Thanks for that. Yet something else I didn't know about QuickSilver. This worked great.
On Oct 28, 2:32 am, philostein <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm fairly sure Type Text uses system scripting to get its job done, > so here's a script Action that incorporates a delay: > > -- Start > using terms from application "Quicksilver" > on process text _text > try > delay 0.5 > tell application "System Events" to keystroke _text > on error a number b > tell application "Quicksilver" to activate > display dialog a > return > end try > end process text > end using terms from > -- End > > Save in AppleScript Editor, in the folder ~/Library/Application > Support/Quicksilver/Actions/ as (for example) Type Text Delayed. > Relaunch QS, type some text in pane 1 and bring up the Action in pane > 2. The 'delay' line in the script can be changed to any number (in > seconds). > > On Oct 27, 10:57 pm, SilverRubicon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > It does seem to be a an issue with the amount of time that the trigger > > keys are held. I changed my trigger to work on Key Release, and if I > > type it quick enough it does in fact work. > > > That's not an ideal solution for me so I'll continue to use Butler > > rather than QuickSilver. QS was my first love but it's little issues > > like these in the more basic functionality that prevent me from moving > > back. some day I hope to return to the QuickSilver fold. > > > On Oct 27, 9:47 am, SilverRubicon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ok. If that's the case, I'll try changing the trigger to the key > > > release. haven't had much luck in with Type Text in any application. > > > > On Oct 26, 6:14 pm, philostein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I think it's because as soon as the Trigger starts, you're still > > > > holding the modifier keys, causing the typed text to become keyboard > > > > shortcuts. > > > > > Where are the snippets - QS pane 1 or clipboard, or other? Try > > > > pressing and releasing the shortcut quickly. > > > > > On Oct 26, 11:41 pm, SilverRubicon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I am running Quicksilver B61 (3900) on OSX 10.72. Should triggers > > > > > with a 'Type Text' action work? I have created a trigger to 'type' > > > > > snippets of plain text into a window. When I activate the hotkey, > > > > > either the text is not 'typed' or the application (iterm) goes haywire > > > > > spawning dozens of windows. Redefining the same trigger with a > > > > > 'Paste' action works flawlessly but with the side effect of modifying > > > > > the clipboard. > > > > > > Anyone have any insight as to what is going on? This is not the first > > > > > time I've had issues with Type Text, but I attributed it to lack of > > > > > support for 10.7. Now that QS has been updated, the problem > > > > > continues.
