I just updated my ‘🤣 Markdown Memes’ shortcut to version 1.1:

• Swapped ‘Micro.blog Multimedia Uploader’ shortcut for ‘Simple MB Image Uploader’ so there would be fewer menus and interactions to get through
• Added an opportunity to edit the Markdown’s alt text before it’s saved
• Clarified some menu text

Get it for free from the HeyDingus Shortcuts Library.

And here’s a blog post I wrote about how it all came together, including the auto-sorting list that I’m rather proud of. 😁

@jarrod how do you get around the unstable editing experience of the Shortcuts app?

@numericcitizen Around? Oh no, my friend, there is no around, only through. I get through it with patient like a very elastic rubber band stretches and stretches until…

@numericcitizen More practically, I do a lot of double-checks, I quit and reopen the app when it’s particularly laggy, and sometimes I just have to throw my hands up in the air when sync conflicts and disappearing import questions and variables are unavoidable.

@jarrod that is sad that Apple is shipping this. It’s been quite a while and the experience seems to deteriorate with each release.

@numericcitizen For sure. I’m foolishly optimistic that they’ve been working on a souped up AI-version for the next OS release and that they’re doing a big cleanup along the way…but we’ll see.

@numericcitizen Hmm. Probably not. Since AppleScript already works in Shortcuts, I think that’s enough. I don’t think adding another automation language for them to maintain will help with it getting the attention it needs.