For the record, Quicksilver is not very accessible, or wasn't when I tried it some months ago. I asked about it, and it didn't seem like a priority. It's open-source, and one or two developers had tried to improve accessibility, but it's hard when new commits from other debs chane the UI you just made accessible and break what you did. Bottom line: unless something changed, don't count on this tool ever being very accessible. On Aug 17, 2014, at 12:17 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hmm. Couldn't you put an alias to all the apps you need in a folder and leave > that on your desktop? Say you call the folder "Go". Then all you have to do > is go to the desktop in finder (command-shift-D) then type Go to select the > folder, then press command-O to open it, command-A to select all and then > command-O again to open all the apps. A few keystrokes but I imagine after a > while you could do them all in five seconds, no scripting required. If you're > looking for an app, Quicksilver sounds like the right tool but I've never > used it so I don't know how accessible it is: http://qsapp.com/about.php > > CB > > On 8/15/14, 6:28 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >> I googled “Mac opening multiple apps at once”and found several hits, one of >> which was a video showing how to create an automator application to do this. >> Although it wasn’t a blind oriented video, it was relatively simple to >> figure out. Now I have an application on my desktop called “Video project” >> that when opened, opens up all the apps I need to do my work. Also, I have >> the added bonus of successfully writing my first automator app. It’s not so >> hard once you get over the hump with your first one. >> >> On Aug 15, 2014, at 1:57 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> My first thought is Applescript. Write and save the script, then run it >>> whenever. >>> >>> tell application "Safari" to run >>> tell application "App Store" to run >>> >>> and so forth for each app you want. The keyword might be "open" instead of >>> "run", but the basic idea is the same. >>> On Aug 15, 2014, at 1:51 PM, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> llllf >>>> There is something I do normally that requires three or four open >>>> programs. I'm a little tired of opening each one manually. Is there a way >>>> on the Mac to open all the necessary programs with one move. It has >>>> something to do with activities or desktops I think, but I'm not sure. >>>> Sent from my IPhone >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex Hall >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
