Wait for trigger Action

[vyros4u]

Please what is the timeout for wait for trigger action?
If possible can we get auto cancel timeout for Wait for trigger action. Thanks

 

[Dm114]

Please what is the timeout for wait for trigger action?
If possible can we get auto cancel timeout for Wait for trigger action. Thanks

As far as I know, there is no maximum timeout. It's up to you to add a timeout constraint.

 

[vyros4u]

Is there

As far as I know, there is no maximum timeout. It's up to you to add a timeout constraint.

Is there something like timeout constraint?

 

[Endercraft]

You can have a regular interval with the other trigger to wait for but it's hard to know which trigger actually ended the wait. It's useful when you have for example a wait for screen content but the trigger fails for some reason so you can have a fallback trigger.

You could first launch a stopwatch, wait for trigger AND stopwatch in wait for trigger action then see if the stopwatch duration is more than what you set in your wait for trigger action.

 

[Dm114]

Is there

Is there something like timeout constraint?

Here's an example attached

 

[vyros4u]

Here's an example attached View attachment 6365

So.. how does it cancel subsequent actions with the interval trigger

 

[Endercraft]

So.. how does it cancel subsequent actions with the interval trigger

You can have a regular interval with the other trigger to wait for but it's hard to know which trigger actually ended the wait. It's useful when you have for example a wait for screen content but the trigger fails for some reason so you can have a fallback trigger.

You could first launch a stopwatch, wait for trigger AND stopwatch in wait for trigger action then see if the stopwatch duration is more than what you set in your wait for trigger action.

My workaround should work just fine. Make sure the constraint to timeout with stopwatch is
If stopwatch > (time you set in wait for trigger - 1 second).

 

[Dm114]

So.. how does it cancel subsequent actions with the interval trigger

After Wait Untill Trigger use Read Screen Contents action. If strings match it's ok. Otherwise the macro resumed due to timeout, so you can do whatever you want to do in this case ..

 

[Endercraft]

After Wait Untill Trigger use Read Screen Contents action.

When were screen contents mentioned ? Maybe you got confused between threads ?

 

[Dm114]

When were screen contents mentioned ? Maybe you got confused between threads ?

I'm afraid you're right!

 

[vyros4u]

Thanks for the feedback, all suggested workaround are good but I wish wait for trigger action get it own auto cancel timeout..

 

[Endercraft]

Thanks for the feedback, all suggested workaround are good but I wish wait for trigger action get it own auto cancel timeout..

It's already been requested long ago..

 

[MacroDroidDev]

Yes I just felt an elbow in my ribs...