Slao, thanks for the info. I should definitely check it out.
I use Karabiner (AKA KeyRemap for Macbook) to move mouse by small
increment. However, it doesn't have complex macro though.
Chi
On 9/20/2014 6:53 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote:
Earlier this year, I purchased Keyboard Maestro in the hopes of finding a
replacement for QuicKeys. At first glance, it seemed promising but, upon
further examination, I came to the conclusion, albeit erroneously, that
Keyboard Maestro couldn't perform clicks relative to window position in
addition to screen position. Well, I was quite mistaken. Upon yet closer
examination, Keyboard Maestro can, indeed, perform mouse clicks relative to
window position and, more importantly, doesn't need to necessarily do it with
key combinations as triggers but any number of triggers. For example, it's
possible to type a name for the trigger to launch the mouse click macro. This
is, of course, very good news in a way when needing to click on an invisible
element.
Now, setting that news aside and perhaps more important, it's possible to set
up macros to move the mouse pointer by fixed increments. So, for example, one
can create a shortcut to move the mouse pointer by as little as a hundredth of
an inch or tenths of an inch or whatever value and assign it to a key
combination. outSPOKEN users will appreciate the ability to move the pointer as
they used to do in OS 9. In some cases, one can just remember the relative
locations of commonly used controls or edit fields or, if so desired, can skip
the navigation and just go for hot spot creations. At any rate, this is quite
exciting and a long time coming since QuicKeys bit the dust, so to speak.
A few things of note: For anyone considering running out and buying the application,
understand the following disclaimer: while Keyboard Maestro is accessible, trying to set
up hot spots without seeing the screen, while possible in theory, is actually a complex
process because of the sheer number of actions that are involved and the number of
actions that will have to be deleted when recording the macro. By "actions," I
mean the actions defined within Keyboard Maestro. So, if you want to record a screen
click, you'd start recording with Command-r and you'd then have to use Command-Tab to get
to the application where you want to click, move the mouse pointer to where you want to
click and then click, navigate back to Keyboard Maestro and stop recording. Well, every
single keystroke you've just pressed has now been recorded in a list of actions. It's
now necessary to edit the macro to delete all of the unwanted keystrokes. So, again, it's
not for the faint of heart if an attempt is to be made with no sighted assistance.
Ultimately, however, with sighted assistance, it's much more straight-forward.
The good thing is that macros can be imported and exported so, once somebody
creates a macro for a given situation, it's possible to share that macro. Keep
in mind that screen resolution may play a big part in the translatability of
macros between systems. I'm not sure. I haven't tested that at all yet.
Anyone wanting to jump in and create their own shortcuts should be aware that,
apparently, it's advisable not to use Control and Option together since it
seems to conflict to some extent with VoiceOver. More accurately, VoiceOver
seems to interfere with the transmission of such shortcuts.
I've successfully created a shortcut to move the mouse pointer to the right by
one tenth of an inch. I'll create shortcuts for moving up, down and left as
well and will export them for others to import into Keyboard Maestro. There are
a few more things about which folks should be aware when creating their own
macros. It's nothing that one couldn't figure out on their own, given enough
time, but it's too much to type so I'll try to put together some kind of audio
file with a step-by-step explanation. This week is slammed for me so it'll be a
little while but I'll get around to it at some point.
BTW, Keyboard Maestro, as I understand, is not available in the App Store but
rather through its web site at
http://www.keyboardmaestro.com
In other news, some friends of mine are working on a script that will move the
mouse pointer in fixed increments. It's an extremely simple solution and will
probably cost little or nothing, I'm not sure, but Keyboard Maestro is a very
robust solution and will surely come in handy for other things.
Best,
Slau
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