Remember Macro Window separator position

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A constant source of frustration for me is that the Macro Window separator is re-set to a very low position each time I re-start Glyphs. I need to see the output of my scripts, not the old code snippets I was using a few weeks a go. Is it possible to permanently keep the snippet part small (or even collapsed)?

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Workaround: I have a shortcut assigned to the mekkablue script App > Toggle Macro Window Separator. Perhaps you can put the code in a small placeholder plugin that resets it to all the way up when the app starts.

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Thanks. I found that script but what’s the easiest way of running a script each time the app starts?

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I tried it a few times, and it seems to remember it for me. I moved the divider and restart Glyphs and it was still at the same spot.

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That’s great but it does not help me. On my computer, the position is not remembered.

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What’s the easiest way of running a script each time the app starts?

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Put it in a .glyphsplugin.

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Do you get anything if you run this in the macro panel?
print(Glyphs.defaults["NSSplitView Subview Frames MacroPanelDivider"])

I have several of those keys with values stored in my Glyphs defaults, this snippet will just print one of them.

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I am getting

(
    "0.000000, 0.000000, 821.000000, 749.000000, NO, NO",
    "0.000000, 750.000000, 821.000000, 136.000000, NO, NO"
)
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The forth in the first item should be the high of the code view. If you drag the divider, does this value change?

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Yes, the fourth in the first and in the second line change after I drag the divider.

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And if you restart Glyphs, do the values change and or do they match the “wrong” position?

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If I restart Glyphs without opening a font and then press “Run” I get a beach ball. Have to force quit.

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If I open a font first then I am getting the old values (749 for the upper part) again, and this corresponds to the real position.

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Different idea if you just want the output part: Hold down the Shift key and choose Window > Floating Macro Console. This is the output part of the Macro Window, but detached.

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Ohhhhh, that’s a nice one!

(I knew that one can hold option for secondary menu items, but shift was entirely new to me)