I expect so. It sounds like you are in the classic script hacker's position: it's time to learn some ruby so you can make it do what you want. ;)
On Friday, April 12, 2013 4:44:45 PM UTC-4, paulw wrote: > > Thanks Jon. That doesn't work. The rubyscript uses this at the beginning: > $SELECT_APP_PATH = "SelectAppDialog.app/Contents/MacOS/SelectAppDialog" > > It looks like $SELECT_APP_PATH is the path of the file as sent by another > aspect of the Dropzone app. I was thinking of just copying the rubyscript > to Quicksilver's Actions folder and editing it so that $SELECT_APP_PATH > reflects whatever is in the first pane of QS. It seems like it ought to be > simple: get applescript to send the path to the RS some way or another? > > Paul > > On Apr 12, 2013, at 1:17 PM, Jon Stovell <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Try this. It assumes that you can simply run the ruby script on the > command line by specifying a file path to operate on. If that isn't true, > this won't work. Of course, it might not work anyway, since I don't have > Dropzone or know anything about how it functions. :) > > using terms from application "Quicksilver" > > on open files thefiles > > set thefiles to thefiles as list --just in case it isn't already a list. > > repeat with i from 1 to count thefiles > > do shell script "/Applications/Dropzone.app/Contents/Resources/Destination > Scripts/lib/installapp.rb " & posix path of item i of thefiles > > end repeat > > end open files > > end using terms from > > > > > On Friday, April 12, 2013 10:16:19 AM UTC-4, paulw wrote: >> >> Jon, thanks, I'll look into that option. I'm only a little bit familiar >> with Applescript. >> >> On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 8:48:55 AM UTC-6, Jon Stovell wrote: >>> >>> You could pretty easily create an action using AppleScript that simply >>> passes files from QS's first pane to that ruby script for processing. See >>> http://qsapp.com/wiki/AppleScripts#Write_your_own >>> >>> On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:41:08 AM UTC-4, paulw wrote: >>>> >>>> If anyone is familiar with Dropzone, there's an action it includes that >>>> installs apps—it unzips and opens dmg's, installs the app, ejects the dmg >>>> and trashes the dmg and/or zip. Very convenient. >>>> >>>> I'd love to be able to use that Dropzone script (it's a ruby script) as >>>> a Quicksilver action. If you have Dropzone, it's located at >>>> /Applications/Dropzone.app/Contents/Resources/Destination >>>> Scripts/lib/installapp.rb >>>> >>>> I tried installing it in ~/Library/Application >>>> Support/Quicksilver/Actions but it didn't work. N.B. I know nothing about >>>> Ruby. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Quicksilver" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/blacktree-quicksilver/Bnvt-LOnsKY/unsubscribe?hl=en > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quicksilver" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
