Yes, I'm aware of MaxPilote. I prefer the integrated approach of SGP and the ergonomic UI.
I'm not an expert at scripting and just starting to experiment. I anticipate that SGP will implement further enhancements in due course. Their challenge is always to to this without making the software impossible to use by newcomers. My experiments are only intended as a stop-gap and out of interest.
In the sequence window you can call a script before and after each event. Don't quote me but I think you can delay an event, as we have been discussing previously but I do not think you could skip an event. I recall either K or J had clear views that they wish to keep control over the exposure sequence rather than relinquish it to third party. I'm content to tinker with scripts and use SGP as is.
I'll try out some ideas out and do a dry run in SGP to see what I can and cannot do.
[update] this worked in SGPwith my PMX - I called the script at the beginning of the first event.
set scope = createobject("ASCOM.SoftwareBisque.Telescope")
scope.connected = true
min_altitude = 40 ' degrees
maxtime = 240 'minutes
timeout = 0
condition = timeout > maxtime or scope.altitude > min_altitude 'for immediate execution
Do until condition
wscript.sleep 60000 ' 1 min
condition = timeout > maxtime or scope.altitude > min_altitude
timeout = timeout + 1
Loop
scope.connected = false