Questions tagged [quicksilver]

After having read that QuickSilver was no longer supported by BlackTree and has since gone open source, I noticed more and more people switching to/suggesting other app launchers i.e. Buttler and LaunchBar. Is QuickSilver still relevant? Has anyone…

I know there is a Terminal plugin for quicksilver but I would invoke terminal commands which basically just runs in the background and never popups a terminal window. is that possible? UPDATE: I have the following code in my applescript but its…

I am using the flexselect jQuery plugin to simplify selection on large lists, which employs the Quicksilver algorithm to flex-match (fuzzy match?) options. For example: An input of 3gscam quickly matches iPhone 3GS Camera, but an input of…

jquery algorithm reverse quicksilver

asked Jan 01 '11 at 18:28

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Quicksilver Large Type

You know how you can make Quicksilver display massive large type on your screen? (By Hitting . then typing free text, select View Large Type under actions and hit Enter). Well, does anyone know of a way to do that programmatically? Also, is…

bash macos quicksilver

asked Aug 05 '09 at 17:41

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Java: How do I catalog Java API documents using Quicksilver?

This one is for Java programmers on Mac. How do I catalog Java API documents using Quicksilver? Wouldn't it be nice if you could lookup API documents with a few key strokes?

java macos quicksilver

asked May 31 '09 at 07:28

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Disable specific function keys on Mac OS X

I recently got a new MacBook Pro, and this has different functions assigned to the f1-f12 keys than my old one. Specifically, it has a dimmer for the keyboard backlight, and now there is no more room to open dashboard. I only really used dashboard…

macos keyboard-shortcuts quicksilver

asked Sep 25 '15 at 12:17

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Open new tab in Safari on the right

I recently moved away from Mac OS Sierra (yes I know I'm late) to High Sierra and I was forced to update to Safari Version 13.1.2. Now I am profoundly annoyed by it opening new Tabs (⌘t) next to my active tab instead of all to the right as it used…

safari tabs applescript quicksilver

asked Dec 08 '20 at 22:25

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How to make quicksilver remember custom trigger

I am trying to make a custom trigger for my shell/apple script file to run so I can just launch my dev environment at the push of a button. So basically: I have a shell script(and some apple script included) in ~ named start_server.sh which does 3…

macos quicksilver

asked Jun 16 '10 at 07:58

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OSX Quicksilver plugin, Objective C guidance

I'm attempting to modify a Quicksilver plugin (screen capture) in Xcode, in order to allow the screencapture destination path to be set to the defaults com.apple.screencapture path value. The plugin currently has the path hardcoded for some reason,…

objective-c xcode quicksilver

asked Nov 12 '12 at 15:22

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How do I get Gnome-do or Ubuntu Dash to open an existing application?

I just upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 and have also installed GNOME Do as a task launcher. If I already have a Firefox browser window open, and I use my hot key to open Gnome-do and type in Firefox + enter, it opens a whole new window instead of focusing…

gnome ubuntu-12.04 quicksilver

asked Jul 10 '12 at 10:05

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Quicksilver Large Type in XCode

I'm new to XCode and looking to do something similar to Quicksilver's "Large Type" in my XCode OSX (not iOS) app. I'd like to write a function that I can call with a single string, and it would display that string like Quicksilver would - leaving it…

xcode macos quicksilver

asked Feb 28 '12 at 11:55

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how to create Adium chat tab with AppleScript

I use an AppleScript script to send msg to my contact through Quicksilver. It looks similarly like this (link), but the line to send the message to the contact is: tell account of im_contact set newChat to make new chat with contacts…

tabs applescript quicksilver adium

asked Feb 20 '12 at 20:48

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Quicksilver Lite under Windows: anonymous E-mail successfully sent but nothing received in the Mailbox

Quicksilver Lite under Windows: anonymous E-mail successfully sent but nothing received in the Mailbox ! Does somebody know what is the problem here ? Example follows: Fcc: outbox Host: smtp.gmail.com From: sender@gmail.com Chain: *,*,*;…

anonymous quicksilver

asked Jan 30 '17 at 11:27

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Font used in Quicksilver - Large Text?

I want to use the font used in the Quicksilver large text display. Is it Monaco? But I see a difference between Monaco used in the application and in Quicksilver LargeText. Thanks.

macos quicksilver

asked Oct 22 '09 at 10:03

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Resig's Live Search redux for jQuery 1.7 and above?

I recently found Resig's jQuery rewrite of a Quicksilver Live Search and love the workings of it... but I'm trying to update it to work with the new .on() event handler. However my abilities (or lack thereof) fail me. I'm thinking I need to edit the…

jquery search livesearch quicksilver resig

asked Jan 15 '13 at 01:09

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