Tips: Show Examples of How KM8's New Features Have Improved Your Macros/Workflow

I don't have any macros to post yet, but here are a few of the new features that I find very helpful:

Front_Browser Actions & Functions (KM Wiki)

  • These greatly simplify macros where you want to support both Safari and Chrome

Local and Instance variables

  • These will help insure that variables are used/set only where they are intended to be used, and to greatly reduce the variable clutter caused by Global Variables.
  • I expect to rewrite many of my macros using these.
  • However, I'm waiting for the new prefix character to be established, and I also hope that two underscores will be supported in addition to a space in the prefixes, as in "Local__" and "Instance__"

The New "Always Activated and ..." Option for Macro Groups:

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  • This is really huge, and makes use of Palettes, IMO, much much more powerful.
  • We can now have BOTH:
    • Individual Macros always active and can be triggered any time
    • Show a Palette for the same Macro group when we need it.
  • For example:
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    (Note to @peternlewis: is this new feature documented anywhere in the Wiki? I couldn't find it.)

And I am sure there will be many more. That's all for now. :wink:

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