Killer Keyboard Mode
Feel the power at your fingertips
Tasks in FileMaker can sometimes be quite repetitive and tedious, like…
- renaming stuff on multiple layouts,
- fixing a universal error in multiple scripts and files,
- patching a bunch of code to a bunch of deployments
…wouldn’t it be great to have a ninja sword to slice times in half and turn tedium to treasure?
MrWatson’s tools have been designed both for repetitive tasks and for power users.
The fmWorkMate toolbox has been architected to be as efficient as possible in these situations, so that power users can take advantage of the keyboard shortcuts and integrated tools to
When you get into the swing of things - get into the zone - you can annihilate a task in a fraction of the time it would take you to do it manually.
I call this
Killer Keyboard Mode
The Most Awesome Killer Keyboard shortcuts
Use these shortcuts to become the most awesome FileMaker power developer:
1. fmWorkMate´s Double-Whammy Kick Start Keys
For fmWorkMate’s main tools the keyboard shortcut for the main action is the same to open them.
For example, from fmWorkMate…
- to open fmCheckMate and convert the current clipboard - just press ⌘2 ⌘2
- to open fmTextDiff and diff the current clipboard - just press ⌘7 ⌘7
See the complete list on the Navigation, Menus and Keys Page.
2. fmAutoMate´s magical Xopy-n-PaXte keys
To transfer code between FileMaker solutions from Mac to Mac across the ether using fmAutoMate, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:
- In the local FileMaker
- ⌃⌘C to Xopy the code from the local FileMaker as XML
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- the code is magically transferred as XML text :-)
- In the remote FileMaker
- ⌃⌘V to PaXte the code into the remote FileMaker
3. fmAutoMate´s Extended Hotkey Dialog
Just like Visual Studio Code´s multi-key offerings
⌘-K Get stuff done fast with fmAutoMate’s Killer Keyboard Mode Extended Hotkey Dialog
Look for the Killer Keyboard Mode sections in the documentation for each tool to see how you can use the keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow, they look something like this: