Actually, I should have put CheckOff under the 10.4 category along
with Do It, because CheckOff does not use Leopard's shared database.
On Jul 12, 6:41 pm, Sesquipedalian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Unfortunately, Stickies.app is not directly scriptable with
> Applescript, so there is nothing more advanced than simulating
> keystrokes that you can do to control it. But pressing ⌘M is quite
> easy. To do what you described here, open Script Editor and save the
> following as a new script:
>
> tell application "Stickies" to activate
> tell application "System Events" to keystroke "m" using {command down}
>
> However, if you are using 10.5 and want to upgrade to a more robust,
> but still really easy and accessible method of keeping track of your
> to do items, you might try the freeware applications Anxiety (http://
> anxietyapp.com/) or CheckOff (http://www.checkoffapp.com/).
>
> Another nice possibility is the free To Do widget (http://
> todo.philipefatio.com/). I personally like it better than Anxiety,
> but since it lives in the Dashboard you might find it changes your
> workflow a bit more than Anxiety or CheckOff from what you are used to
> using Stickies
>
> You could also start using the "Create iCal To Do" action for
> Quicksilver to make to do items. These to do items will appear in
> Mail, iCal, Anxiety, CheckOff, To Do widget, and any other application
> that uses 10.5's shared database to track to do lists, etc. The
> "Create iCal To Do" script is posted in the thread "A collection of
> Applescripts and actions for Quicksilver" which is pinned to the top
> of this forum.
>
> If you are running 10.4 or earlier, Do It (http://www.jimmcgowan.net/
> Site/DoIt.html) will work very well for you, and you really should
> check it out.
>
> On Jul 11, 9:31 pm, dougkramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I want to use Quicksilver to open a Stickies note so I can type my
> > todo list. Here's my setup:
>
> > - I already have stickies open on launch with one stickie note (my
> > todo list).
> > - I've manually "rolled up" the stickie (by double-clicking on the
> > title bar) so only the title bar is visible.
>
> > I want a keystroke to bring the stickie forward and roll down its
> > window. The command to roll up/down the window is Command-M.
>
> > Is this possible with Quicksilver? Can anyone please give me a
> > hint? I'd sure appreciate it.
>
> > I created a trigger for "Open Stickies.app" which bring Stickies to
> > the front, but don't know how to execute the Command-M.
>
> > Command-M wouldn't be ideal, because it is a toggle -- if the window
> > is already rolled down, it will roll it back up.
>
> > -Doug
>
> > P.S. I saw the "Open ToDo.txt" trigger, but I prefer stickies cause
> > you never have to explicitly save them.
