Alcor doesn't want donations. This is freeware and he wants to keep it that way. He is apparently working quietly away on a successor to QS, but no announcements have been made.
On Dec 17, 5:33 pm, Dorian <[email protected]> wrote: > no link for the donation?! i really would like to give some > encouragement in the form of cash. > > On Dec 4, 12:37 pm, bluloo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks so much for the update and your work. > > > Do you have a link for donations, if some of us want to show our > > appreciation? > > > On Dec 4, 8:11 am, Etienne Samson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, fellow QS lovers ! > > > > Sorry for the lack of updates recently (you might have noticed my > > > commits to the branch in the meantime ;-)), but I started a new work, > > > and I'm just starting to get accustomed to it. > > > > First, regarding the overwhelming numbers of plugins I have to > > > "port" (aka make sure they build correctly at least), I'm trying to > > > write some kind of porting tutorial for others Xcode lovers that want > > > to give some help. > > > > Second, I started investigating around how AppleScript is supported by > > > QS, but I need some help from you ;-). I am no AppleScript coder (I > > > find it too "verbose" for my uses, and I don't even grasp the syntax > > > correctly). If you AppleScript gurus using QS have some links to > > > share, feel free to send them my way. I'm interested in learning how > > > "handlers" are used (more on this later). > > > You might have noticed the ß55a* (IRC 2-3-4) versions are broken w.r.t > > > stuff you put inside ~/Application Support/Quicksilver/Actions (Ario, > > > if you read this, this is the problem you're getting). Normally, > > > support for those actions is fixed in the lastest branch, as well as > > > support for an arbitrary number of arguments (while QS only supports 1 > > > (the indirect stuff) right now), by providing the "get argument count" > > > handler in your script. > > > > Also, stuff I have fixed : > > > - The behavior of dockable windows (should) have been corrected. They > > > now appear on all Spaces (thanks to a deprecated call ;-)), and I > > > haven't been able to make it pop in front of everything after an > > > application switch. > > > > - Enabling access to the "Developer" mode, by clicking on the "Enable > > > Advanced Features" while holding modifiers. QS has actually three > > > modes : Normal, Beta, Alpha and Development. It's handled like that : > > > • Click -> Beta. > > > • Option-Click -> Alpha. > > > • Option-Shift-Click -> Developer. > > > I did this so you can all get access (if you want) to QS "in progress" > > > stuff, so that you can test it ;-). (One of the things available only > > > in Developer mode, if the Address Book Source, under the Catalog). > > > > I'll try to provide a new build of QS ASAP, but I'm first trying to > > > set up the build system appropriately for all those new plugins I have ! > > > > Cheers, > > > Etienne
