non-quicksilver solution: use KeyCue to learn shortcuts...
On Sep 8, 7:08 am, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 7, 11:42 pm, mason k <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm confused as to what you're trying to do. > > > Are you trying to use Quicksilver's ability to dynamically search the > > menu bar of an open application as an alternative to mousing through > > the menu bar? (The menu bar is the grey bar at the top of the > > screen). > > yes > > If it's this one, then you need to enable a lot of features > > > to get it working: #1, access for assistive devices, #2, the Menu > > Interface plugin, #3 advanced features, and #4, proxy objects. > > i had done all of this......thanks for specifying the requirements > though. > > Then > > > you need to make sure to use the correct actions: "Menu Bar Items..." > > and "Menu Bar...". These two actions allow you to search through > > current application's list of menu bar actions. Items... will search > > all the items, and Menu Bar... will only search the header > > categories. This was a really cool feature of QS pre-Leopard, but > > Leopard incorporated the idea into the system itself, and I like > > Leopard's implementation better. cmd-shift-/ (aka cmd-?) is now a > > find-as-you-type search bar for menu bar commands, as well as > > searching help. > > i did not know this....... i just have to change the shortcut cmd- > shift-/ to something simpler and thats it > > > > > Or are you trying to use quicksilver's action "menu", which is not the > > same thing at all, but rather a menu of quicksilver actions that are > > available for the object you've selected? If that is the case, why > > are you using it? That action menu is for use with the mouse, > > presumably designed to be set up as an Abracadabra trigger (but I've > > never used that side of things, so I don't really know). > > i did not know this either.....thanks > > > > > On Sep 7, 2:05 pm, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > i read "Dynamically Accessing a Menu" and it does give me a lot more > > > options (atleast all of the File menu options) and many more....but it > > > is taking a really long time to display the actions .....infact i even > > > had to force QS to quit and restart....what to do to speed it up....is > > > it also related to the catalog? > > > > On Sep 7, 10:44 pm, Howard Melman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hmm, it's not working for me either (on 10.5.4), I don't get anything > > > > back, not even bookmarks. > > > > > See the section Dynamically Accessing a Menu in the manual for the > > > > various options and requirements, but it's probably flakey on leopard. > > > > > Howard > > > > > On Sep 7, 2008, at 1:38 PM, Chris wrote: > > > > > > even in "Show Menu"(and not "Show Menu Items" as u said) i get only > > > > > the bookmarks for Safari > > > > > On Sep 7, 10:24 pm, Howard Melman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> Maybe you want Show Menu Items > > > > > >> Howard > > > > > >> On Sep 7, 2008, at 1:11 PM, Chris wrote: > > > > > >>> nothing specific. i thought setting a trigger for "show contents > > > > >>> menu" > > > > >>> would be a faster and more convenient way than accessing the menus > > > > >>> but > > > > >>> i have also realised that "show contents menu" shows very few items > > > > >>> and therefore not of much use. (for example, in Safari all i get is > > > > >>> the Bookmarks) > > > > > >>> On Sep 7, 6:10 pm, Howard Melman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >>>> Why are you using the Show Contents Menu action to use the keyboard > > > > >>>> to > > > > >>>> navigate? Why not just use the 2nd pane and type the action you > > > > >>>> want? What specifically are you trying to do? > > > > > >>>> Howard > > > > > >>>> On Sep 7, 2008, at 8:38 AM, Chris wrote: > > > > > >>>>> But someone must fix this, its annoying to use the mouse. > > > > > >>>>> On Sep 7, 6:09 am, Howard Melman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >>>>>> Does for me too (B54 3815 on 10.5.4). Goes into a nasty loop > > > > >>>>>> chewing > > > > >>>>>> up 600MB of RAM in less than a minute and growing. Had to force > > > > >>>>>> quit > > > > >>>>>> it. > > > > > >>>>>> Don't do that. :( > > > > > >>>>>> Howard > > > > > >>>>>> On Sep 6, 2008, at 12:35 PM, Chris wrote: > > > > > >>>>>>> Quicksilver hangs when > > > > >>>>>>> i select an app/folder and > > > > >>>>>>> select action "Show contents Menu" > > > > >>>>>>> and use keyboard (down arrow, right arrow etc) > > > > >>>>>>> if i use the mouse then it does not hang. > > > > >>>>>>> Anyone else facing the problem. > > > > >>>>>>> (QS B54)
