![]() You may note with the above screencast that I’m distributing it through YouTube. For that, I think a screencast is a lot easier than a bunch of words. So now it’s time to dive into the technical details of how I do all of this. Since I need Keyboard Maestro to do that second part, it might as well do the first part as well. ![]() ![]() Using Keyboard Maestro for window management, not only can I make simple scripts to move the current window to the left side of the screen, but I can also stack more complicated scripts that create a working space based on the task at hand. These are all simple automation steps, but when strung together (or stacked), they become a powerful tool to manage my day. Moreover, in OmniFocus I will open particular tabs so that I can click through them quickly. For example, when I want to plan a day, I often open up OmniFocus and my calendar, and I arrange those two applications in a certain way that makes it easy to see data in both. This is the idea that you take two relatively simple automation tasks that you often perform in order and stack them together in the same script. The second reason for using Keyboard Maestro is that it does so much more. I think Keyboard Maestro is an ideal tool for window management for several reasons.įirst, it is hyper-customizable without being hyper-difficult. I’ve used it for years, and I still have it installed despite the Keyboard Maestro shenanigans listed below. If I had to pick one window manager, it would be Moom. You can also manage windows with an AppleScript, if that’s your thing. ![]() They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and range from simple to complex. There are a lot of applications for the Mac that will manage windows for you. What I didn’t explain, however, is how I like to manage windows using keyboard shortcuts and our old friend Keyboard Maestro. I explained in the post that I do use Apple’s Spaces feature-although to a much lesser extent-with the new two-screen setup. I’ve received emails and questions in the forums about how I manage windows between the screens. I explained that I have started using the second monitor as a “reference” monitor to the right of my iMac screen. Since the button works the same as any other USB Device Key trigger, you can detect press, release, tap, tap twice, and so forth, giving you many ways to interact with the button.Īnd since you can set the title and image on the button from Keyboard Maestro, you can have a lot of feedback on the keyboard as well.A few weeks ago, I posted about my new two-screen setup. Also, if you have multiple Stream Deck Profiles, and buttons on different profiles that are intended to trigger different macros, then you should set the row and column uniquely in each Profile. If you wish the button to remain triggering the same macro when you move it, you should set the row and column explicitly. By default these will track the position of the button on the keyboard, and you should probably leave them all blank unless you have specific needs. The button also has an ID which is how you refer to it from Keyboard Maestro actions, as well as a row and column number which is how the button appears to the USB Device Key trigger. You can configure the position and font and size of the title which appears in the button, as well as the title of the button. In Stream Deck, you can configure the button: For any button you want to use with Keyboard Maestro, drag the resulting Keyboard Maestro entry (in the Automation category) to a button.
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