Hard links cannot point to folders, so far as I know, and .app packages are folders. The only way this might work is if it pointed to the executable within the .app package.
On Mar 28, 11:01 am, Howard Melman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hard links seem worth a try. I don't see how QS would be able to see > the original name using them. > > Howard > > On Mar 28, 2008, at 10:56 AM, Daniel wrote: > > > > > @Howard: Yep. Sometimes that's sensible behavior, right now it's > > just getting in the way. I wonder if QS would do the same thing for > > *hard* links. > > > ...Which don't quite work, because opening an executable opens a > > Terminal window and ties the app to that window. Not good. One could > > make shell scripts that just do an "open /Applications/Firefox.app", > > which would free the app from the Terminal, but then you'd have to > > launch them using the "run shell script" action. I suppose you could > > set "run shell script" (NOT "in terminal") as the default action for > > executable files, and that shouldn't affect anything else that I can > > tell. This is all starting to get very complicated and inelegant, > > though--you may want to just give up on the idea for now and hope the > > next version of QS includes the feature. > > > I can't think of anything else at this point that might work--your > > description of what you did was very clear and complete, and Howard is > > right that QS is following the alias before indexing. > > > On Mar 27, 3:57 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> @Howard: I just mean that the custom mnemonic triggers assigned to > >> aliases are not remembered across sessions. Everything else in QS > >> including the custom File & Folder Scanner is correctly saved. > > >> @Daniel: I created a folder under ~/Applications/QS Mnemonic Aliases/ > >> and put a couple of aliases in there and named them with the mnemonic > >> I wanted to assign. Then I added a new File & Folder Scanner under > >> Custom in the QS Catalog and selected that folder. Under Source > >> Options I have Include Contents: Folder Contents chosen, a depth of 1 > >> selected and Omit source item checked. After rescanning the catalog > >> it > >> shows 2 items, and the Contents info panel shows my 2 aliases - > >> actually it shows the original application and file that the aliases > >> pointed to rather than the aliases themselves. > > >> The catalog and contents are persisted across sessions. Double > >> clicking the icon in the Contents panel opens a QS window with the > >> source as subject. From here I right-click the source icon and select > >> "Assign abbreviation" from the Actions menu. Testing the mnemonic at > >> this stage does not work. Repeating the procedure and choosing "Show > >> source in Catalog" from the Actions menu opens the Appications > >> catalog > >> for the application alias, and the file alias opens in User > Recent > >> Items > Recent Documents Catalog. > > >> By bringing up the "QS Mnemonic Aliases (Catalog)" as the QS subject > >> and navigating inside it to the items and assigning an abbreviation > >> simply does not work no matter how many time I assign it and rescan > >> the catalog. However by bringing up the "QS Mnemonic Aliases" folder > >> (not catalog) as the QS subject and navigating inside it to the > >> items, > >> assigning an abbreviation and rescanning the catalog does work from > >> that point on, until QS is restarted at which point they are lost. > > >> Thanks, > > >> Scott > > >> On Mar 28, 5:08 am, Howard Melman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> I've been following this thread with curiosity. My experience > >>> trying > >>> to use OS X aliases for this was that QS indexed not the alias but > >>> what it pointed to, which made the hack not work. You can select the > >>> catalog source, hit the i button to open the drawer and look in > >>> Contents to see what it's scanned. > > >>> Say "settings are lost" is a little to vague for me to help. > >>> Settings > >>> are stored in: > >>> ~/Library/Preferences/com.blacktree.Quicksilver.plist > >>> ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/ > >>> Provided you have write access to these files and folders QS should > >>> have no problems remembering settings. When you say "settings" do > >>> you > >>> mean all settings or just one thing in particular and if so what > >>> specifically? > > >>> Howard > > >>> On Mar 27, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Daniel wrote: > > >>>> I'm not sure what to say, then. Make sure, of course, that the > >>>> scanner is set to include folder contents. Also, click on the > >>>> "contents" tab in the inspector pane for that scanner and see if > >>>> there's anything there. Make sure the scanner is checked, etc. If > >>>> you can ever see the aliases, do a "show source in catalog" on them > >>>> and make sure it shows as the new scanner and not the default Apps > >>>> one. Maybe try moving the QS preferences to the Desktop, remaking > >>>> that scanner and seeing if it works now. I've been having similar > >>>> problems, but I've usually been able to fix them basically by > >>>> trying > >>>> stuff over and over until it worked. QS is sorta "stubborn" > >>>> sometimes.
