Background color changes.

[cyberchipz]

Old subject; I often use


1 | RUN ACTION | DEBUG | BACKGROUND COLOR::Black

when I run my macros (and as the first line, if I don't want to run the code, I right click the 1st line and "Run Entry".

This is fine, and it remembers that the text is "white"; but, when I Macro edit, using the macro text editor (System Menu/Macro); I also always have to select the 'palette' background color (Black) to view the text in the macro text editor.  Is there anyway that MMM could save these as default, so I do not have to change it every time I load a macro; or use the macro text editor.  In other words, can we save the condition of the text and background so that it is the default behavior; and could you build this into the code so that MMM remembers statewide the values selected for Background and text color?  Again, it seems to remember text color, just not the background color.

Chip

I have chosen white text with a black background. So, it appears that it sets the text color correctly to "white" but fails to 'remember' the background color. :-)

PS: while you are at it. ;-)  When I run the (System Menu/Macro) editor, could you, the first time it is called, automatically "re-list" the macro before loading it into the editor.  I seem to always forget to do this.   Also, I would like to request, as I can often have more than one macro loaded into separate instances of MMM; in the text editor, could you change the Title of the "text editor" window so I know which macro I'm editing.  It is not unusual to have two, or more, macros open simultaneously ones to copy from, and another to paste into; and it's hard to tell which one is which without memorizing where they're located when minimized.

[Steve]

Hi cyberchipz

Yes I agree with your background color comments. It should be universal and it should be an option inline with the font change. I will add that one to my improvement list.  Maybe something in the main settings next the "Text and Font Color" options.

When I run the (System Menu/Macro) editor, could you, the first time it is called, automatically "re-list" the macro before loading it into the editor. I seem to always forget to do this.

I have to say I don't think this is a good idea. The macro editor brings in the current macro as it reads. Changing this to relist when it's bought in may be unexpected to some people who don't rely on the numbered list as you do.

I can often have more than one macro loaded into separate instances of MMM; in the text editor, could you change the Title of the "text editor" window so I know which macro I'm editing. It is not unusual to have two, or more, macros open simultaneously ones to copy from, and another to paste into; and it's hard to tell which one is which without memorizing where they're located when minimized.

This I can get behind! Ideally having multiple edit windows within the macro edit panel would be better but for now if the macro is saved the edit panel could reflect the saved name. I will look into that.


Thanks again Chip,
Keep the suggestions coming!

[cyberchipz]

Sure thing! As always, thank you... I wish I understood how someone would "not" use the renumbered list; I thought this was required.

[Steve]

The format is required 'line number | mouse X | mouse Y | time | entry' or 'line number | action/condition' but they only need to align in numerical order if someone wants to loop or follow flow in anyway. Yeah i makes sense to auto relist to me and to you but it would remove the choice for someone else.