kunkel321 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Hi All, I just wanted to throw out a couple of ideas, so folks could comment on them... About two-thirds of the macros I make are actually 'Text Type' shortkeys. I think it would be great if I could just click in the Macro Script window and start typing and MacExp would launch the Text Type entry dialog and automatically enter my text into it. Another idea is that if I click in the window and type "//" then some text, MacExp would launch the Remarks dialog. Does that make sense? Thanks. -steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacroPolo Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Another idea is that if I click in the window and type "//" then some text, MacExp would launch the Remarks dialog. Does that make sense? Thanks. -steve Great ideas! I wish everytime you started creating a new macro and opened the scripting editor that it would already have one empty remark already entered. I always like to add a few comments up top, and with at least one comment already appearing would make it easy to add more comments (duplicate). At the very least, make this an option since all my macros have at least one line of remarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 One option is to create your text type macros using the Direct Editor. Instead of opening the Script Editor, open the Direct Editor, type your text into the Text area and save. We're looking at options for the Remarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunkel321 Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 One option is to create your text type macros using the Direct Editor.... Cool, I didn't realize that--thanks Incidently, I was thinking about the issue of automating the entry of Remarks.... If I only had some tool that could be used to automate repetitive tasks ... Golly gosh geewiz I should use MacroExpress !!! <TEXTTYPE:<TAB><TAB>mac<ENTER>><WAITPB><MSD:100><TEXTTYPE:rem><MSD:100><TEXTTYPE:<ENTER>> I scoped it for "MACEDIT.exe only" and made it activate with the shortkey "//". CLick in the Script Editorwindow, then active it. It sortof works. I must say though, I'm not sure about the safety of using a macro to automate another macro. What next? If I find myself making lots of macros to automate the creation of other macros, will I then attempt to automate those "macro-creating" macros? And what if I succeed at this? Will I eventually have macros that automate the creation of other macros used to create them in the first place? Will it be like that famous MC Estcher lithograph of the two hands drawing each other? Well, I'll give it a try... If the Universe suddenly implodes, you'll know why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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