Whenever a macro does not fire when expected, the troubleshooting process is the same (as described on the wiki Troubleshooting page). (in Keyboard Maestro 8.x, you can select Assistance from the Help menu and select “something expected is not happening” and Keyboard Maestro will walk you through the process).
Here is what to do:
- Ensure the Keyboard Maestro Engine is running - the Keyboard Maestro status menu should show in the menu bar on the right hand side (unless you've turned it off).
- Ensure you have accessibility enabled (click on the status menu and Keyboard Maestro will tell you if there is a problem).
- Ensure the Macro Group is enabled, and is active in the application in question.
- Ensure the macro is enabled.
- Ensure the macro actions are enabled.
- Add a status menu trigger, and verify that the macro is active by checking for its name in the Keyboard Maestro status menu.
- Add a Display Text action to the macro to verify that the macro is firing.
- Choose Start Debugging from the Status Menu, ensure Pause New Macros is turned on, and trigger the macro. Step through the actions to see where it is going wrong.
Basically, you have to discover if the macro is active, if the trigger is firing, or if the actions are failing.