Perth, Western Australia - 18 April 2008 - Stairways Software Pty Ltd is pleased to announce Keyboard Maestro 3.1, the new version of its powerful productivity enhancer for Mac OS X.
This release adds many new clipboard features including persistent clipboard history via the new Clipboard History Switcher (command-control-shift-V by default), actions to set or save the clipboard, actions to filter the clipboard to apply BBEdit Text Factories to the clipboard, and support for moving and resizing and keeping open the various Clipboard Switchers.
This release also opens up all the powerful actions for scripting - you can now ask Keyboard Maestro Engine to perform any action by sending it the XML for the action.
Various actions and a number of bug fixes as documented below are also included.
Using Keyboard Maestro's macros you can control applications, windows, or menus; insert text; open documents, applications or URLs; execute scripts; control the system or iTunes; and more, all with the touch of a key, click of the mouse, periodically or at specific times, when an application is launched or running, or even over the Internet using Keyboard Maestro's built in web server.
Using Keyboard Maestro's Program Switcher and Window Switcher you can cycle through applications or windows, closing, hiding, launching, and more. Keyboard Maestro can help you regain control of your crowded screen by letting you close or hide multiple windows or applications.
Using Keyboard Maestro's Clipboard Switcher, you can select from a number of named clipboards, storing information away for later retrieval. Store the details you are working on and access them by name again and again.
Using Keyboard Maestro's Clipboard History Switcher, you can access past clipboards, so you will never lose your clipboard again. It also makes it easy to copy and paste multiple items such as username and password or serial number without having to switch back and forth between applications for each item.
New in Keyboard Maestro 3.1:
Clipboard Features:
Other New Actions:
New Scripting Support:
Changes:
The system clipboard is no longer restored after actions that set it (such as Insert Text via Paste or Use Named Clipboard). This avoids race conditions related to when the system clipboard is restored. However, you can restore the system clipboard with the Set Clipboard To Past Clipboard action or use the Clipboard History Switcher to choose any past clipboard.
Fixes:
New in Keyboard Maestro 3.0:
Keyboard Maestro 3 adds new ways to create macros, including recording, new ways to trigger macros, including via the web, new actions, simplifications and an improved user interface.
For information and details on what is new can be found at <http://whatsnew.keyboardmaestro.com/>.
Keyboard Maestro 3 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or greater, including 10.5 and is native Intel and PowerPC.
Keyboard Maestro is engineered by Stairways Software Pty Ltd and distributed by Kagi. Keyboard Maestro is licensed on a per workstation basis (individuals can choose to license it on a per user basis).
New customers can purchase Keyboard Maestro from <http://purchase.keyboardmaestro.com/> for US$36. A volume discount of 50% is available for purchases of 5 or more copies, and 65% for 20 or more copies.
Keyboard Maestro 3.0.1 is a free upgrade for owners of Keyboard Maestro 3.
Keyboard Maestro 3 is a paid upgrade from previous versions. Customers who purchased Keyboard Maestro 2 after 1 November 2007 have been issued a free upgrade to Keyboard Maestro 3. If you have not received your free license, you can claim your free upgrade by looking up your Keyboard Maestro 2 purchase at <http://enquiry.stairways.com/>.
Customers who purchased Keyboard Maestro 2 between July 2004 and October 2007 can upgrade to Keyboard Maestro 3 for US$18 until 30 June 2008. If you have not received your instructions on how to upgrade, you can find details by looking up your Keyboard Maestro 2 purchase at <http://enquiry.stairways.com/>.
Customers who have not disabled upgrade emails have been emailed with new license or upgrade instructions as appropriate. If you have not received your upgrade license or purchase instructions, let us know and we will look into why you did not receive your email.
A fully-functional unlicensed trial version of Keyboard Maestro can be downloaded from <http://download.stairways.com/>.
For sales enquires, customer service, technical support, or to contact project management, our current contact information is listed at <http://contact.stairways.com/>.
Extensive online documentation on Keyboard Maestro can be found at <http://documentation.keyboardmaestro.com/>.
A brief taste of Keyboard Maestro in action can be found at <http://screenshots.keyboardmaestro.com/>.
A more detailed tour to give you a better idea of Keyboard Maestro's power and versatility is available at <http://tour.keyboardmaestro.com/>.
Video examples and tutorials of Keyboard Maestro can be found at <http://movies.keyboardmaestro.com/>.
For more information about anything to do with Keyboard Maestro visit <http://www.keyboardmaestro.com/>.