I think this is simply a matter of misunderstanding what the Run after
Delay… action is for.
Sagar Shah, I think that you are trying to do something like having
Safari open after a certain delay, and so you have been trying to
create a command like
Safari, Run after Delay…, 60
As you have discovered, that does not work. Instead, you first need to
enter the command "Safari, Open" and then press Ctrl-Return. Pressing
Ctrl-Return causes the entire existing QS command ("Safari, Open") to
become the object of a new command. In the second pane of this new
command you can select Run after Delay… as its action and then enter a
time in the third pane. Then you will end up with a command like this
"Safari, Open", Run after Delay…, 60"
What this command means is "Wait 60 seconds and then carry out the
instructions currently listed in the first pane." So the Open action
is still what actually launches Safari, whereas the Run after Delay…
action is what runs the entire "Safari, Open" set of instructions
(after the delay has expired).
In other words, the Run after Delay… action does not take applications
or files as its objects; it takes other complete Quicksilver commands
as its objects. It is the job of those other commands to perform
actions on applications or files.
For more information, please see pp. 47-48 of Howard Melman's user
guide at
http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver/browse_thread/thread/ef99bcac45de5ca7#
On May 19, 11:11 am, Sagar Shah <sshah1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hey again --
> thanks Patrick. If you can whenever you get a chance it'd be great,
> but if someone else can chime in and help out - I'd appreciate it.
> Thanks.
>
> On May 19, 11:00 am, Patrick Robertson <robertson.patr...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I've just had a look and I can't seem to get it to work either :(
>
> > Maybe someone who uses this will know more. Sorry.
>
> > It may be a code problem which I could look into, but I'm too busy at the
> > moment
>
> > On 19 May 2010 15:51, Sagar Shah <sshah1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hey Patrick - thanks again for your response.
>
> > > It is checked, and still I'm having to hit ctrl + enter. I'm not sure
> > > why that's happening.
>
> > > On May 19, 9:23 am, Patrick Robertson <robertson.patr...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > It should be checked!
>
> > > > Checking it will make it work :)
>
> > > > On 19 May 2010 13:54, Sagar Shah <sshah1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > thanks for your response...
>
> > > > > Unfortunately, yes -- it's checked off in the action section. Any
> > > > > other ideas... anybody ? Just new to QS so I can forget how to do it
> > > > > each time... much easier if it shows up with the normal commands.
>
> > > > > i'd appreciate any help -- thanks very much.
>
> > > > > On May 19, 3:34 am, Patrick Robertson <robertson.patr...@gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > If you go into the Quicksilver preferences (CMD + , whilst QS window
> > > is
> > > > > > open), then go to the action tab, is the 'run after delay' action
> > > ticked?
>
> > > > > > It should be for the action to show up. What you're using is what's
> > > > > called
> > > > > > the 'alternative action' e.g. if you hold CMD whilst using the
> > > > > > 'open'
> > > > > > action, it opens the file in Finder as opposed to the file /app
> > > itself
>
> > > > > > On 19 May 2010 03:32, Sagar Shah <sshah1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Hi --
> > > > > > > I'm having to hit ctrl+ enter to get this option available. Is
> > > there a
> > > > > > > reason I can't just simply type in "run " or "delay" and have it
> > > show
> > > > > > > up natively as an option?
>
> > > > > > > I looked at the manual as well but it only has information on the
> > > > > > > feature and says to type in run after delay, I'm not able to do
> > > that.
> > > > > > > Any help would be great -- thanks.
