Alfred won't search ~/Library folder

[davidj]

Sorry in advance if this behavior is actually by design or if I missed an existing post on the subject.
 
Most of my scripts are placed in ~/Library/Scripts since this appears to be the spot most apps like to default to.  When switching to Alfred from LaunchBar (from Quicksilver), I none of my scripts showed up.  Then I noticed the "Excluding ~/Library" note under the "Include folders in Home" checkbox in the preferences.  Okay, I thought, I'll just add ~/Library explicitly to the Search Scope list.  No dice.  I then tried adding ~/Library/Scripts to the search list.  Still no luck getting Alfred to find my scripts.
 
So, the "bug", or feature request, is:
 - If a path is added to the Search Scope list, this path is guaranteed to be searched.
 
Thanks,
David.
 
 
My setup is as follows:
 
OSX 10.8.4
Alfred v2.0.5 (202)
A snapshot of my search preferences...

      Okay...  I've given up trying to upload a picture.  If there is a help document for how to do this (should be obvious, but maybe my coffee hasn't fully kicked in), that would be great.

[Andrew]

Sorry in advance if this behavior is actually by design or if I missed an existing post on the subject.

 

Most of my scripts are placed in ~/Library/Scripts since this appears to be the spot most apps like to default to.  When switching to Alfred from LaunchBar (from Quicksilver), I none of my scripts showed up.  Then I noticed the "Excluding ~/Library" note under the "Include folders in Home" checkbox in the preferences.  Okay, I thought, I'll just add ~/Library explicitly to the Search Scope list.  No dice.  I then tried adding ~/Library/Scripts to the search list.  Still no luck getting Alfred to find my scripts.

 

So, the "bug", or feature request, is:

 - If a path is added to the Search Scope list, this path is guaranteed to be searched.

 

Thanks,

David.

 

 

My setup is as follows:

 

OSX 10.8.4

Alfred v2.0.5 (202)

A snapshot of my search preferences...

      Okay...  I've given up trying to upload a picture.  If there is a help document for how to do this (should be obvious, but maybe my coffee hasn't fully kicked in), that would be great.

 

Most of the files within ~/Library are marked as MDSystemFile which Alfred (and Spotlight) don't show by default as it fills the results full of noise. To search folders in the library folder, create a workflow file filter and select the option to include system files

 

In the Workflow prefs, there are a few file filter examples from the [+] button which you can base your filter on.

 

[Moving to help sub forum]

[davidj]

Okay.  Got it.  Thanks, although I'm a little bummed I now need to type something like "run script_name" since, as near as I can tell, I can't leave the Keyword field blank and have the workflow simply add indexing to a specified path (which is what I really want).

 

Oh, and as a very, very minor bug, you might want to look at the Save button enabling logic for "File filter from keyword..."  You appear to want the Save button enabled only when a keyword of some sort has been entered, but the button will also enable if the Placeholder Title has a value.  In other words, one can enter a placeholder title, and no keyword, and save a workflow that cannot trigger.  I think.  ;-)

 

Thanks for your help,

David.