Hi Howard, I'm sorry I sound vague. Most of what you and the other folks are talking about sounds like a foriegn language to me. I don't know what a plist file is. I didn't think I needed to know. I loved the idea of making my mac run more intuitively. That's why I installed QS. So please have patience with me and I'll try to explain as best I can.
Here's the situation: I'm using QS version B54, and OS 10.5.4 When I initially loaded QS it worked fine. I was able to access the trigger preference pane. There were pre-loaded triggers there and I was able to create triggers. I asked the forum how to set up a google search trigger. While trying to do that the trigger pane stopped opening. When I tried to open it the wheel just spun and it never opened. I uninstalled QS. I re-installed QS. The invoke QS still works. The command comma still opens the preference pane. The catalog is there. The plug-ins are still there. The trigger pane never opens. I'm not the most computer illiterate person out here, but I'm no programmer. Thanks again for your patience:) On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Howard Melman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I really can't follow what you're trying. Could you please describe what > version of QS and OSX you're using, what specific triggers you're trying to > create and what happens? > > Quicksilver stores all defined triggers in ~/Library/Application > Support/Quicksilver/Triggers.plist > It creates this file when first run, if it's not there it probably a > permissions problems that it can create the folder. See the FAQ under QS > won't install any plugins for details. > http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver/web/faq > > There have been some reports of this file being corrupted on Leopard. If > this file doesn't exist or is corrupt, QS's trigger preferences panel hangs > and doesn't come up. Deleting it and restarting QS solves that but loses > any previously defined triggers. > > Triggers for dynamic actions (like Get New Mail or menu items using Show > Menu Items....) can be created but will not exist when QS is restart. It's a > current limitation and there's no workaround. This is why I ask what > specific trigger you're trying to create. > > Howard > > > On Aug 30, 2008, at 2:18 PM, john l wrote: > > >> New update: >> A previously set up trigger for invoking Safari is still working. >> Ahhhhhh!!!!!! >> It isn't the lack of triggers that's bothering me. It's that I can't >> create new ones. >> >> On Aug 30, 1:59 pm, john l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I still can't find the show button. >>> Everything is there but the triggers. Wheel just keeps turning. >>> I uninstalled and re installed. Same problem. >>> >>> On Aug 30, 1:05 pm, "St.John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Sorry, it's "show" >>>> in the catalogue if you click the info panel, then theres a show >>>> button in the top right hand corner of the panel >>>> >>> >>> On Aug 30, 11:00 am, john l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> where is this "reveal" button >>>>> Now catalog isn't openning. same spinning wheel as triggers >>>>> >>>> >>> On Aug 9, 11:35 am, "St.John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>> sorry to whoever is moderating the comments >>>>>> all of a sudden when i tried to add the app support folder for >>>>>> quicksilver to the catalog, i saw the reveal button, and figured id >>>>>> try >>>>>> and it worked >>>>>> and now all my app support folders are back >>>>>> i guess you can delete my last few posts >>>>>> >>>>> >>> On Aug 9, 1:39 am, "St.John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>> >>> I'm having the Exact same problem >>>>>>> although id never risk uninstalling quicksilver :P >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>> On Aug 8, 5:56 pm, Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>> I am having a problem with triggers that is even more fundamental than >>>>>>>> described. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> When I invoke the trigger option, I am not able to enter the trigger >>>>>>>> set up and just get a spinning wheel (not the beachball). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> I also do not have a Quicksilver folder in my application support >>>>>>>> folder and so no triggers.lst. I have tried creating this folder, >>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>> still get the hanging issue. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> I have tried uninstaling and reinstalling QS several times with no >>>>>>>> luck. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> Any suggestions? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> Thanks. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> On Aug 8, 10:25 am, LazloHollyfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> Hi Howard, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> Thank you for the clarification. QS is such a great program and tool >>>>>>>>> for workflow, but I wish we could save triggers for menu items. I >>>>>>>>> mean, if we save a trigger and give it a scope to a particular >>>>>>>>> application, I don't see why QS wouldn't be able to save that >>>>>>>>> information. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> On the PC end of things, I am using a small applications called >>>>>>>>> StrokeIt! Which allows me to use gesturing to invoke menu commands >>>>>>>>> and keyboard strokes. I tried out xGestures for OSX, but that >>>>>>>>> doesn't >>>>>>>>> seem to work for the CS3 suite (except for Photoshop). QS + >>>>>>>>> Abracadabra seemed like a perfect solution becuase of proxy >>>>>>>>> objects, >>>>>>>>> but now the triggers will not save. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> I suppose I'll have to wait for a few development cycles for OSX to >>>>>>>>> have a robust gesturing system in place. . . >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> Thanks again for your time and help! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> Best, >>>>>>>>> Laz >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> On Aug 8, 7:07 am, Howard Melman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> On Aug 8, 2008, at 1:52 AM, LazloHollyfeld wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>> I am having the same problems as others with the Triggers.plist file. >>>>>>>>>>> I create a trigger for an action, and then when I close and >>>>>>>>>>> relaunch >>>>>>>>>>> QS, the trigger is missing. I read on this board that I should >>>>>>>>>>> quit >>>>>>>>>>> QS, delete the Triggers.plist file from the Application Support >>>>>>>>>>> directory, and did that. Then I relaunched QS, it created a >>>>>>>>>>> new .plist file but QS still will not save the triggers. I use >>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>> Command+i to get the info on the Triggers.plist file, and sure >>>>>>>>>>> enough >>>>>>>>>>> at the bottom it says I can read and write to the file. I >>>>>>>>>>> checked the >>>>>>>>>>> folders that contain the Triggers.plist file and those, too I >>>>>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>>>>> permission to read and write from. Is there anything else I >>>>>>>>>>> should >>>>>>>>>>> try so that my triggers are saved? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>> Also, I am basically making triggers for proxies. For example, I want >>>>>>>>>>> to invoke the "Group" command from Adobe Illustrator's menu. >>>>>>>>>>> Will >>>>>>>>>>> that save? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>> No it won't. Actions from application menus are known as dynamic >>>>>>>>>> actions because QS doesn't know them ahead of time and has to scan >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> application (Illustrator in this case) dynamically to find all the >>>>>>>>>> commands to make actions from them. Unfortunately these can't be >>>>>>>>>> saved. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>> You should be able to save a trigger for Illustrator (Show Menu Items) >>>>>>>>>> and after running it typing Group would bring up the command >>>>>>>>>> (though >>>>>>>>>> I'm having problems using Show Menu Items now). >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>> Howard >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >
