About the Macro Player
You can record macros in Dragonfly to automate frequently used commands or processes, which can help you save time by streamlining repetitive tasks. After you record a macro, you can play it back to perform all of the steps in the macro with a single action, unless a user input is required.
Macro Player dialog
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New Macro |
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Creates a new macro file. After you click New Macro, you can start recording immediately or choose to click the Record button to start. |
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View File |
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Opens the current macro file. Macro files are written in Python and can be viewed and edited in a simple text editor or with a developer application such as PyCharm. |
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Save |
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Saves any changes you made to the macro you are playing. |
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Reload |
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Reloads the selected macro. You can reload a macro to discard any changes you made while editing the macro in the Macro Player dialog. Reloading a macro will also apply any changes you made to the macro file externally. For example, to the Python file itself. |
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Delete |
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Deletes the selected macro or step. |
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Execute |
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When a macro step is set to Execute, the step will be executed automatically. |
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Pause |
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When a macro step is set to Pause, the macro will stop at the paused step and wait for a user input. |
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Skip |
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When a macro step is set to Skip, the macro will skip the step and continue playback. |
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Record |
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Begins recording. The Record option changes to Pause as soon as you begin recording. |
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Pause |
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Pauses recording. The Pause option changes to Record as soon as you pause recording. |
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Play Single Step |
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Plays the macro step-by-step. |
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Play All |
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Plays the macro, either to the end or to point that a user input is required. |
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Stop |
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Stops playback. |
Tasks for Using Macros
Following are the primary tasks that you can perform when using macros:
- Record a Macro… For most tasks that apply to Dragonfly, you can record macros to use in your image processing and analysis workflows (see Recording Macros).
- Play Back a Macro… You can execute or play back the macros you have recorded (see Playing Macros).
