Can I combine multiple built-in commands into one?

TaskPaper
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I’d like to create a custom command that applies two built-in commands in succession. In this particular example, I’d like to run “Toggle Done”, immediately followed by “Archive Done”.

Is there a way to do this in a custom JavaScript command?

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It’s possible, but this is using an undocumented TaskPaper API. I don’t expect it to change, but if you want something more robust you might use AppleScript to automate selecting of TaskPaper menu items.

function TaskPaperContextScript(editor, options) {
	editor.performCommand("outline-editor:toggle-done")
	editor.performCommand("outline-editor:archive-done")
}

Application("TaskPaper").documents[0].evaluate({
  script: TaskPaperContextScript.toString(),
})
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That’s perfect - thanks so much! And thank you for TaskPaper!

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@jessegrosjean — I think I figured out the command for Select All:

 editor.performCommand("outline-editor:select-all")

What is the command for cut?

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Keyboard Maestro can combine commands and provide Palettes as well.

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Sorry, I don’t think that one is exposed in the same way, for Select All the code just calls directly the to the native NSTextView.

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Added to wiki