Yay! I have an automater service done from the example in somewhere or another. All happy. Except, yeah, automater does say "busy" a lot, especially right at the beginning. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Jan 13, 2010, at 11:15 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: > Same here. I'm using a very new MackBook Pro (2.5Ghz core 2, 4GB memory), so > it can't be the computer. "automator busy, busy, busy, busy, busy, busy, > busy, busy...." It feels like my brain gets stuck when that happens. > > Regardless if Apple fixes Automator, they should make VoiceOver say busy a > little less frequently. Once every 2 or 3 seconds would be just fine. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Automater: Feeling Really Dumb > > Hi, > > I've got the same issue ever since Snowy. Automator's constantly busy, so I > just said screw it, and gave up playing more with it. Heh. > > Regards, > Nic > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: [email protected] > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Jan 13, 2010, at 10:00 AM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > >> Hey Buddy! >> Not sure if somebody else has answered this because I'm not to the end of >> reading my emails. >> I always forget about automater but need to do more with it. It runs really >> slowly on my computer since snowleopard. Not sure why. >> >> The way I add actions is: >> when you get your workflow or whatever open, there is a part of the >> window that says actions description split view split group >> >> and I have to interact 3 times with that--I believe its three. Then the >> library table pops open and I interact with that, arrow down to the main set >> of actions I want, stop interacting and go right to the second table which >> will list all the actions available for that part of the library. Then go >> to the one you want and press enter. Then stop interacting as much as you >> can and go left and you'll find your workflow with the added action there. >> I'm a terrible automater user but the only reason I knew this was that I've >> been screwing with it all afternoon--spent most of that time waiting for it >> to stop saying Automater busy! >> Still love my mac though. >> Jim >> On Jan 12, 2010, at 9:46 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote: >> >>> So I want to get started with Automater, except I have a problem. I can't >>> figure out how to stick an action in the work flow. And I can't find a >>> stupid people's set of instructions. Someone wanna hit me with the clue >>> stick? >>> -- >>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> ----- >> Find me on facebook or: >> Skype: jimintexas >> Yahoo or Aim/Ichat: jgatteys >> Msn: [email protected] >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >
-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
