Vidar Ramdal
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From reading the documentation, it seems possible to add a workflow as a fallback result, but I seem to be missing something.
In my case, I have created a nice little workflow that just takes whatever text I have entered, and appends it to a text file. Now, I can invoke this workflow by typing
log <my text>
which works fine.
But I'd like to avoid having to enter 'log' - ideally I'd just enter the text, and select the 'log' action, just like I do with e.g. Google search.
I thought I could set this up under Alfred Preferences -> Features -> Default Results -> Setup fallback results. The screenshot from the documentation implies I should be able to add my workflow here:
But pressing the '+' button, I get no option to add a Workflow Trigger, only 'Web Search' and 'Custom Search':
Shouldn't there be a 'Workflow Trigger' menu item here? If not, how do I add a workflow trigger to the fallback results?
Unable to add workflow as fallback result
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Posted · Edited by Vidar Ramdal
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You're right, I didn't know I had to do that. Thanks!
Adding a Fallback Search trigger to the workflow causes 'Workflow Trigger' to be available in the Fallback Search setup dialog:
... which causes "Log this" to appear in the list of fallback results, which is what I wanted: