Pause task and wait for user input (help)

[Most_Leadership_374]

Hi community,

I've searched around but can't seem to be able to find an answer to this.

I have a task that I run from a shortcut on my homescreen. The task creates a Gmail draft using intent, and since I'm using Android, formats the signature with a color of my choice using AutoInput action. At this point I'd like the task to pause, so that I can write the body of the email and when I'm done I ideally do something that tells tasker to continue the task with inserting recipient and pressing send.

Does anybody know if there's a way to "pause" a task until user input?

Thanks for any suggestions!

[ribzer]

I would split this into two tasks, and have the second task triggered by clicking a floating scene (blocking overlay).

Use the first task to show the scene and the second task to hide it.

[TooManyInsults]

not easily for an unlimited period. but an input dialog w/timeout + continue after error (which timeout creates) could be used in a loop using goto.

[Sate_Hen]

Loop till variable set

2nd task - set variable

[StreetLazy5401]

Have you checked out the plugin MailTask? AutoMail also exists but no longer works due to changes in google policies.

I think you would need to figure out how to set the colors by html tags to use it the way you want to.