On Jun 16, 2012, at 9:45 AM, Kliter Semson wrote: > Earlier I read in a forum that changing the catalog depth to "infinity" would > accomplish this but couldn't see it listed anywhere in preferences.
To answer your question, you’d go to the Catalog section of the Preferences and add a new “File & Folder Scanner” entry. The info panel that comes up allows you to set parameters, including the scan depth. You can also view the scan depth for existing presets in the catalog, but you can’t change them. To change the depth of a built-in entry, go to its Attributes tab and copy it, disable the original and change the settings for the copy (which you'll find under the Custom section). Having said that… you almost never want infinity and the reasons have been pretty well covered. Maybe you just want to increase the depth for `~/Documents` by 1 or 2 or something, which should be fine. > Has anyone ever tried to set QS to search for everything on their hard drive > - buried folders, hidden folders, system protected files etc etc As others have said, yes and anyone who’s tried it has regretted it. :-) Just tell Quicksilver about the stuff you want to get to frequently. If you find something is missing, add a Custom entry for it. The previously mentioned updated Spotlight plug-in will allow for very powerful customization, but often all you need are a couple of additional File & Folder Scanner entries. **Most importantly**: I think a lot of users get hung up on wanting to index too much because they don’t realize you can get to pretty much everything, even if it’s not directly available in your catalog. Once a folder is selected, you can navigate into it using / or →, then continue searching within the folder and optionally drill down even further using /. So, just add a few important top-level folders to your catalog and from there, you can reach down to the rest. Other tips: * ⌥/ will make hidden files appear when you go into the folder. * You can get to the top level of your drive by holding down / for half a second or so. -- Rob McBroom <http://www.skurfer.com/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Quicksilver group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/blacktree-quicksilver?hl=en
