trying your idea Rob. I've tried Howards before to no avail, I got QS to finally find it today, after a couple of tries. But we'll see if it lasts. This goes back to a previous question I had, that leads me to think my QS database may be funky or corrupt. Give it a week and see if it stays smart. thank you both.
On Nov 11, 1:47 pm, Rob McBroom <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 11, 2011, at 11:36 AM, metropical wrote: > > > is there a way to Assign Abbreviation to a URL with copy and paste? > > In other words, I find a pace I want to add a mnemonic for. > > Can I copy that URL and AA? > > If you mean pasting a URL into the first pane and adding an abbreviation for > it, that won’t exactly work. The URL needs to exist somewhere in your catalog > (meaning you can call it up without pasting). > > There are lots of ways to get URLs into Quicksilver. > > * Index the bookmarks from a browser (using that browser’s plug-in) > * Add the URL to the Shelf (with the Shelf plug-in) > * Put the URL(s) in a text file and add a custom catalog entry that scans > that file > > And there are probably others I’m forgetting. > > Also note that characters that make up the abbreviation have to appear > somewhere in the name of the thing (but not necessarily next to each other). > > -- > Rob McBroom > <http://www.skurfer.com/>
