I think Show Playing Track is in fact a script (or it's a builtin command), so Run is the appropriate action.
That's usually the case when what's in the first pane is verb-like. The Actions section of the user guide contains more info. http://mysite.verizon.net/hmelman/Quicksilver.pdf Howard On Sep 10, 2010, at 4:32 PM, Henry Talberth wrote: > OK, thanks for the information(as always). > Understanding that probably most(or even all) of my questions are a function > of being new to the application,etc., this is the first example/issue that I > have encountered: > I can find... and run ITunes. > And I can browse within the left pane. > when "show playing track" is accessed in the left pane, the options in the > right pane are as follows" > Run > copy to clipboard > put on shelf > show in source catalog > select in command window > capture selction from screen > capture full screen > capture screen using time > import image > set desktop picture > spotlight in command > spotlight in finder > spotlight in window, plus 6 others. > None of the above seem very helpful/useful(when all I want to do is either > see the info for the track playing and/or stop the music) > > (I am trying to use the tutorials and also experiment. it's fun, albeit > frustrating. I certainly, even at what is a most basic level appreciate the > "coolness" of the app). > > thanks, > Henry Talberth > > > Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:01:11 -0700 > > Subject: Re: objects/actions > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > > Actually, the actions are supposed to be listed based on their > > relevance to the object. However, if the developer of the relevant > > plugin did not do a good job creating the necessary list of > > associations their plugin, or if you are dealing with unusual objects, > > it is possible that what QS thinks are appropriate actions will not > > be. > > > > So to try to help you with your issue, we'll need some examples. To > > that end, please answer the following as specifically as you can: > > 1. What were you trying to do? > > 2. What did you expect to happen? > > 3. What actually happened? > > > > On Sep 9, 5:33 pm, Henry Talberth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > is there a way to customize specific actions for specific objects? > > > it seems that the list of actions available to be performed on a given > > > object is not always useful/relevant to what I am trying to get QS to > > > do.
