TsunamiZ

i reported it when i made the topic. hopefully it can be fixed.

it works instantly. but after it works, the running man icon hangs for a few seconds and prevents other macros from being played...

"Close CD Tray" macro hangs for a few seconds, especially longer after inserting a disc [the green running man icon shows during this]. It also prevents any additional macros from being played until this macro is done. Can this be fixed/improved to run quicker?

BTW: I'm on Win7 x64, MEP 4.2.2.1

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Create two macros, each with a separate hotkey. Inside each macro put a Macro Run command that calls the main macro you want. Easy, simple.

 

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but that can still caused clutter in the macro list.

btw: i submit requests via the form and also post on the forum [in case there's any feedback, etc.]

How about allow more than 1 hotkey to be assigned to the same macro? That way, we don't have to make duplicate macros just to assign another hotkey to it. This will also help minimized clutter and make updating such macros easier.

Anyone know if there is a way to set focus to the Windows 7 taskbar [without clicking and without win key]? It has no window title.

thanks

Anyone know if there is there a command to move the cursor to a specific tray icon?

BTW: I'm on Windows 7.

i guess i'll be saving the support people the hassle because i finally figured out a workaround! i moved that group of macros into a separate macro file called filename.mex. one of the macros in that group is called X. i managed to make a toggle to load/close filename.mex by simply enable/disable one of the macros--in this case X. the macro goes like this...

if macro X is disabled

macro enable X in filename.mex

else

if macro X is enabled

macro disable X in filename.mex

close macro filename.mex

end if

end if

hope this helps anyone else with a similar problem.

but shouldn't this default to the default location for saving macro files? i.e. My Documents\Insight Software\

How about add these logic commands...

- if macro file open

- if not macro file open

This will allow users to make macro file load/close toggle functions based on these conditions.

We recently made some changes to the routines that handle enabling and disabling macros. In our testing based on your description of the problem, the changes we made improved enabling and disabling macros.

is that improved in an upcoming version? if you're talking about 4.2.1.1, it made no improvement for this problem.

1. Put a small delay between each Macro Enable or Macro Disable command.

but this will still slow down the macro and add to the waiting time--especially with lots of consecutive macro enable commands

2. Put your macros in separate files. You can load and unload separate macro files containing macros using the Load New Macro File and

Close Macro File commands.

but there are no "if macro file open" or "if not macro file open" logic commands. so i can't make a single macro hotkey that toggles the opening and closing of the macro files based on those conditions. is there some way to make this work, or can such commands be added in a future version?

there is no option in preferences to do that

is there a way to workaround this problem? perhaps by putting that category of macros into a separate .mex file? but is there a way to make a macro that checks if that .mex file is opened or not, and then toggle the opening and closing of that .mex file?

i already tried...

- using many consecutive "macro enable" commands at once, but that runs into a bug

- triplicating the "macro enable" commands to compensate for the bug, but then that runs extremely slow

- a probable solution is to use a macro command that can enable/disable a whole category at once to bypass the above 2 problems, but such a macro command doesn't exist

what else can i do to make this work?

BTW: this is the only major bug that annoys me since the upgrade from ME3 to ME4. ME3 didn't have this issue and handled this function quick and flawlessly. why can't it work the same way in ME4?

When creating a new macro .mex file, the new file is created in...

C:\Program Files (x86)\Macro Express Pro\

instead of...

My Documents\Insight Software\

Can this be fixed?

BTW: I'm on Windows 7 x64.

my macro has to click the taskbar because my macro can't be activated in a window. since it uses a global hotkey for a program, it can potentially cause hotkey conflicts if activated in a window. so i'm looking for a way to activate previous window.

i can only use mouse activation for my scenario, because it is more convenient

is there a command to activate the topmost or second topmost window?

i forgot to mention, i have to activate the macro on the taskbar. and i want it to activate the last focussed window after the macro runs. is it still possible to activate the last focussed window after a macro runs, if the macro is activated outside the window?

Anyone know if there is a macro method to switch back to previously focussed window after running a macro? It has to be a previously focussed window and not a specific window. I've already tried various (SHIFT+)ALT+TAB tricks but they don't work reliably because results differ between having 1 or 2+ windows. I'm on Windows 7.

this bug still happens sometimes. can this be fixed?

also, can the 'Restore Toolbars' feature be accessed from anywhere else besides the tray icon? i have the tray icon set to hidden.

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[bUG WORKAROUND]

- the script editor is the window that pops up when you enter the editing mode of a macro. if the script editor window freezes and you need to force it to close, it will result in the script editor's top interface elements to permanently disappear [its file menu and toolbar, above the tabs and nickname field]. to restore them, you have to close the script editor and then do this from the macro explorer...

- options > preferences > general > system tray tab ... check 'display icon in system tray', click 'ok'

- right click on tray icon > tools > restore toolbars

- to make sure its file menu and toolbar is restored, open the script editor by going into edit mode of a macro. after checking, close script editor. then...

- options > preferences > general > system tray tab ... uncheck 'display icon in system tray', click 'ok'

i haven't tried it, just curious

is that mentioned in any documentation? i originally thought all macros can run simultaneously without exceptions.

so all macros can run simultaneously, except for global macros with the same activation as a specific macro? can global macros run with other global macros with the same activation?

but do they both activate at the same time when using the same activation?