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    Vero reacted to rob213 in Where is "resolve dependencies" ?   
    Yes, 5.1. All clear. Thank you Vero ! I created the following ScreenShot to help less experiences users like me.
     
     

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    Vero got a reaction from rob213 in Where is "resolve dependencies" ?   
    @rob213 Are you using Alfred 5.1?
     
    You'll find it here:

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    Vero got a reaction from kpw in Why not iCloud sync for Alfred preferences?   
    @Nuno iCloud isn't currently recommended due to being slower at syncing (sometimes not syncing at all for a long period of time), being less reliable and doing a poor job of file conflict resolution.
     
    In our internal testing and when supporting users who chose to use iCloud, we saw preferences being lost, especially due to file conflicts where iCloud loses files or reverts to old versions when it's unable to resolve them.
     
    We're very keen to improve the sync options and already have a broad plan for this. There are quite a few aspects to doing this well, such as adding an automatic local backup option, ensuring that if syncing goes wrong, you have a recent backup you can go back to, so we'll be looking into this further once Alfred 5 is out and settled.
     
    Having said that, if you'd like to experiment with using iCloud, you can do it; Just make sure you keep your preferences backed up using Time Machine or another regular backup service of your choice.
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    Vero got a reaction from GatorMapi in Is there a way to fire multiple queries searches in one workflow?   
    @swiggy You can create a workflow that launches multiple search queries from one keyword, yes. Take a look at the built-in "Should I watch this movie?" example, which you'll find in Workflows > [+] > Examples. It uses one keyword + your query to launch IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes (for a movie rating) and YouTube, so that you can decide if a movie you've heard of is worth watching
     
    As for using a ticker symbol and opening stocks pages, you'll just need to work out how to create a custom search for your particular stocks sites. Here's a guide to creating your own custom searches:
    https://www.alfredapp.com/help/features/web-search/custom-searches/
     
    Cheers,
    Vero
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    Vero got a reaction from Quadratic Circle in Why not iCloud sync for Alfred preferences?   
    @Nuno iCloud isn't currently recommended due to being slower at syncing (sometimes not syncing at all for a long period of time), being less reliable and doing a poor job of file conflict resolution.
     
    In our internal testing and when supporting users who chose to use iCloud, we saw preferences being lost, especially due to file conflicts where iCloud loses files or reverts to old versions when it's unable to resolve them.
     
    We're very keen to improve the sync options and already have a broad plan for this. There are quite a few aspects to doing this well, such as adding an automatic local backup option, ensuring that if syncing goes wrong, you have a recent backup you can go back to, so we'll be looking into this further once Alfred 5 is out and settled.
     
    Having said that, if you'd like to experiment with using iCloud, you can do it; Just make sure you keep your preferences backed up using Time Machine or another regular backup service of your choice.
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    Vero reacted to sepulchra in Mail Link   
    Do you ever take a day off?
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    Vero reacted to vitor in Mail Link   
    Rest assured, I do!
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    Vero got a reaction from joshuahardee in Alfred cannot find files after installing Dropbox Beta for CloudStorage (Intel)   
    This isn't giving Alfred any further disk access than usual, you're simply telling Alfred to use / as your search scope rather than a more refined scope. This mirrors more closely what Spotlight does (as Spotlight isn't very selective in what it presents, it just searches *everything* indexed)
     
    Yes, this is a macOS bug, not specific to Monterey, also affects the newer Ventura. It particularly seems to affect users who have migrated their Mac using the macOS Migration Assistant or a Time Machine from a Mac configuration where files were in the "old" locations and are now in a new location. Something in the underlying macOS structure isn't reflecting this correctly, resulting in the metadata not returning results when it should. Setting the scope to / (aka Full Disk scope) works around that macOS issue.
     
    You may find in a future update of macOS, paths resolve themselves and you can return to the narrower search scope, otherwise when you next fresh-install macOS without migrating, you'll likely find the issue disappears completely.
     
    Hope this is helpful insight - but in short, nothing to worry about in using Full Disk as your scope
     
    Cheers,
    Vero
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    Vero got a reaction from chrislemke in ChatFred: OpenAI's GPT-model workflow   
    Once you're logged in, you can see your usage here:
    https://platform.openai.com/account/usage
     
    You'll have received some amount of credit on signup, and this page allows you to see how much you've used daily.
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    Vero got a reaction from Marlouis in ChatFred: OpenAI's GPT-model workflow   
    Once you're logged in, you can see your usage here:
    https://platform.openai.com/account/usage
     
    You'll have received some amount of credit on signup, and this page allows you to see how much you've used daily.
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    Vero reacted to Stephen_C in Automatically paste to frontmost app not working in workflow (ChatFred)   
    Do you have in the workflow a preceding dialog, after the initial identification of the "frontmost app”, which steals the focus? I experienced that problem and had to work around it in my rather crude Find and replace line feeds or tabs workflow. It's nowhere near as sophisticated as yours but it does include two Automation Tasks to work around the problem (Identify Frontmost App and then, later in the workflow, Open Apps). Here's a link to the GitHub download for the workflow just in case it's any help at all.
     
    Stephen
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    Vero reacted to chrislemke in Automatically paste to frontmost app not working in workflow (ChatFred)   
    You are a genius. That's it! Thanks a lot for your help!!
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    Vero got a reaction from Alan He in Is There an Alfred Manual in PDF Format?   
    @zeissdistagon As Alfred is always evolving, a PDF document frozen in time would be outdated very quickly. As suggested by @xilopaint, your best bet is to either use the question mark followed by a topic you need help with in Alfred's search box itself, or to click the question mark in any preferences section or workflow object, which will take you to the relevant help for the object/feature
     
    And as ever, don't hesitate to ask here if you can't find the answer you need.
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    Vero got a reaction from MacOCD in Snippet to return the name of the DAY of the week (Example) 'Monday'?   
    @MacOCD Take a look at the "Week Day" section here for the various ways you can return the day of the week:
    http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr35/tr35-31/tr35-dates.html#Date_Format_Patterns
     
    If you want the full word Saturday returned, it's EEEE
     
    So for today's date, I'd use {date:EEEE} or for tomorrow's date {date +1d:EEEE}
     
    Hope this helps
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    Vero reacted to giovanni in some niche workflows   
    thanks @Vero! I replaced it with !!s in the new version
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    Vero got a reaction from intafon in Create and open new file   
    @amoodie I've created a workflow that might help you simplify your process.
     
    You can download the workflow here.
     

     
    In the keyword object, you set your argument (e.g. "write myfile").
     
    In the arg/var second object, the path is set and the date is added as a dynamic placeholder. It's currently set to ~/Documents/{query} - {date:yyyy-MM-dd}.md but you can change the location and date format to your preference.
     
    The Write Text file object creates the file - you have the option to add some pre-defined content to your file here if it's helpful.
     
    And finally, the Open File object opens the file in the default app for .md, but in your case, you can specify using iA Writer here.
     
    Hope this helps
     
    Cheers,
    Vero
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    Vero reacted to DrDannySands in Using Multiple Text Manipulation Tasks with Single Query   
    Brilliant! Thank you.
     
    I really love learning how to be more productive with Alfred and benefiting from its awesome community of developers.
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    Vero got a reaction from manishie in Exclude Folder/Specific Apps From Search?   
    @AndroidKitKat If you can locate your VM apps, you can drag them into the Spotlight Privacy folder. Once you've done that, type "reload" into Alfred to refresh the app cache, and your VM apps will no longer show up in your results.
     
    Cheers,
    Vero
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    Vero got a reaction from sepulchra in Search Scope and External Volumes   
    @sepulchra There's no need to add the volume to Alfred's default search scope.
     
    To use the File Filter, first make sure your external volume is indexed by Spotlight: The success and reliability of this will vary based on the particular scenario in which you use the drive. For example, a drive that is always connected and always on will be easier for Spotlight to maintain as it'll have regular access to it to keep the index up to date.
     
    Meanwhile if it's a shared drive where someone else might modify files, a drive that gets taken in your bag to work and back, etc... the reliability of the index itself will be affected as Spotlight will essentially have to reindex it every time you connect to it.  You can use Alfred's File Troubleshooting tool to check that the drive is indexed and returning the right metadata.
     
    Next, you can create your File Filter workflow, adding the Volume to the object's Search Scope. There's no need to include the volume to Alfred's main search scope in the Default Results preferences.
     
    Given an external volume may be slower at returning results, keeping it as a file filter ensures that your default results are always fast and efficient, and the external volume can be accessed specifically using the File Filter's keyword only when needed. Makes sense?  
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    Vero reacted to luckman212 in List file metadata   
    It's ok. These are just nitpicks. There are 1001 ways to achieve the same goal in programming. That's part of the fun.
     
    In any case, the days of humans having to think about these things are numbered. With ChatGPT cranking out better code than I could ever hope to write, it appears my future is working in a coal mine, not in a comfortable chair critiquing Alfred workflows 😐
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    Vero got a reaction from 40-02 in ChatFred: OpenAI's GPT-model workflow   
    Thanks for the workflow, @chrislemke - It was fun to play with it, so I used it to write a blog post about itself! 😄
     
    For those who'd like to read what happens when you ask ChatGPT to write the blog post and DALL-E 2 to create an image for it, this is what you get:
     
    https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/fun-and-interesting/chatgpt-bringing-ai-to-alfred-with-chatfred/
     
    Cheers,
    Vero
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    Vero got a reaction from giovanni in some niche workflows   
    I love the phonetic spelling one! So useful when you're clumsily trying to spell out a name on a bad phone line 🤣 I particularly like that you've made it possible to change dictionary, as I'm trying to remember the NATO one as best I can. 
     
    As a little note, the "spell" default keyword is the same as the built-in Dictionary feature keyword, which means both show up when the workflow isn't explicitly selected before typing:
     

     
    Not a big deal, but thought I'd mention
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    Vero got a reaction from pixelgeek in Forum suggestions   
    I wasn't aware that was the case, so I'll definitely look into this.
     
     
    It isn't a default (and I'm not sure we can control that default, short of hiding all older posts, but will take a look into it) but you can restrict your search using the forum search filters by either limiting by date created or last updated. To access this panel, use the "+ More search options" button to the bottom right of the search field.
     

     
    Cheers,
    Vero
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    Vero reacted to vitor in Forum suggestions   
    To add to @Vero’s suggestion, when you change the search parameters they are reflected in the URL, meaning you can then convert that to an Alfred Custom Web Search if you want.
     
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    Vero reacted to Stephen_C in List all Mac App Store apps   
    Can you remember all the apps you've downloaded from the Mac App Store? Do you still use all of them? This short, dependency-free workflow can help!
     
    Just type the keyword (the default is las for "list App Store”) and the list will be displayed in alphabetical order. You will then have the option of ending the workflow (the default—just press ⏎) or copying the list to the clipboard.
     
    GitHub download link
     
    Stephen
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