Fantastic, thanks Jon. That works really well. Is there a way to get the Argument pane to automatically go into text mode when 'Convert units to...' is invoked in the Action pane? For some reason a website always appears in the Argument pane at the moment.
Admittedly, I could just type ".", and probably waste less time over the course of my lifetime than I have writing this message... On Saturday, August 9, 2014 7:32:46 AM UTC+1, Jon Stovell wrote: > > That's cool, Daniel. The existing Convert Units To... > <http://qsapp.com/wiki/Convert_Units_To> action on the wiki uses OS X's > built-in units command, so no API keys or internet connection are > required for it, but more options (like WolframAlpha's awesome power) are > always good. :) > > On Friday, August 8, 2014 9:05:32 PM UTC-6, Daniel wrote: >> >> I wrote a combination AppleScript/PHP Action that queries WolframAlpha >> and returns the result. I've now posted it on the Wiki >> <http://qsapp.com/wiki/Query_WolframAlpha_%28AppleScript%29>. Something >> similar could perhaps be written for Google Search with unit conversion >> specifically in mind—do a request and look for the characteristic box at >> the top. At a quick glance you'll want to use a mobile browser user-agent >> to get a relatively lightweight page, without all the crap the normal >> Google search pages have. Amusingly if you set your user-agent to "Lynx" >> Google serves a *really* lightweight page, but one which no longer >> contains the calculator result... >> >> On Friday, August 8, 2014 9:33:27 AM UTC-4, hmelman wrote: >>> >>> If you have an internet connection, a web search with Google or Wolfram >>> Alpha works well for various conversions. >>> >>> Howard >>> >>> On Aug 6, 2014, at 3:40 PM, Patrick Robertson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > No, unfortunately the source code was not available, so we were unable >>> to update the plugin. >>> > >>> > No replacement has been made as of yet >>> > >>> > On 6 Awst 2014, at 15:28, Adam Rosenthal <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> >> I can't find this in the plug-ins list. Is it still available? It >>> sounds incredibly useful. >>> >> >>> >> Thanks, >>> >> >>> >> Adam >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> 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. >>> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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. >>> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
