Indeed! As I can't get Quicksilver to properly launch on bootup this helps a lot (I even had "Applications" directory in my finder sidebar ... ugh)
Am 12.03.2012 um 10:38 schrieb Tim Lawson: > Tip of the day, maybe even the month! - thanks CakeFace and Patrick! > > On 12 Mar 2012, at 09:24, Patrick wrote: > >> 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! >
