Okay, that did work, thanks. There was no default button, so I didn't think to try it. Wow, htere sure is a lot of interacting to be done in that window... On Sep 17, 2012, at 2:17 AM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi Alex, > > I haven't tried Auotomator in ML, but the way this has worked in past > versions, you can always add a an action to a workflow by pressing > "return" when you're focused on your selection, such as "Run Shell > Script" or "Run AppleScript". That works for sighted users, too, to > add an action to the workflow area. The only difference between > pressing "return" and using drag and drop is that your selection > always gets added to the end of the workflow when you press "return". > A sighted user who has a number of actions already in the workflow > area can choose to drag and drop a new action into some other position > -- such as just before the last added action. However, you can > reorder any actions that have been added to the workflow area by > interacting with the workflow, then focusing on a particular action > and using Command-Up arrow (or down arrow) to move it into another > position in the workflow. > > The reason you aren't finding the workflow area is that it's empty > until you add actions to it. It's initially an empty area that's > probably announced as "Untitled". And the articles about Automator > have always described the process of adding actions in terms of > instructions to drag and drop an action into the workflow area. It > used to require double clicking on actions to add them (back in the > days of Tiger -- OS X 10.4), but you can just press return. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esthesr > > On Sep 16, 5:35 pm, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi all, >> Has anyone tried Automator in ML? I was looking up how to set a global >> hotkey for a script, and was directed to this app with instructions to drag >> a particular item to a workflow area. Not only do I not see a workflow area >> into which I can drag the item, I see nothing that could even be an edit >> area or a place that accepts items at all. I'm rather confused, and wonder >> if I have an out-of-date article or if Automator is not accessible in ML? >> Thanks. >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> mehg...@gmail.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
