Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
This is a repost from 2006. One of the best ways to learn to use a software product fully is to try to automate it. Testers and automators have to learn the software’s interface really well, possibly better than the people who wrote it. Ok, the developers know the algorithms better than anyone else, but […]
I thought it was about time for an update. We are currently working on improving Macro Scheduler’s UI appearance under 4k UHD monitors. These screens are becoming more common, especially since the launch of Windows 10 which includes improved scaling features. Macro Scheduler needs to be DPI aware in order to perform image recognition on […]
Every now and then someone asks something like “How do I change the font in a modal dialog box?” or “Can I make an Input box multi-line?”. Well, no, you can’t do those things to the standard Message/MessageModal or Input box functions. But, don’t forget that with Macro Scheduler you have the ability to create […]
I’ve only just discovered that our newsletter subscriptions system has been broken since last January! New customers and anyone signing up to our newsletter since 15th January 2015 were not correctly subscribed to our newsletter. Luckily we have the email addresses in our database, they just weren’t allocated to the correct list. I’ve now fixed […]
A slightly belated Happy New Year to all our customers and supporters. I’m a little late getting this up as we are in the midst of an office move! So things are a little hectic. But wanted to say thank you to you all for being with us and we look forward to working with […]
Thanks again to Chris Henwood for designing another stunning livery. This time for this virtual Aussie V8 Dorian is driving in Forza Motorsport: Dorian is racing this car twice a week. Good luck Dorian!
Yes, Macro Scheduler works great in Windows 10:
Allow me to tell you about a fun new technology called Chirp created by some good friends of ours. Chirp is an exciting new technology that shares information between devices using sound and you can try it out for yourself. Chirp works by using little more than your device’s speaker and microphone. Data is encoded […]
Did you know that since Macro Scheduler 14.2 the Macro Recorder can store snapshots of windows and objects that you click on as you are recording? This feature makes it easier to work out which bit of code does what as you can see the screenshots inside the script: Note the thumbnail images in the […]
We managed to get a few glimpses of the solar eclipse today. In fact the light cloud here in Dorset probably made it safer and easier to see and photograph. Friends in London and the South East were less lucky as the cloud cover was too thick to see anything. Here are a couple of […]