Sort Macros By Hidden Numbers in Conflict Palette

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I know this is pretty tweaky but it would certainly help me over the years as I sort macros. There are several macros that I have assigned to two different hotkeys and I would love to use the hidden numbering to sort by name but still keep things grouped by category that they are in rather than just sequential numbers all the way down. This would also make for adding things in the sort order much quicker via the group of commands rather than having to remove and renumber the entire thing again. Even with the macros to renumber macros this just keeps things in order and would be very handy.

Something like

01.1)Macro Name
01.2)Macro Name

Also it might be helpful to include that you can add the hidden numbers to the macro palette here and give some examples.

https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Conflict_Palette

Step-by-Step Guide:

  1. Create or Edit Macros:
  • Open Keyboard Maestro and create or select the macros you want to modify.
  1. Assign the Same Hotkey:
  • For each macro, assign the same hotkey to trigger the Conflict Palette.
  1. Name Your Macros:
  • Format the names as follows:
    • 01)Bravo Macro
    • 02)Alpha Macro
    • 03)Charlie Macro

Testing the Order:

  1. Trigger the hotkey.
  2. In the Conflict Palette, you'll see the macros sorted in numerical order without the numbering:
  • Bravo Macro
  • Alpha Macro
  • Charlie Macro

This format will ensure that Bravo Macro appears first, followed by Alpha Macro, and then Charlie Macro, with no spaces after the closing parenthesis.

Why No Space?

The space after the parenthesis doesn't affect sorting. By omitting the space, you keep the macro names compact, while still achieving the desired order by using the leading zeros.

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