https://www.msspeech-forum.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 03 May 2026 07:51:49 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:02:22 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.02 360 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=329 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/forum_images/msspeech_forum.png https://www.msspeech-forum.com/ https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1524.html#1524 Author: mmarkoe_admin
Subject: 329
Posted: 13/Jan/2014 at 10:02am

russ wrote: Sixwheels or Marty, what do you put in the <appIsInForeground> statement when you write a macro specifically for the Windows 8.1 Mail app? I'm planning to try a do commands like "move current message to XYZ folder," but I can't figure out what the official app name is for it. Thanks!

Microsoft's Windows 8/8.1 Mail app is really just a unifier for all your mail apps (i.e. Outlook, GMAIL, Yahoo Mail etc.). I found Keyboard Shortcuts for the Mail App at:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/mail-keyboard-shortcuts

Ctrl+M is used to move to a different folder.

Marty]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:02:22 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1524.html#1524 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1523.html#1523 Author: russ
Subject: 329
Posted: 12/Jan/2014 at 3:54pm

Sixwheels wrote: I think you can go right ahead and start making those macros, Russ. I have lots of text macros that work perfectly fine in the mail app. Unfortunately for me, I am having that issue where trying to make corrections within an e-mail chooses the wrong words, but I expect that to be fixed eventually.

Sixwheels or Marty, what do you put in the <appIsInForeground> statement when you write a macro specifically for the Windows 8.1 Mail app? I'm planning to try a do commands like "move current message to XYZ folder," but I can't figure out what the official app name is for it. Thanks!
-Russ]]> Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:54:20 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1523.html#1523 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1522.html#1522 Author: Sixwheels
Subject: 329
Posted: 10/Jan/2014 at 2:46pm

russ wrote: Sixwheels wrote: Russ, you may also like to know that the Show Numbers command, as well as the Mouse Grid feature work perfectly with Metro. You can open apps by saying their names, and close them with the standard "close that". In contrast, while Dragon does have its own mouse grid, it only works on the desktop. Dragon is sorely lacking a show numbers command. Thanks Sixweels. I will give WSR a try in Metro. I sure hope Microsoft eventually supports WSR Macros there too. I would like to be able to make macros for more advanced Metro apps like the Mail program, -Russ

Sorry about that, Marty, and thanks for moving us. ;-)

I think you can go right ahead and start making those macros, Russ. I have lots of text macros that work perfectly fine in the mail app. Unfortunately for me, I am having that issue where trying to make corrections within an e-mail chooses the wrong words, but I expect that to be fixed eventually.]]> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:46:02 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1522.html#1522 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1520.html#1520 Author: mmarkoe_admin
Subject: 329
Posted: 10/Jan/2014 at 1:57pm

Guys,
In the future, please start a new topic as this is in Microphones and should be in General or Macros.

You should be able to create macros for the Mail Program. Anything that can use keyboard keystrokes should work. If you have specific issues about macros for the Mail program, post them. Our programmer Nathaniel use the Metro interface exclusively with macros and or keystrokes.

Marty]]> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:57:59 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1520.html#1520 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1519.html#1519 Author: russ
Subject: 329
Posted: 10/Jan/2014 at 1:47pm

Sixwheels wrote: Russ, you may also like to know that the Show Numbers command, as well as the Mouse Grid feature work perfectly with Metro. You can open apps by saying their names, and close them with the standard "close that". In contrast, while Dragon does have its own mouse grid, it only works on the desktop. Dragon is sorely lacking a show numbers command.

Thanks Sixweels. I will give WSR a try in Metro. I sure hope Microsoft eventually supports WSR Macros there too. I would like to be able to make macros for more advanced Metro apps like the Mail program,

-Russ]]> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:47:54 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1519.html#1519 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1518.html#1518 Author: Sixwheels
Subject: 329
Posted: 10/Jan/2014 at 10:10am

Russ, you may also like to know that the Show Numbers command, as well as the Mouse Grid feature work perfectly with Metro. You can open apps by saying their names, and close them with the standard "close that". In contrast, while Dragon does have its own mouse grid, it only works on the desktop. Dragon is sorely lacking a show numbers command.]]> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:10:23 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1518.html#1518 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1516.html#1516 Author: mmarkoe_admin
Subject: 329
Posted: 08/Jan/2014 at 3:38pm

russ wrote: Does the WSR Macros program work in Metro? I was under the impression that it didn't, but I'd be pleasantly surprised if it did! (I'm getting a new computer with Windows 8 next week.)

Our operating system is Windows 8.1 now. For the most part we use the Classic Shell which mimics Windows 7. However in the Metro interface all tiles are easily activated without macros. The windows that are open can be closed in via voice command without a macro. You can also switch applications by voice.
Marty]]> Wed, 08 Jan 2014 15:38:03 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1516.html#1516 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/macros-and-windows-8-8-1_topic329_post1515.html#1515 Author: russ
Subject: 329
Posted: 08/Jan/2014 at 3:28pm

Does the WSR Macros program work in Metro? I was under the impression that it didn't, but I'd be pleasantly surprised if it did! (I'm getting a new computer with Windows 8 next week.)

Thanks.

-Russ
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