noahm

April 28, 2023

Also confirming it works as expected with macOS Ventura 13.2 (22D49) and Alfred 5.1 [2134]

Thank you @Andrew! Great work to everyone involved

February 11, 2023

I always seem to do researching and posting in reverse order.

Here's my answer:

Not deleting the thread as it may help people in the future. I have prefixed on the "solved" tag on the post though.

February 11, 2023

Hi,

I formally do not know any AppleScript, just picked up what I can from various sources, so I may be doing something incorrect.

—————

My setup:

Hotkey → Run Script (below) → Open URL (below)

Run Script:

tell application "Music"
	get artist of current track & "-" & name of current track
end tell

Language: AppleScript, with input as argv running instances Sequentially

Open URL:

URL: https://genius.com/{query}-lyrics

Encode spaces as -

—————

My result:

https://genius.com/ArtistName-SongName%0A-lyrics

Expected result:

https://genius.com/ArtistName-SongName-lyrics

"%0A" is a line break in HTML, therefore the desired result does not load as intended.

Doing the script in Script Editor, the result is shown as expected (with no line break at the end).

Thanks for your time.

macOS 13.2 (22D49)

Alfred 5.0.6 [2110]

February 11, 2023

Updating to macOS 13.2 (22D49) does not make any difference in relation to this bug, too.

Thanks.

Alan He · January 20, 2023

Dragging Safari.app from that location does not work either.

Thanks.

January 20, 2023

% mdls /System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/App/System/Applications/Safari.app

_kMDItemDisplayNameWithExtensions  = "Safari.app"
kMDItemAlternateNames              = (
    "\U1109\U1161\U1111\U1161\U1105\U1175",
    "Safari.app"
)
kMDItemAppStoreCategory            = "Productivity"
kMDItemAppStoreCategoryType        = "public.app-category.productivity"
kMDItemAppStoreIsAppleSigned       = 1
kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier          = "com.apple.Safari"
kMDItemContentCreationDate         = 2022-11-29 06:37:08 +0000
kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2022-11-29 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemContentModificationDate     = 2022-11-29 06:37:08 +0000
kMDItemContentType                 = "com.apple.application-bundle"
kMDItemContentTypeTree             = (
    "com.apple.application-bundle",
    "com.apple.application",
    "public.executable",
    "com.apple.localizable-name-bundle",
    "com.apple.bundle",
    "public.directory",
    "public.item",
    "com.apple.package"
)
kMDItemCopyright                   = ""
kMDItemDateAdded                   = 2022-11-29 06:37:08 +0000
kMDItemDescription                 = ""
kMDItemDisplayName                 = "Safari"
kMDItemDocumentIdentifier          = 0
kMDItemExecutableArchitectures     = (
    arm64,
    "x86_64"
)
kMDItemFSContentChangeDate         = 2022-11-29 06:37:08 +0000
kMDItemFSCreationDate              = 2022-11-29 06:37:08 +0000
kMDItemFSCreatorCode               = ""
kMDItemFSFinderFlags               = 0
kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon             = (null)
kMDItemFSInvisible                 = 0
kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden         = 1
kMDItemFSIsStationery              = (null)
kMDItemFSLabel                     = 0
kMDItemFSName                      = "Safari.app"
kMDItemFSNodeCount                 = 1
kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID              = 0
kMDItemFSOwnerUserID               = 0
kMDItemFSSize                      = 15324692
kMDItemFSTypeCode                  = ""
kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking     = 2023-01-15 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemKeywords                    = ""
kMDItemKind                        = "Application"
kMDItemLastUsedDate                = 2023-01-15 15:15:57 +0000
kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking        = 2023-01-15 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemLogicalSize                 = 15324692
kMDItemPhysicalSize                = 15130624
kMDItemUseCount                    = 270
kMDItemUsedDates                   = (
    "2022-12-15 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-16 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-17 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-18 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-19 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-20 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-21 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-22 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-26 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-27 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-28 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-29 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-05 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-08 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-09 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-10 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-11 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-12 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-13 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-15 13:00:00 +0000"
)
kMDItemVersion                     = "16.2"

January 20, 2023

@Andrew And mine looks pretty much the same, besides the "kMDItemUsedDates" for obvious reasons.

_kMDItemDisplayNameWithExtensions  = "Safari.app"
kMDItemAlternateNames              = (
    "\U1109\U1161\U1111\U1161\U1105\U1175",
    "Safari.app"
)
kMDItemAppStoreCategory            = "Productivity"
kMDItemAppStoreCategoryType        = "public.app-category.productivity"
kMDItemAppStoreIsAppleSigned       = 1
kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier          = "com.apple.Safari"
kMDItemContentCreationDate         = 2022-11-29 06:37:08 +0000
kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2022-11-29 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemContentModificationDate     = 2022-11-29 06:37:08 +0000
kMDItemContentType                 = "com.apple.application-bundle"
kMDItemContentTypeTree             = (
    "com.apple.application-bundle",
    "com.apple.application",
    "public.executable",
    "com.apple.localizable-name-bundle",
    "com.apple.bundle",
    "public.directory",
    "public.item",
    "com.apple.package"
)
kMDItemCopyright                   = ""
kMDItemDateAdded                   = 2022-11-29 06:37:08 +0000
kMDItemDescription                 = ""
kMDItemDisplayName                 = "Safari"
kMDItemDocumentIdentifier          = 0
kMDItemExecutableArchitectures     = (
    arm64,
    "x86_64"
)
kMDItemFSContentChangeDate         = 2022-11-29 06:37:08 +0000
kMDItemFSCreationDate              = 2022-11-29 06:37:08 +0000
kMDItemFSCreatorCode               = ""
kMDItemFSFinderFlags               = 0
kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon             = (null)
kMDItemFSInvisible                 = 0
kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden         = 1
kMDItemFSIsStationery              = (null)
kMDItemFSLabel                     = 0
kMDItemFSName                      = "Safari.app"
kMDItemFSNodeCount                 = 1
kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID              = 0
kMDItemFSOwnerUserID               = 0
kMDItemFSSize                      = 15324692
kMDItemFSTypeCode                  = ""
kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking     = 2023-01-15 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemKeywords                    = ""
kMDItemKind                        = "Application"
kMDItemLastUsedDate                = 2023-01-15 15:15:57 +0000
kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking        = 2023-01-15 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemLogicalSize                 = 15324692
kMDItemPhysicalSize                = 15130624
kMDItemUseCount                    = 270
kMDItemUsedDates                   = (
    "2022-12-15 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-16 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-17 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-18 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-19 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-20 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-21 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-22 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-26 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-27 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-28 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2022-12-29 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-05 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-08 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-09 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-10 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-11 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-12 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-13 13:00:00 +0000",
    "2023-01-15 13:00:00 +0000"
)
kMDItemVersion                     = "16.2"

Alan He · January 18, 2023

@Alan He Glad to see I’m not alone! 😁

January 14, 2023

@vitor

Yes – I always name my HDD/SSD to the current operating system ("Ventura"). Naming it back doesn't seem to change the behaviour I'm facing ☹️

The workflow displays Safari for me correctly, too.

January 5, 2023

Yes that's the location I described above... not sure what can be done :(

Thanks

January 5, 2023

Hi again @Vero. I'm really not sure why this bug is occurring. It's still happening and only with Safari. The only thing I can think of is that I used to have Safari Technology Preview installed, and maybe it has affected Safari.app's bundle and may not be seen as an actual application? However, doing Get Info shows the following, which is not out of the usual...

Edit: just noticed it says Friday, 30 December, and the "Last opened" flag does not update when opening it again. I use this every day. Are there any other locations where Safari can be found?

December 28, 2022

I have a few snippets I use, that are also included at the start of URLs

For example, I have the following Snippets setup:

"macos" converts to "macOS"

"ios" converts to "iOS"

However, when typing either one of these into Safari, it works as expected, but since deleting once in a Safari URL only removes it's suggestion, and not the character, the first character gets essentially duplicated.

When trying to go to macosicons.com, it becomes mmacOS, and when trying to go to iosbeta.reddit.com, it turns to iiOS.

Alfred is doing the correct behaviour, it's just that Safari is causing the extra headache.

Please see the following screen recording: https://streamable.com/p873ng

My setup:

macOS 13.1 (22C65)
Alfred 5 5.0.6 (2110)

December 28, 2022

Hi @Vero!

Please see the attached video.

I am dragging Safari.app from My Drive → Applications, alternatively found within Go → Applications in the Finder.app menu bar.

https://streamable.com/cbcik7

Thanks for your time.

Alan He · December 23, 2022

Hi!

I am unable to drag Safari.app (from /Applications/) from Alfred Preferences → Workflows → Workflow → Hotkeys → Configure Object… → Related Apps

My setup is as follows:

macOS 13.1 (22C65)
Alfred 5.0.6 (2110)

Thanks for your time,

Noah

August 20, 2021

18 hours ago, deanishe said:

It sounds like your original preferences bundle is screwed up. Where was it before? Which sync system did you use before?

It was not being synced anywhere actually. It was just using the default location as you mentioned!

August 19, 2021

Hello!

I am aware of this page: https://www.alfredapp.com/help/advanced/sync/

What I have done:

Set my sync folder to "~/Documents/Alfred/". I do have iCloud Drive enabled but Desktop & Documents folder is disabled (so it's technically not syncing to anything, I just moved the folder location; should I have done this?)
Force quit all Alfred processes and reopened (done after the issues came up)

Issues that have occurred:

Alfred Hotkey does not work. It was on "⌘Space" before changing the folder. After setting it to the folder (and restarting), the Hotkey was still set, but didn't work. I changed it to something else, and back again, and "⌘Space" does not work. Spotlight is not using this keyboard shortcut either so there are no conflicts.
Snippets Auto-Expansion is still checked but does not do anything. Unchecking and re-checking does not change anything.
Themes are not recognised when using Alfred (i.e. if I Spotlight for Alfred, then the window opens up, my theme is not applied, despite a theme being selected within Alfred Preferences)
How we looks (Appearance → Options) does reflect any of the checkboxes.

I don't really use any of the other stuff mentioned soon the page I linked above, so I cannot confirm if things are the way they should be.

~~In the meantime, can someone please tell me how to revert what I have done?~~

I quit Alfred, removed "Alfred.alfredpreferences" from the folder and opened Alfred again. Then the message came up about preferences not being found, and continued on. Everything went back to normal.

My setup:

macOS Big Sur Version 11.5.1 (20G80)
Alfred Version 4.5.1 (1256) (20F71)

Thanks for your time.

August 13, 2021

Thanks @deanishe and @jhncbrwn!

I was trying that, but I actually using the “NSAppleScript” action which was causing the issues. Changing to "Run Script" (Actions → Run Script) and using “osascript (AppleScript)” executes everything properly.

August 13, 2021

46 minutes ago, deanishe said:

Letting Alfred put the query in the URL is smarter because Alfred will properly URL-encode it.

I’m sorry, @deanishe, I’m not following on what to do... 🥴

Thanks for your patience.

August 13, 2021

@jhncbrwn thanks for your help!

Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be working for me.

I have the following Workflow setup, and it’s only opening up Safari and doing nothing else ☹️ :

_____

1. Keyword (Inputs → Keyword)

↓

2. Run NSAppleScript (Actions → Run NSAppleScript):

tell application "Music"
	set MySearchtext to (get name of current track) & (" ") & (get artist of current track)
end tell

set MyURL to "https://example.com/s=" & MySearchtext

return MyURL

↓

3. Open URL (Actions → Open URL)

_____

Also worth mentioning I’d rather just have it pass the result to the next action (if possible) rather than opening the URL via the script (i.e. type keyword, get music, pass that result to a “Open URL” action with an already built “Custom Search”)

Thanks!

August 10, 2021

Hello!

Not too sure what I’m doing or how to “pass” a result through to a URL. I have the following code in AppleScript and it’s showing me the appropriate result

tell application "Music"
	return (get name of current track) & (" ") & (get artist of current track)
end tell

I now want to pass that (song name and artist name) into a search result I have e.g.

https://example.com/s=SongName%20ArtistName

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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