I'm going to lose all my readers if all I post are instructions for the Mac novice. I promise I'll post something more interesting soon, maybe a picture of a squirrel a la Eric. But for now, here are some instructions on how to append text using Quicksilver.
Make sure you are all set up
1. Open Quicksilver (Ctrl-Spacebar)
2. Open Preferences (Cmd-,)
3. Tick "Enable Advanced Features"
4. Go to "Plug-ins"
5. Tick "Text Manipulation Actions" Under "All Plugins".
Append the text
1. Create a text file titled "test.txt" in your documents. (Ensure that it is in plain text.)
2. Open Quicksilver (Ctrl-Spacebar)
3. Hold down . for a second.
4. Type "This is the appended text."
5. Press Tab to go to the second panel, then type "APP" for "Append text to..."
6. Press Tab to go to the third panel, then type "test" to access your document. (If QS hasn't catalogued the system, type "Doc" to go to your documents, then right arrow to choose the file.
7. Enter.
A quick note about the difference between spotlight (Cmd-Spacebar) and Quicksilver (Ctrl-Spacebar). Spotlight is good for searching for files and emails quickly because it is built into the OS, but Quicksilver is more powerful in what you can do with the files you find.
I'm using the append text function to maintain a text file of books to check out.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
How to append text using Quicksilver
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2 comments:
how 'bout using geektool to display your text file of books to check out or your todo list on the desktop? Thanks for the hint. I read 43 folders but he forgot to mention that I needed to enable "Text Manipulation Actions" Under "All Plugins".
yeah so thanks, good tip
geektool? hmm. got to check that out.
enabling text manipulation threw me off too, that's why i wrote it down!
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