Hi,
Is it possible to set KM to open a program as from the Application window in Finder > right-click (Option-click) > Open?
(What I'm trying to open this way is a music notation program, Finale.)
I am on Mac mini M1, MacOS 14.2.1 Sonoma.
Thanks!
I'm not sure what you mean by that... which Finder window is that?
Do you mean you're trying to open a music file in the Finale app?
I'm trying to create a KM Macro that would run the application Finale by right-clicking on its icon in the Application folder and then clicking on Open.
OK - this is a pretty simple-minded approach in that it assumes that Finder is the front-most app and that your mouse pointer is already over the name of the file/icon you want to open.
Download Macro(s): Test Right Click Finder Open.kmmacros (3.6 KB)
Macro-Image
Macro-Notes
- Macros are always disabled when imported into the Keyboard Maestro Editor.
- The user must ensure the macro is enabled.
- The user must also ensure the macro's parent macro-group is enabled.
System Information
- macOS 13.6.1
- Keyboard Maestro v11.0.2
I have to ask why you just don't double-click with your mouse to open the program?
Or perhaps just get KM to run Finale for you using the open action like this:
(Of course you'd specify Finale rather than TextEdit.)
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Thanks, using the Open macro solved my problem.
My problem was that Finale, when opened either directly from its icon or using my KM macro (I was using 'Activate a Specific Application', not the macro 'Open a File, Folder or Application'), didn't recognize some third-party plugins. It only recognized those plugins when opened with right click from the Application folder. All good now.
Thanks again!
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I'd like to also test your macro, in what folder should I place it?
Any always-active folder you like - for example, the global macros folder.
However, since the macro is supposed to work alongside Finder, the you might want to create a Finder-specific group and put it in there.
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