPT
If this macro is run from another macro using the Execute a Macro action (or via AppleScript), and With Parameter (WP) is specified, the macro runs as follows:
| WP | Behavior |
|---|---|
| null | run in normal mode, i.e., the most recently executed macro is opened |
| >1 | the integer number of macros are included in the Prompt With List. Again, the selected macro can be edited or executed. |
SETTINGS
local_SecondaryTrigger_NoEntries : refer to the PURPOSE section above.
local_RegexPatterns_MacrosToExclude : can be optionally configured to exclude macros. The value can be one or more text lines, each a regular expression pattern. For example:
^_
[Uu]ntitled
macros that begin with underscore (_) or include Untitled or untitled are excluded. Note that
^%ExecutingThisMacro%$
^%ExecutingMacro%$
are automatically excluded.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This macro uses JXA shared by @ComplexPoint (N most recently run macros (Name, UUID, Stats)) that extracts data from Keyboard Maestro Macro Stats.plist. Minor modifications were made to provide compatibility with Keyboard Maestro v10+.
TESTED WITH
• Keyboard Maestro 11.0.3
• Sonoma 14.6.1 (23G93)/MacBookPro18,2
• Sonoma 14.6.1 (23G93)/VariableMacBookPro16,1
• Mojave 10.14.16/Macmini6,2
• High Sierra 10.13.6/iMac11,1445
VERSION HISTORY
1.0 - initial version
EXAMPLE PROMPT WITH LIST
When using the secondary trigger (or called with a With Parameter), a Prompt With List similar to the following will be displayed.
