New 12/22/2025

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Ergonomic improvement suggestions

Hello,

I am a regular user of JitBit Macro Recorder, an application that I truly appreciate and that I have purchased.

I would like to share three ergonomic improvement suggestions which, in my opinion, could significantly enhance usability.

1️ Remember column widths

When JitBit Macro Recorder is launched, the four columns always appear with equal default widths.
In practice, users often resize them — for example, widening column B to display more text and reducing columns A, C, and D.

Unfortunately, after closing and reopening the application (with or without a macro loaded), the columns always revert to their default widths.
It would be very helpful if custom column widths could be saved and automatically restored.


2️ Selective automatic launch of macros (.mcr files)

Currently, it is possible in the settings to allow macros to be launched automatically by clicking on a .mcr file, but this option applies to all macros without distinction.

It would be very useful to be able to choose which macros can be launched directly, and which cannot.
For example, this would allow users to distinguish between:

  • macros that are still under development or testing,
  • finished, stable, and well-tested macros that could safely be launched directly from their .mcr file.

A simple mechanism (option, flag, tag, etc.) could allow this differentiation.


3️ Splitting long macros into “chapters” (most important suggestion)

This is, in my view, the most important of the three suggestions.

For long and complex macros, it would be extremely helpful to be able to organize them into chapters, similar to the way the Windows Registry is displayed:

  • each chapter would have a title,
  • chapters could be collapsed (only the title visible) or expanded (all lines visible).

This would provide several major benefits:

  • better overall readability,
  • the ability to test only a specific part of a macro,
  • easier and faster debugging.

For instance, each chapter could have a checkbox allowing only that part to be executed, and a global checkbox at the top could run the entire macro once everything is validated.


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