nikivi

Also it doesn't find some files once again.

For example I have some files without any extensions like these : 

I drag them to my file filter and get this : 

And yet these files are not found : 

I found this online : http://thepugautomatic.com/2015/02/open-in-iterm-vim-from-finder/

This doesn't seem to work though, maybe it is my own bad implementation : 

Here is the full workflow : https://infinit.io/_/38Ves4n

Never mind. Dragging things from a similar workflow worked : https://infinit.io/_/wH3S6TL

Just need to figure out how to run 'nvim' command on the files searched and it should be great.

6 minutes ago, deanishe said:

Post the thing that's broken, not pictures of it.

Yeah, sorry. 

Here is the workflow itself. (https://infinit.io/_/32uyJAz) (not sure what is the best way to share these things)

I made a simple file filter : 

Which is scoped to my home folder like so : 

This however shows me no results when I search.  

Even though there are many files of this type in my home directory. What am I doing wrong?

Thank you for any help.

Hey Dean

Did you have any time yet to try and implement Quora search? I think it would really be quite awesome.

This is what I use for window management + BetterTouchTool. See if that works for you.

13 hours ago, dunkaroo said:

As for sticky mode I prefer 2 key assign for trigger it. One for per app hotkey and one for global system commands. My keyboard layout is really different but if I am using normal layout I would most likely use "/" and "z" for easily pinky press which leave rest of the strong fingers to type rest of the character.  Those 2 keys are rare use so avoid how the "sticky key" alphabet character could show up when key is up instead when key press down ( just flow better on screen ), Also when I am typing fast I often smash 2 to 3 keys at the same time which will cause problem. I found being able to chain 2 character after the sticky key is enough, no need for the 1 character as an alphabet as well. There is no right way but YOUR way, use what ever make sense to you

 

this is my reply to nikivi on Karabiner github page, I think it's worth to share here. for readability and the limited number of hotkeys combo could be used.

 

skimming thru your XML, I am guessing you are assign a lots of hotkey to trigger "Keyboard Maestro" and "Alfred" workflow or opening apps, there is better way to do it without using a single hotkey too

to launch apps
https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/xml.html.en#vkopenurldef

to trigger "Keyboard Maestro" via applescript
https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/documentation/6/triggers.html
at the end of the page

tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine"
  do script "[Name or UID of Your Macro]"
end tell

to trigger "Alfred" via applescript
https://www.alfredapp.com/help/workflows/triggers/external/

 

 

Have you upgraded to Sierra already? I am curious, does it already have launcher mode support?

Oh, this makes sense then. Thank you for the updates.

There is an issue though. It seems the urls I get, have a space at the end of it, so for example, I make a screenshot and try and paste it here : 

The above, after pasting, will become this : 

I have to press delete every time after pasting. Can you help fix this issue? Thank you.

4 hours ago, vitor said:

You can’t map the hotkey to something of your choice, but you can use ⌘Y.

Thank you, this works. I wish I could remap it cmd + k but I guess that should be a question to Andrew rather than the forum. 

CMD + y is placed not so nicely, compared to cmd + k.

Speaking of OneUpdater, it is really awesome. I wish more workflows implemented it.

The only thing I am curious about though is why WebScreenshot updates so often?  

I want to preview pdf files I search in Alfred but bind it to another key. Right now Alfred uses shift to do this, but I can't use shift as my left shift is alfred trigger and right shift is delete on single presses. 

Can I somehow preview files found not with shift in Alfred?

Thank you for any help.

I use the default timing that goes with setting 'BlockUntilKeyUp_' and never had the problem.

In fact, I now have every key, 'sticky', even space.  

I thought it would conflict with my vim leader key being space but it turns out not to be a problem once you get used to it. And yes, this is very very powerful and saves you a lot of keystrokes. I have my i stickied to insert various hard to reach symbols like (\$/|&<?*^..), writing markdown is a joy now.

Oh wow, that's strange. These are the tags I have : 

And this is what I get from the list : 

So I guess it shows all the other tags I once had. Is there a way to filter to only ones I use currently, the four there? Or perhaps more if I do decide to add more to the tags?

Once that is done though and I have my list view of correct tags, how do I make a search only on that specific tag?

Thank you a lot for your help, deanishe.

With hazel, I started to make use of my finder tags and now I wish there was a way to quickly search and find through the right tags. 

The native method built in with alfred is not enough as I have to try and remember the name of the tag to filter though.

It would be amazing, if I can call the 'tag workflow' and it will show a list view like this : 

But instead of months, it will be my tags : 

Pressing on one, would allow to make a search scoped to the tag. Can such a thing be done? 

Thank you a lot for any help. This would be really useful to have for me and I hope few others.

I am really curious how do you guys take use of the file system navigation and actions built into Alfred?

I just realised that I can 'right arrow' on any file and go to the file system action mode : 

But I am curious how can I better bring it to use for my own workflow. How do you guys use it, if you do use it at all?

Yeah, waiting for karabiner to get updated to I can update too. Hope it won't be too long.

I see, thank you vitor, then yeah I guess that is just too complex and cumbersome to fit it into my use case.

I have this keyword action : 

I want it to show up only when my current active window is Safari. In all other cases, it should not appear in Alfred. How can I do that? 

The above is just an example, I actually want to bridge the gap between keyboard maestro and Alfred by being able to see the specific macros I have made for the current app.  I will then attach this keyword to an applescript that runs the km macro. 

Thank you for any help.

I am curious because just now I realised that I can map it to a single click of left shift with karabiner and it is amazing. Before it was on my right command with a single click too. I also use shift from the keyboard by holding down semicolon so I don't worry if I ever accidentally press shift while writing capital letter. Seriously, an alfred trigger on just the left shift is phenomenal. 

What are your guy's trigger for opening up Alfred?

No, different timers with different times.

On 24 August 2015 at 5:41 PM, Vero said:

 

Hi Giovanni,

 

Apologies for the oversight - I thought I'd already replied to your message! 

 

Your message inspired me to write a more detailed blog post on using tags to search with Alfred, so you can take a look here:

https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/3-ways-to-use-osx-tags-for-better-search/

 

The third way to search is what you'll be looking for

 

Cheers,

Vero

Thank you for the article. It was very useful. Is it possible to make a trigger to search for the specific tag but when the alfred window comes up, the results will be shown already in the window? 

For example, right now I trigger my specific tag search with a hotkey and I get this window : 

It's empty. 

I wish, I add a trigger, press it and it will show all the files in that current tag already like this : 

Write now I need to press space every time after the trigger and I am not even sure that would show me all the files.

Thank you for any help.

I started using tags to better filter my files on my mac and I want to make a workflow that would give me a list of my tags. For example I trigger a hotkey and it will show me a list of current tags that I use with a number of files that are tagged with this tag. Then I can scroll through and select one I need, press return and I will be greeted with all the files that are in that tag. I can then search for the file I need.

Can I do this? 

Thank you for any help.

Really love this workflow. Thank you for sharing it.

I can't seem to make it so I can set multiple timers running at the same time. When I try to do it, I get this notification popping up : 

Is there a way to avoid it? 

Thank you for any help.

I could see it taking off and becoming used more, imagine having an alfred like interface for any website that you visit, I think it would be pretty awesome.

What do you guys think of it? I will sure try and play around and try and implement it on a website of mine similar to [this](https://kentcdodds.com).