Wildcards in the Editor search/filter field and in smart groups

[JMichaelTX]

@ccstone

In addition to Smart Groups you can use the Trigger Macros by Name action to pop-up a list.

@Jamag et al:

Just to clarify for others, the Trigger Macro by Name action automatically limits the macros to

your active, enabled Macros

So, using en: in the search box has no effect, other than to show all of your macros that are available with or without it. IOW, using gl: en: or just gl: produces the same list.

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@Jamag

My particular purpose for this is currently to see a list of macros "generally exposed" to the system, rather than exposed within one app. I could then plan my hotkeys better using this smart group list.

The Trigger Macro by Name action is good for selecting a macro to trigger/execute, but not so much for selecting macros to edit/review, because many macros will be excluded when the KM Editor is active/frontmost.

There are several techniques to help with selecting Macros in the KM Editor:

1. Groups and Smart Groups -- the point you are making
   • I use this a lot
   • I have Smart Groups for stuff like "Dev", "RegEx", "TextExpansion", etc.
2. KM Editor Global Search (⌘⌥F)
   • The same Search Strings apply to it
3. This macro by @DanThomas: Go To Macro by Name (Spotlight)
   • This is my favorite -- the one I use the most to quickly start editing a macro whose Name (or parts of it) that I know.
4. The "Recently Edited Macros" button/popup menu
   • Click and Hold will show the menu of Macros in order last edited
   • A simple click will toggle back to the prior last edited macro
   • I have a shortcut (actually a button on my mouse) for this, since I use it so often
5. The "Recently Run Macros" button/popup menu

Questions?