Re: Notification Following Ejection
I appreciate you doing the work for me, but I found the instructions in this link to HardwareGrowler's documentation (http://growl.info/ documentation/hardwaregrowler.php) easiest to understand. Just pointing that out for anyone else trying to do this. Once again, thanks! On Feb 21, 1:10 pm, Patrick Robertson robertson.patr...@gmail.com wrote: To make any application NOT show up in the dock, you need to edit it's .plist settings. There's an app out there called 'Dock Dodger' or something similar that does this for you, but it's really easy. Here's the Apple developer info on how to do it http://developer.apple.com/Mac/library/documentation/General/Referenc... (look at LSUIElement) All you need to do is open the .plist - HardwarGrowler.app/contents/info.plist and add a new item called 'LSUIElement' and set it to be Boolean, TRUE then relaunch the app. Glad we could help :) On 21 February 2010 17:39, Unifier gdp...@gmail.com wrote: Ahh... Hardware Growler. That should fit the bill. I'm pretty sure there's a way to hide the dock icon discussed somewhere in the Growl forums (I was able to go there to completely hide GrowlTunes). Once I can do that it'll be perfect, and I'll update this thread with how I did it for anyone that's interested. Jon, as a person learning to program I appreciate your response as well. I'm really impressed by what I've been able to do with AppleScript just by googling and asking on forums like here for info. on how to do something in Quicksilver. Thank you both for your quick and helpful replies! On Feb 21, 4:37 am, Patrick Robertson robertson.patr...@gmail.com wrote: For this action, I'd suggest installing Growl (if you haven't already) and then installing the extra 'Hardware Growler' this brings up a growl notification when anything's ejected. On 21 February 2010 04:19, Unifier gdp...@gmail.com wrote: (Mac OS 10.4.11, Quicksilver B54) Hi all. I'm dissatisfied with Quicksilver's default Eject action because it lacks any kind of notification as to when a volume has been successfully ejected. Every now and then, it takes an extra 15 seconds or so for a volume to no longer be visible in the Finder sidebar to confirm successful ejection. I would hate to accidentally remove my USB thumbdrive before this. I am currently trying to formulate an action via AppleScript to resolve this. Here's one that I came up with so far: on open theFile tell application Finder to eject theFile tell application Quicksilver to show large type The disk has been successfully ejected end open What can I do from here to ensure the large type notification doesn't appear until the drive has been ejected completely? Thanks in advanced!
Re: Notification Following Ejection
For this action, I'd suggest installing Growl (if you haven't already) and then installing the extra 'Hardware Growler' this brings up a growl notification when anything's ejected. On 21 February 2010 04:19, Unifier gdp...@gmail.com wrote: (Mac OS 10.4.11, Quicksilver B54) Hi all. I'm dissatisfied with Quicksilver's default Eject action because it lacks any kind of notification as to when a volume has been successfully ejected. Every now and then, it takes an extra 15 seconds or so for a volume to no longer be visible in the Finder sidebar to confirm successful ejection. I would hate to accidentally remove my USB thumbdrive before this. I am currently trying to formulate an action via AppleScript to resolve this. Here's one that I came up with so far: on open theFile tell application Finder to eject theFile tell application Quicksilver to show large type The disk has been successfully ejected end open What can I do from here to ensure the large type notification doesn't appear until the drive has been ejected completely? Thanks in advanced!
Re: Notification Following Ejection
To make any application NOT show up in the dock, you need to edit it's .plist settings. There's an app out there called 'Dock Dodger' or something similar that does this for you, but it's really easy. Here's the Apple developer info on how to do it http://developer.apple.com/Mac/library/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/LaunchServicesKeys.html (look at LSUIElement) All you need to do is open the .plist - HardwarGrowler.app/contents/info.plist and add a new item called 'LSUIElement' and set it to be Boolean, TRUE then relaunch the app. Glad we could help :) On 21 February 2010 17:39, Unifier gdp...@gmail.com wrote: Ahh... Hardware Growler. That should fit the bill. I'm pretty sure there's a way to hide the dock icon discussed somewhere in the Growl forums (I was able to go there to completely hide GrowlTunes). Once I can do that it'll be perfect, and I'll update this thread with how I did it for anyone that's interested. Jon, as a person learning to program I appreciate your response as well. I'm really impressed by what I've been able to do with AppleScript just by googling and asking on forums like here for info. on how to do something in Quicksilver. Thank you both for your quick and helpful replies! On Feb 21, 4:37 am, Patrick Robertson robertson.patr...@gmail.com wrote: For this action, I'd suggest installing Growl (if you haven't already) and then installing the extra 'Hardware Growler' this brings up a growl notification when anything's ejected. On 21 February 2010 04:19, Unifier gdp...@gmail.com wrote: (Mac OS 10.4.11, Quicksilver B54) Hi all. I'm dissatisfied with Quicksilver's default Eject action because it lacks any kind of notification as to when a volume has been successfully ejected. Every now and then, it takes an extra 15 seconds or so for a volume to no longer be visible in the Finder sidebar to confirm successful ejection. I would hate to accidentally remove my USB thumbdrive before this. I am currently trying to formulate an action via AppleScript to resolve this. Here's one that I came up with so far: on open theFile tell application Finder to eject theFile tell application Quicksilver to show large type The disk has been successfully ejected end open What can I do from here to ensure the large type notification doesn't appear until the drive has been ejected completely? Thanks in advanced!
Re: Notification Following Ejection
I've hidden several apps here and there using LSUIElement, and it works perfectly. However, it should be mentioned that this will break the code signature (a security feature in Max OS X 10.5+) of the app. For most applications this is not a problem; all that will happen is a warning from the OS next time you run the app. There are a few apps, however, that may stop functioning if their code signature is broken, so it is always wise to back up the app before modifying its Info.plist. For more on code signatures, see http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Security/Conceptual/CodeSigningGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html On Feb 21, 1:10 pm, Patrick Robertson robertson.patr...@gmail.com wrote: To make any application NOT show up in the dock, you need to edit it's .plist settings. There's an app out there called 'Dock Dodger' or something similar that does this for you, but it's really easy. Here's the Apple developer info on how to do it http://developer.apple.com/Mac/library/documentation/General/Referenc... (look at LSUIElement) All you need to do is open the .plist - HardwarGrowler.app/contents/info.plist and add a new item called 'LSUIElement' and set it to be Boolean, TRUE then relaunch the app. Glad we could help :) On 21 February 2010 17:39, Unifier gdp...@gmail.com wrote: Ahh... Hardware Growler. That should fit the bill. I'm pretty sure there's a way to hide the dock icon discussed somewhere in the Growl forums (I was able to go there to completely hide GrowlTunes). Once I can do that it'll be perfect, and I'll update this thread with how I did it for anyone that's interested. Jon, as a person learning to program I appreciate your response as well. I'm really impressed by what I've been able to do with AppleScript just by googling and asking on forums like here for info. on how to do something in Quicksilver. Thank you both for your quick and helpful replies! On Feb 21, 4:37 am, Patrick Robertson robertson.patr...@gmail.com wrote: For this action, I'd suggest installing Growl (if you haven't already) and then installing the extra 'Hardware Growler' this brings up a growl notification when anything's ejected. On 21 February 2010 04:19, Unifier gdp...@gmail.com wrote: (Mac OS 10.4.11, Quicksilver B54) Hi all. I'm dissatisfied with Quicksilver's default Eject action because it lacks any kind of notification as to when a volume has been successfully ejected. Every now and then, it takes an extra 15 seconds or so for a volume to no longer be visible in the Finder sidebar to confirm successful ejection. I would hate to accidentally remove my USB thumbdrive before this. I am currently trying to formulate an action via AppleScript to resolve this. Here's one that I came up with so far: on open theFile tell application Finder to eject theFile tell application Quicksilver to show large type The disk has been successfully ejected end open What can I do from here to ensure the large type notification doesn't appear until the drive has been ejected completely? Thanks in advanced!
Re: Notification Following Ejection
Between the first and second lines of your open() handler's code, insert the following: repeat until not (exists theFile) -- end repeat On Feb 20, 11:19 pm, Unifier gdp...@gmail.com wrote: (Mac OS 10.4.11, Quicksilver B54) Hi all. I'm dissatisfied with Quicksilver's default Eject action because it lacks any kind of notification as to when a volume has been successfully ejected. Every now and then, it takes an extra 15 seconds or so for a volume to no longer be visible in the Finder sidebar to confirm successful ejection. I would hate to accidentally remove my USB thumbdrive before this. I am currently trying to formulate an action via AppleScript to resolve this. Here's one that I came up with so far: on open theFile tell application Finder to eject theFile tell application Quicksilver to show large type The disk has been successfully ejected end open What can I do from here to ensure the large type notification doesn't appear until the drive has been ejected completely? Thanks in advanced!
