I've just set up the service, with the shortcut being ⌘␣ (Command Space). Now, I never even have to think "Is Quicksilver running?" I just type my normal Quicksilver shortcut (⌘␣ of course) and Quicksilver will open if it's running or not.
Thanks On Mar 12, 8:34 am, Lucas Garron <[email protected]> wrote: > There are times when Quicksilver is hangs on me... and I can't kil; the > process it using itself. So I actually have an Automater application that > just does "Run Shell Script" with these two lines: > > killall Quicksilver > open /Applications/Quicksilver.app > > Once the workflow is saved as a .app, it can be placed in the Dock or > launched with Spotlight (which is usually quick enough for me). I've called > mine "Relaunch QS.app" so that Spotlight will return it for "QS" (it seems > to be pretty stubborn about learning what "quick" means). > > »Lucas Garron > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 01:29, Patrick Robertson < > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > Great tip! > > I have tweeted this tip, so as to share it with as many users as we can. > > > Typically, if Quicksilver isn't running I use spotlight to launch it. But > > that is still quite slow and I often launch QUICKtime instead by accident. > > > On 12 March 2012 03:40, CakeFace <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Sometimes, for one reason or another, QS isn't running. I feel a deep > >> sense of loss when I try to activate it and nothing happens. The main > >> problem is that I want to use QS to *launch *QS. Navigating the > >> applications folder seems creaky and lame, and QS has made me a shortcut > >> man. Frustrated, I came up with a simple solution to allow me to start QS > >> with a keyboard shortcut. I'm fairly sure that this has been covered > >> before, but on the off chance that it hasn't, here's my solution: > > >> 1. Open Automator, and select 'Service' when it asks you what kind of > >> workflow you'd like to create. > >> 2. Change the 'Service receives selected' menu to 'No input'. > >> 3. Drag the 'Launch Application' action onto the workflow. > >> 4. Under the drop-down menu, choose 'Quicksilver' > >> 5. Save your workflow with a name like 'LaunchQuicksilver' > >> 6. Close Automator, and open up the 'Keyboard' preference pane in System > >> Preferences. > >> 7. Click the 'Keyboard Shortcuts' tab, and select 'Services' from the > >> sidebar. > >> 8. Scroll down until you see the 'LaunchQuicksilver' service that you > >> created. > >> 9. Make sure that it's checked, and then double-click on the empty space > >> to the right of it, and you'll be able to choose a shortcut. > >> 10. Voila! A makeshift trigger that allows you to open QS. > > >> I used command-control-q, because the command-control key combo is what i > >> use to open all my programs, so it feels natural. Quicksilver will > >> supercede any keyboard shortcuts that you've made in the preference pane, > >> so don't worry that it'll interfere with another QS trigger that you've got > >> set up. Cheers!
