PURPOSE
When using Keyboard Maestro, there have been times when my mac has become nearly impossible to control:
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The Keyboard Maestro engine inexplicably caused the mac to become extremely sluggish.
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During macro development, I introduced a logic error that caused repeated actions in a tight loop.
For the former case, I’ve found that quitting and restarting the Keyboard Maestro Engine solves the problem. For the latter case, cancelling all macros generally solves the problem.
This macro provides a method to recover for either senario. Note that the square, beginning at the upper-left corner (→↓←↑), mouse gesture trigger is included because there are times when the mac is not responsive to the keyboard and mouse clicks. Note: It seems that a mouse gesture trigger is most consistently triggered when the mouse movement is at medium speed.
TESTED WITH
• Keyboard Maestro 10.1.1
• Monterey, v12.4/MacBookPro16,1
• Mojave 10.14.16/Macmini6,2
• High Sierra 10.13.6/iMac11,1445
VERSION HISTORY
1.0 - Initial version
1.1
a) Changed the mouse gesture trigger to a square beginning at the upper-left corner. The previous gesture, ↓↑↓, caused too many unintended triggers.
b) The Continue with No Change dialog button subsequent notification can be surpassed with the Option key (⌥).
DOWNLOAD Macro File:
Quit the KM Engine or Cancel All Macros?.kmmacros (27 KB)
Note: This macro was uploaded in a DISABLED state. It must be ENABLED before it can be run. If it does not trigger, the macro group might also need to be ENABLED.