Triggers are a way to execute a whole or partial quicksilver command
(1-3 of the command panes) via a global hotkey or mouse motion. Once
you "get" Quicksilver, triggers become a way for you to customize what
you do most to be even faster. There's a triggers section in the
manual and there are examples spread throughout. QS comes with some
iTunes triggers defined but not configured on keys. Look at the
Triggers preference pane to see them (select iTunes on the left) and
double-click on the trigger column to define a key.
Howard
On Aug 22, 2008, at 9:34 PM, John Lyons wrote:
I'm sorry I meant to say trigger
On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 9:33 PM, Howard Melman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
I don't know what you mean by "target key thing". Setup is
described in the manual with screenshots under Installation.
Howard
On Aug 22, 2008, at 9:23 PM, John Lyons wrote:
It seems that I ned to do more set up. what is the whole target key
thing?
On Aug 22, 2008, at 6:48 PM, Howard Melman wrote:
I tried writing it in the intro to the manual, but I don't think it
works very well. Still, flipping through the manual might help.
http://mysite.verizon.net/hmelman/Quicksilver.pdf
Here is a list of tutorials, some text w/ screenshots, others are
video. Some are for older versions but the concepts still apply if
not the exact methods (the manual above is the most up-to-date
description).
http://docs.blacktree.com/quicksilver/tutorials?DokuWiki=970ffb5260de891bf765937511c1c056
This is my favorite demonstration of the power of QS:
http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/02/quicksilver-screencast-pictures/
Even going through these things, it took me about a week before I
really "got" Quicksilver, and I think that's pretty common. And then
it took months of writing the manual to understand all the nooks and
crannies. You can start off small and add to your knowledge slowly.
The really power (and difference with Spotlight) is that there are
multiple actions you can choose from, not just "open".
The part that's hard to describe is this. On a mac today you do a
lot of different things and go to different programs to do them
(e.g., safari for browsing, Mail for email, iChat for IM, Address
Book for contacts, etc.) Even though the Mac is pretty consistent,
these are all different applications and depending on what you want
to do, you do different things, click in different places, use
different hotkeys, etc.
Now imagine using spotlight a lot. You'd activate spotlight, type
the name of the thing you wanted to work and hit return to open it
in that app. Maybe it's a bookmark that opens in safari or a
contact that opens in Address Book or a mail message that opens in
mail or a song that plays in iTunes. Once you do this, you use that
app to do stuff.
With Quicksilver's you have a consistent interface like with
spotlight but with QS's actions you can get to the next step and
often that's enough for the whole task. I can send a file to someone
from QS alone, it will use mail and finder and address book to do
the work in the background but I just used QS. I can control iTunes
with keystrokes to go to the next song or pause or mute, from QS
without leaving the task I'm working on. I can move or copy files
without having to manipulate finder windows or dragging and
dropping. I can do a google search (or imdb or wikipedia) from
within Quicksilver and have the results show in the browser. All
this (and more) makes Quicksilver a consistent interface for my mac
and that has some psychological effect that makes things seem even
easier than QS is making them. QS is my mac to me. and that's hard
to describe to someone who hasn't played with it.
Howard
On Aug 22, 2008, at 5:00 PM, john l wrote:
Ok, count me in as one of the slow ones in this group. But I need some
help to understand how to use this program that everyone is raving
about. so here goes:
1) what is this about?
2) how do I use it?
3) Do I really sound lost?
Any help would be greatly appreciated:)
Sensei John Lyons
www.universalgoju.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
