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Bug? Or Feature Request? Macros - Switch to Live in Background

I'm using Macros to trigger snapshots (on an Ion).  The problem is I want them to run in the background so I can switch between various screens quickly while retaining my command line.  BUT a snapshot I've got sends me into blind view for any reason (setup/patch, pixelmap editing, etc.), when I use another snapshot/macro to take me back into what I would normally use as a live view, I'm still stuck in blind.  This happens even when I've added in my macro that I should go to live (Macro syntax: Live Snapshot1).  The only way I can get around this is if I actually hit the live button, and THEN afterwards hit one of my snapshots.  A bit tedious.

 

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    I think the issue is if you run the macro in the background it cant change your live blind state as its effectively in a different session.

    And you dont want to run it in the foreground as that will mess with your command line

    I've not tried it but you might achieve what you want by having a macro that runs as a foreground macro and switches to live and then fires the second macro that runs as a background macro, that does your snapshot switch. I think neither the live nor the macro button in the first macro will mess up your command line and the second macro will then be running in the background and so cant mess up the command line either.
  • 0 in reply to Mike A
    Tried this, no dice. I suppose it might make sense that you couldn't keep your command line between live and blind states. But still, no dice with having a macro go to live then fire screenshot. I DID however have success with 1 macro firing 2 other macros (1 that triggers live, and 1 that triggers snapshot). Why that is, I don't know.. I have to dive into it a bit more...
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