I've looked into this thoroughly just now, and it appears you're right. Quicksilver is mistaking the AppleScript as being a file and folders AppleScript as opposed to a text applescript.
I've worked a fix, and I'm just looking into adding a bit more functionality before I push it to Quicksilver's code base On 13 August 2012 21:23, Andrew Beers <[email protected]> wrote: > Hm. Ok, perhaps I've just bumped into part of AppleScript I don't > understand. Using your template below, I do see an action appear for the > "text" type. However, if I change this to read: > > *using terms from* *application* "Quicksilver" > > *on* *process text* TheText > > *tell* *application* "Microsoft Outlook" > > *set* newMessage *to* *make* new *outgoing message* with properties {* > recipient*:{email:TheText}} > > *open* newMessage > > *get* newMessage > > *end* *tell* > > *end* *process text* > > *end* *using terms from* > > *... *then it appears under "Files & Folders" rather than under "text". > > Andrew > > On Monday, August 13, 2012 1:01:36 PM UTC-7, Patrick wrote: >> >> For me, running AppleScript actions works fine. >> Make sure your AppleScript action is enabled in the Quicksilver actions >> preferences, and that it has this format: >> >> *using terms from* *application* "Quicksilver" >> >> *on* *process text* TheText >> >> *do your things with TheText* >> >> *end* *process text* >> >> *end* *using terms from* >> * >> * >> >> On 13 August 2012 20:50, Andrew Beers <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Where did this one bottom out? I'm trying to do something similar, but >>> having issues. The proposed workflow is the same: select a contact, arrow >>> into a specific email address, and run an action on that email address. >>> >>> I've tried going the Automator/Service route (which I've placed in >>> ~/Library/Services as a service that accepts text) and the AppleScript >>> route (which I place in ~/Library/Application Support/QuickSilver/Actions >>> as something that implements "on process text"), but the action never comes >>> up as an option when I have an email address selected. >>> >>> I'm using build B69 (3932) - is what I'm trying to do here possible? >>> Andrew >>> >>> >>> On Monday, May 14, 2012 10:50:03 AM UTC-7, Devin Burke wrote: >>>> >>>> Sure thing! There are two of them, one for SMS and one for calling, >>>> but they're pretty much identical. I'm attaching the SMS one. I have it >>>> as a service so I can use it in other apps too, but if a simple AppleScript >>>> would work better, that's doable. >>>> >>>> I was planning on right-arrowing into the contact for the number, but I >>>> was thinking it would be cool to cut out a step by just passing the whole >>>> contact into the script. Of course, that would mean figuring out how to >>>> choose the right number, how to act if there are no numbers, etc., so I'm >>>> getting ahead of myself. >>>> >>>> Since it was for personal use, I don't have any attribution in there, >>>> but a lot of the script was from http://mrgeckosmedia.com/**** >>>> support/thread/110 <http://mrgeckosmedia.com/support/thread/110>. >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Quicksilver" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to blacktree-...@**googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver+** >>> [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/blacktree-quicksilver?**hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver?hl=en> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- > 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]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver?hl=en. > > > -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver?hl=en.
