Not that I know of. It'd be cool if Quicksilver would automatically go into text mode for AppleScript actions that explicitly defined that the expected input type in the third pane was text, but someone would have to write that feature. You could put it in as a feature request on the Issue Tracker <https://github.com/quicksilver/Quicksilver/issues>.
On Sunday, August 10, 2014 12:21:24 PM UTC-6, Adam Rosenthal wrote: > > 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.
