"Default option" (with timeout) for action "Selection Dialog" [SOLVED]

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hugbear

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Is it possible for "Selection Dialog" action to get a "Default option" with timeout (just like the "Option Dialog" action)?

When the macro triggers, the selection dialog gets displayed but there are times when (for various reasons) the user can't interact with the screen so the dialog remains displayed for an indefinite amount of time AND no further processing gets done. This feature would provide a solution for this situation, without complex workarounds(*).
Alternatively, maybe the two types of dialogs could be merged together by extending the Option Dialog with the features of Selection Dialog.

(*) like creating 2 extra macros to be called by the Option Dialog action, macros that set a global variable to be read back by the calling macro after the timeout.
 
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Dm114

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hugbear said:
Is it possible for "Selection Dialog" action to get a "Default option" with timeout (just like the "Option Dialog" action)?

When the macro triggers, the selection dialog gets displayed but there are times when (for various reasons) the user can't interact with the screen so the dialog remains displayed for an indefinite amount of time AND no further processing gets done. This feature would provide a solution for this situation, without complex workarounds(*).
Alternatively, maybe the two types of dialogs could be merged together by extending the Option Dialog with the features of Selection Dialog.

(*) like creating 2 extra macros to be called by the Option Dialog action, macros that set a global variable to be read back by the calling macro after the timeout.
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Interesting feature request but, unfortunately, I'm not sure @MacroDroidDev will be able to put it on the top of his ToDo list now...
 
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hugbear

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Thanks a lot for your replies!

Mini-rant: I hate the term "Feature request", it sounds like I'm stomping my foot and demanding things to be done right now lol! I'd be much happier with "Feature suggestion", as in "if it even makes it to the list and gets done eventually, it's good enough for me". It's not like a bug report or, even worse, a security vulnerability - which would require acting upon ASAP...
 
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