Nick,
You have to build custom tokens that will match on what you are looking for.
Its easy once you Grok what is going on but a bear until you do. I probably
need to sit down and record something for AppleVis on how its done.
Keith
On Apr 9, 2014, at 4:56 PM, Nicholas Parsons
Hey Keith,
I've only really started dipping my toe in the water with Hazel, Keyboard
Maestro and TextExpander. I'm getting use out of all of them, but not as much
as you.
One thing that I still haven't played with, is getting Hazel to rename files in
the way that you mentioned. For instance,
To begin the conversation, Hazel is a file management program that
automates various tasks. These tasks are known as “rules,” which a user
develops by first, selecting a folder, second, titling, and adding a rule,
and finally, setting the criteria the rule will execute. For instance, I
have
Forgive me if this is an obvious question, but how does Hazel differ from
Automater?
Teresa
The golden age of science fiction is twelve.--Pete graham
On Apr 6, 2014, at 7:56 AM, Emilio emilio.s.hernan...@gmail.com wrote:
To begin the conversation, Hazel is a file management program that
Hi Teresa,
Automator can create folders which it watches and then performs certain actions
if a file is placed in that folder. Hazel is different in that it will perform
the action only if the given conditions are met, and these conditions are quite
powerful. Moreover, it is easier to setup as
Yes, hazel is exactly what I need. I hve Microsoft One Drive which has
been syncing my work documents across my Pcs and Mac. My office is
moving to One Drive Pro but there's no Mac option yet. so, I plan to
maintain my One Drive across tdevices as appropriate, but I need
certain files to replicate
Nick,
Theoretically you could use KM to do what Hazel does. But it would be like
using a hammer to chop down a tree. The hatchet is a much better tool for the
job. Hazel does a particular type of job well so why not use the better tool.
Here let me give you an example of a task that Hazel does
Oops, addressed that last note to Nick instead of Deb. Friggin rookie blind guy
mistake. Preaching to the choir by addressing it to Nick.
On Apr 6, 2014, at 4:27 PM, Nicholas Parsons mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi Teresa,
Automator can create folders which it watches and then
