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QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:06:32 GMT

I just ran into a Quicksilver feature that lets you launch another instance of a program without having had to make a copy of the application so we can copy/paste between different files.
This eliminates having extra copies of the AC app in the application folder.

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:13:15 GMT

ejrolon wrote:
I just ran into a Quicksilver feature that lets you launch another instance of a program without having had to make a copy of the application so we can copy/paste between different files.
This eliminates having extra copies of the AC app in the application folder.

How?
Joseph

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:33:21 GMT

I am running the current version of QS B33 with advance features on (beta).

Just launch AC and after it finishes, launch QS again, type your abb for AC tab to the next panel, type "lau" and you should see an option for launching another copy.

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Dwight — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:08:44 GMT

ooo baby.

and is it reliable? any crashing?

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Eduardo Rolon — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:12:24 GMT

Has not crashed yet....
and remember that QuickSilver is FREE

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Dwight — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:20:10 GMT

am trying it now.

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Eduardo Rolon — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:13:40 GMT

I have not gone beyond 2 AC sessions open concurrently...
enjoy

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Dwight — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:17:38 GMT

One for each hand.

I aim waiting for the Kensington "FootMouse™" before opening any more sessions, but this seems to work better than two real sessions does.

Sometimes it gets confused and "boom" no autosave.

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Eduardo Rolon — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:32:15 GMT

And if you have downloaded the user accounts module then you can do fast logouts and you can define triggers for launching programs ctl+cmd+A for AC and you can select a file- launch QS- press cmd+G-tab to the next pane and move it, copy or whatever action QS lets you do with it. Since QS my dock has only a few icons...
Just remember that if you use another mac they will probably not have QS and pressing ctrl+space will not install it [/img]

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Eduardo Rolon — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:36:49 GMT

And if you have the address book module then you can search your address book for a phone number and select LARGE TYPE... no more squinting at the monitor

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Rod Jurich — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:08:09 GMT

Dwight wrote:
am trying it now.

Can you post the URL, Dwight. Google has failed me this time.

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Eduardo Rolon — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:10:03 GMT

http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Eduardo Rolon — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:10:49 GMT

two more post to...

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Eduardo Rolon — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:11:57 GMT

My 300th

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Rod Jurich — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:25:00 GMT

ejrolon wrote:
http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/

Thanks Eduardo.

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Eduardo Rolon — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:58:14 GMT

And some QS usage links

http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/docs/?page=Quickstart+Guide
http://vjarmy.com/archives/2004/03/quicksilver_a_b.php
http://www.43folders.com/quicksilver/index.html

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Rod Jurich — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 02:34:11 GMT

ejrolon wrote:
And some QS usage links

Eduardo, again many thanks. All my ArchiCAD copies are now in the round file. Works a treat.

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

James Murray — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 14:29:09 GMT

Eduardo, thanks for the great tip.

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Anonymous — Sat, 14 May 2005 07:44:31 GMT

Here is another quick launcher for MAC OSX
Show scripts icon on the task bar using apple scripts utility in your applications folder. Then Place aliases to your frequent applications (Or in a folder name?) inside your user scripts folder under home/library/scripts. A click on the scripts icon will reveal all.

Re: QuickSilver trick (OS X only)

Aussie John — Sun, 15 May 2005 11:55:04 GMT

you can do that already in address book