Re: Unit conversion plug-in
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 robertso...@gmail.com 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 adamros...@gmail.com 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-...@googlegroups.com. 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-...@googlegroups.com. 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Unit conversion plug-in
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 robertso...@gmail.com 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 adamros...@gmail.com 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-...@googlegroups.com. 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-...@googlegroups.com. 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Unit conversion plug-in
On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 1:40:36 PM UTC-6, Patrick wrote: No replacement has been made as of yet Er, you mean aside from this AppleScript action http://qsapp.com/wiki/Convert_Units_To? ;) -- 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Unit conversion plug-in
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 robertso...@gmail.com 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 adamros...@gmail.com 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-...@googlegroups.com. 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-...@googlegroups.com. 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Unit conversion plug-in
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 robertson.patr...@gmail.com 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 adamrosentha...@gmail.com 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver@googlegroups.com. 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver@googlegroups.com. 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Unit conversion plug-in
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 robertso...@gmail.com javascript: 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 adamros...@gmail.com javascript: 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-...@googlegroups.com javascript:. 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-...@googlegroups.com javascript:. 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Unit conversion plug-in
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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Unit conversion plug-in
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 adamrosentha...@gmail.com 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver@googlegroups.com. 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 blacktree-quicksilver+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to blacktree-quicksilver@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
