Prompt For User Input: Set Default Value of Variables To Current Value In Menu Prompt?

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@GerritGriebel

I think "C" should have worked as well to select C__OK

I am not quite sure if there is a question here but some other great threads you might be interested in.

Sorely Needed: Elaborate Detailed Tutorial on User Input Actions With Many Examples Including Simple Keypress

Thanks. I'm slowly learning KM, and it's good to know this is available. Even with the few macros I have written I've already discovered the benefits of rewriting them to accomplish the same thing in better ways. I'm guessing there are probably a lot of tricks that one can learn through such experiences to become an expert. But unlike other programming experiences I have had, there are so many different options with KM that it's a little bewildering. That's why I think stackoverflow could be …

MACRO: Dynamic Prompt for User Input

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Prompt For User Input Action - Hiding Prefixes of Variable Names

@peternlewis - a quick question: The Keyboard Maestro Wiki/Help for the Prompt For User Input Action reads: "So, you can hide the prefix if the variable name starts with a prefix followed by two underscores. Then the label will show only the latter part of the variable name." But then the same page goes on to show these examples: "For example, variables named “MyMacro__Text Message”, “Instance Text Message” or “Local Text Message” will all display the label “Text Message” in the form. The ac…