mlartz

Thanks, adding ~ and /usr/local to the Search Scope did the trick, although I was thinking that the Search Scope was just for Default Results (i.e. those without a command/keyword prefix), not file-specific (open blah blah) results. Guess I have a bit of retraining to do. Also, in the FAQ, there is an article that references these sorts of problems (http://support.alfredapp.com/kb:indexing), however it also references a scope-like setting under the File Search tab that I can't seem to find. Again, thanks for your help.

I'm attempting to migrate from QS to Alfred, but I'm having a couple of issues with my QS muscle memory not translating well. Two things are initial showstoppers. First, Alfred doesn't seem to find files that are in my home directory (~/nofind.txt) using the 'open' keyword (e.g. 'open nofind'). I was under the impression that the 'open' keyword is effectively spotlight, right? Or is it still scoped to only the search directories listed in the "Default Results" page? Second, I use a custom build of emacs (via Homebrew), and it installs a symlink /Applications/Emacs.app => /usr/local/blah/blah/blah/Emacs.app. This doesn't seem to be found via Alfred when I just type "emacs", and it doesn't get executed when I browse to it via the filesystem view. I'm assuming that its because its a symlink. Is there a way to execute it via Alfred? Any ideas? btw: OSX 10.8.5 MBP Retina, Alfred 2.3 (264) -Mike