Close. Open Script Editor, paste the text into that, and then save it. You will have to restart QS for the action to become available.
On Sep 2, 4:28 am, Osbert Lancaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wow! > > I always get nervous when I have to deal with scripts - could you hold > my hand! > > I assume I need to paste: > > this > > > using terms from application "Quicksilver" > > on process text thetext > > do shell script "echo | qs" > > tell application "System Events" to keystroke thetext > > end process text > > end using terms from > > into a text file and save as > > > Search Quicksilver Catalog.scpt > > ? > > cheers > > Osbert > > On 1 Sep 2008, at 22:53, Sesquipedalian wrote: > > > > > Ask and ye shall receive! > > > Save this into ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Actions with > > the name Search Quicksilver Catalog.scpt > > > You will need to install the Command Line Tool plugin in order to make > > this work. > > > using terms from application "Quicksilver" > > on process text thetext > > do shell script "echo | qs" > > tell application "System Events" to keystroke thetext > > end process text > > end using terms from > > > On Sep 1, 9:43 am, Osbert Lancaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Howard > > >> Thanks - nice to know it's not possible. I can stop trying to work it > >> out! > > >> Agreed typing directly in QS might well be the way, but I when I'm > >> using my gtd app I tend to be in mouse mode, rather than keyboard > >> mode, so a double click to select a word and then a simple keyboard > >> command would be cool. > > >> Ah well. > > >> On 1 Sep 2008, at 14:11, Howard Melman wrote: > > >>> I don't know of a way to do this. It sounds useful, though thinking > >>> it through a little, for something short like "jim" I think I'd find > >>> it easier to just type it into QS rather than selecting the text > >>> (probably with a mouse). For something longer, perhaps the Spotlight > >>> in Command action is what you're looking for. It needs the spotlight > >>> plugin and searches file contents rather than using QS's index, but > >>> the results show in QS. > > >>> Howard > > >>> On Sep 1, 2008, at 5:59 AM, trebso wrote: > > >>>> I can select text, and invoke QS, type Cmd-G, tab to next pane - > >>>> and > >>>> QS offers me a range of actions. > > >>>> But - it doesn't offer me the action I actually need! > > >>>> What I want is for QS to search for that selected text, in the same > >>>> way is searches if I type. > > >>>> Specifically, what I want to do, is to select a name in one app, eg > >>>> 'jim' and then run QS to find Jim in AddressBook. However, starting > >>>> with selected text QS seems to just offer me actions like 'large > >>>> text', 'show contents' etc. > > >>>> Am I missing a vital step?
