You are correct, sir. It is using osascript. It's all I use it for, so it 
may well be the source of the lag. Thanks for the tip. :-)

On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 11:04:51 PM UTC, Christopher Stone wrote:
>
> On 01/24/2019, at 09:25, Ben Smith <[email protected] <javascript:>> 
> wrote:
>
> Yep, I had the same thought after I made the post. :-) That method is fast 
> every time so I'll have to train myself to use hotkeys instead of Alfred. Odd 
> though.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Hey Ben,
>
> Actually it's not that odd if I conjecture correctly and Alfred is using 
> `osascript` to run a text AppleScript through the shell.
>
> Keyboard Maestro is a trifle slower when using text AppleScript scripts as 
> compared to compiled AppleScripts.
>
> If you want the fastest possible AppleScript-runner you want to take a 
> look at FastScripts <https://www.red-sweater.com/fastscripts/>.
>
> The difference between it and Keyboard Maestro on my elderly 17" 
> i7 MacBook Pro is not huge but is perceptible (to me).
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Chris
>
>

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