Hi All,
I am a fairly new user. I'm trying to figure out the way to record my actual mouse movements.
Specifically, I would like to click on my Microsoft Remote Desktop application (I'm working in a Mac) and hover over the top of the screen in order to reveal the minimize screen option. This can only be accomplished by having the mouse hover over it briefly.
Shortly: how do I record the actual movement of my mouse?
You want to avoid mouse moves/clicks unless necessary -- such UI interaction is fragile compared to other methods of control. So if you mean by "click on my Microsoft Remote Desktop application" that you want to launch/activate MRD, use KM's "Activate a Specific Application" action:
Not entirely sure what you mean by this -- there's "Minimise" in MRD's "Window" menu, which will minimise the window showing your remote device, and there's "Minimise" on the remote machine's windows as well. Perhaps you mean the first except you are in Full Screen mode so it isn't visible until you put the pointer up there -- this time you can use the KM "Manipulate a Window" action:
Hey thanks for this super helpful and prompt response! It's a little trick. When my mac first opens Remote Desktop, it puts it into full screen, which doesn't allow you to see or access the minimize, close or full screen buttons which are located on the top left (red, yellow and green). What I'm accustomed to doing is to hover my mouse near the top, which reveals those options, which I then click. I suppose if there is a better way to get it out of full screen I'm certainly open to that instead of the mouse function. I don't want to minimize it, per se, I just want to bring it out of fullscreen, and the only way that I'm aware is outlined above. Would you recommend something else?
I use MRD throughout my week and this is likely the best solution for you.
Exit MRD full screen (action).kmactions (755 Bytes)
Ah -- I see what you mean.
If you don't want to open connections full screen, turn the option off in the connection's settings. Select the item in the Connection Center window, select "Edit PC" from the "Connections" menu (or hit ⌘E), switch to the "Display" tab, untick "Start session in full screen", and click the "Save" button:
You can do this per connection, but if you often want one full screen but sometimes not, use @cdthomer's method -- you could, of course, go the other way and never open it full screen and use an action that selects the "Enter Full Screen" menu item when you want it that way.
