Tyler Eich

I actually already have a ticket in my "tidy up" items to remember the last populated created by and website fields

Hello
 
First post - have tried to ensure I'm not duplicating.
 
I have created a workflow for a custom contacts action - specifically to use Skype to call phone numbers leveraging a script I already had. All works just fine however when I open a contact in Alfred I see the following options when highlighting a phone number:
 

 
I'd very much like to be able to define the "Perform custom action" in some way so that it is clear what the action is which is how Alfred v1 worked as shown here:
 

 
Ideally I'd like to be able to define a name/description for the custom action within contacts custom action settings. This could then also be used to address a similar issue when using URL passing as a custom action.
 
eg if I use URL passing ( skype:{query}?call ) to achieve the same function, I see the following when highlighting a phone number:
 

 
I'd rather be able to define the "Pass to URL scheme" text so that the action being taken is unambiguous. An additional "Description" field in the Custom Actions section of Contacts could be used in both cases
 
Hope this makes sense
 
/sphardy

Ah, ok.  Tried it, and I don't care for it.  I think the theme works well enough on its own, since the dark background negates the browser in behind enough (in my opinion).
 
Kudos to Tyler Eich for creating a theme cool enough for the app developer to use!  

I'm currently using this as my theme!
 
It looks particularly good with the blurred background filter hack.

Cheers chaps, I really appreciate you saying that

I second that! Alfred's developers set the bar VERY high; I can't stand half-baked software from other developers since I started using Alfred 

Thanks, I enjoyed the caveat that the hack might be removed and all "moans" for re-instatment will be ignored. I guess at this point a lot of our nitpicking requests sound like moans, lol.
 
Seriously though, if there was a most dedicated developer of the year award it would go to you and Vero, not even a close runner-up. Thank you for your unwavering dedication to Alfred and it's users. We truly appreciate all the time you put in to development and support no matter how much we "moan" for this and that!
 

Thoughts? It would nice to be able to change the thickness of the border, but apart from that the customisation is pretty good!
 

Hey Andrew,
 
would it be possible / would you consider to have the items display in the results as they arrive? For some scripts with a little latency, it would be a major improvement. 
 
For example, I scripted something to get films : image from amazon, description and title from imdb. But getting one of these takes about a second or two. So a list of these is way too long... But if you could display them as they arrive! 
 
I hope you'll consider this one if it's not too much work. 
 
I'm having so much fun with this beta 

Get it from Packal: Dark • Light
 
Description: Made to match OS X's aethetic. Monochromatic with a blue accent. Attractive and very usable.
 
Dark preview:

 
Light preview:

Get it from Packal: Dark • Light
 
Description: Made to match OS X's aethetic. Monochromatic with a blue accent. Attractive and very usable.
 
Dark preview:

 
Light preview:

This theme is fantastic!  It really is the only theme I've ever seen that I prefer to use over the default Light theme.

It seems awfully clunky to create a new text snippet. Alfred makes a lot of stuff so much quicker, so to have to stop, go to the preferences and manually enter a new piece of text for a saved snippet feels like a drag. I wonder if there couldn't be an easier way of creating snippets on the fly. The simplest way would be to allow you to perform an action on one of your clipboard history entries, to "store as snippet". Or, just a command in Alfred: "snippet <new text clipping>".
 
Heck, this would be a perfect thing for a user-created workflow. I'd do it myself, but that "snippets.alfdb" file is a bit to impenetrable for me (and, I'm assuming, not designed to be messed with externally).

If you haven't noticed, b72 sets the cursor colour correctly now!
 
p.s love that them!

Yeah I thought that might be a problem.. 
 
I'll see if I can fix it...

Updated 3/18:
NOTE: Set your location again so a default weather unit gets set initially, then change it.
Removed saving to the Workflow Data folder and actually save IN the workflow folder now. Should fix issue a few users are seeing and also allows syncing weather location.
 
Download

Hi everybody,
 
I've created a simple but (i hope) useful currency converter; this workflow support simple and complex queries like:
 
currency € -- Current EUR/USD exchange currency € £ -- Current EUR/GBP exchange currency 12 € -- Convert 12 EUR to USD currency 12€ £ -- Convert 12 EUR to GBP currency 12 € £ -- Convert 12 EUR to GBP currency 12 EUR £ -- Convert 12 EUR to GBP currency 12 EUR to £ -- Convert 12 EUR to GBP currency from 12 € to GBP -- Convert 12 EUR to GBP currency to GBP from 3€ -- Convert 3 EUR to GBP currency to GBP 3€ -- Convert 3 EUR to GBP   Here the github repository: https://github.com/BigLuck/alfred2-currencyconverter And the .alfredworkflow direct download link: https://github.com/BigLuck/alfred2-currencyconverter/raw/master/Currency%20Converter.alfredworkflow  

The Format
 
** This will be an evolving document. Check here for updates and new documentation. **
 
There is also an XML format example available in Alfred 2 preferences. To see it, open Alfred Preferences, navigate to Workflows. Click the + i nthe bottom right corner of the installed workflows list, select Examples->Script Filter XML format.
 
Result feedback is generated by returning an XML string back to Alfred from a Script Filter item in your Workflow. Script Filters are the only way to pass feedback to Alfred. The following is an example XML string that would be returned to Alfred.
<?xml version="1.0"?> <items> <item uid="rdioartist" arg="r96664" valid="yes" autocomplete="Incubus"> <title>Incubus</title> <subtitle>Artist</subtitle> <icon>rdio-artist.png</icon> </item> <item uid="albumart" arg="/Users/user/Documents/album.jpg" type="file"> <title>Incubus Album Art</title> <subtitle>Album Art for Science</subtitle> <icon type="filetype">public.jpeg</icon> </item> </items> Results will be returned as a list of "items", with each one being an "item" inside. Each item has several arguments and pieces of information associated with it.
 
Item Attributes
 
uid (optional in Alfred 2.0.3+)
The uid attribute is a value that is used to help Alfred learn about your results. You know that Alfred learns based on the items you use the most. That same mechanism can be used in feedback results. Give your results a unique identifier and Alfred will learn which ones you use the most and prioritize them by moving them up in the result list.
 
As of Alfred 2.0.3, this attribute is now optional. If no uid is provided, Alfred will simply generate a UUID. This will allow you to maintain a specific order of generated feedback. Previously, the uid (if not unique for each result) would be added to Alfred's knowledge and would be prioritized in later executions.
 
arg
The arg attribute is the value that is passed to the next portion of the workflow when the result item is selected in the Alfred results list. So if you pressed enter on the sample item above, the value 'r96664' would be passed to a shell script, applescript, or any of the other Action items.
 
type
The type attribute allows you to specify what type of result you are generating. Currently, the only value available for this attribute is file. This will allow you to specify that the feedback item is a file and allows you to use Result Actions on the feedback item.
 
 
valid ( optional - Defaults to 'yes' )
The valid attribute allows you to specify whether or not the result item is a "valid", actionable item. Valid values for this attribute are 'yes' or 'no'. By setting a result's valid attribute to 'no', the item won't be actioned when this item is selected and you press Return. This allows you to provide result items that are only for information or for help in auto completing information (See autocomplete flag below).
 
autocomplete ( optional - Only available when valid = no )
The autocomplete attribute is only used when the valid attribute has been set to 'no'. When attempting to action an item that has the valid attribute set to 'no' and an autocomplete value is specified, the autocomplete value is inserted into the Alfred window. When using this attribute, the arg attribute is ignored.
 
Elements
 
title
The title element is the value that is shown in large text as the title for the result item. This is the main text/title shown in the results list.
 
subtitle
The subtitle element is the value shown under the title in the results list. When performing normal searches within Alfred, this is the area where you would normally see the file path.
 
icon ( optional - If not icon value is available, the icon will be blank. If the icon element is not present, a folder icon will be used )
The icon element allows you to specify the icon to use for your result item. This can be a file located in your workflow directory, an icon of a file type on your local machine, or the icon of a specific file on your system. To use the icons of a specific file type or another folder/file, you must provide a type attribute to the icon item. 
Example: <icon type="fileicon">/Applications</icon> - Use the icon associated to /Applications
Example: <icon type="filetype">public.folder</icon> - Use the public.folder (default folder) icon

Hi,
 
Here are my first workflows, hope some of you might find them useful:
 
Fast User Switching
 
(I have linked to this one in here before)
 

 
https://github.com/aiyodk/Alfred-Extensions/raw/master/AlfredApp_2.x/Fast-User-Switching/Fast-User-Switching.alfredworkflow
 
 
Finder Settings
 
Change setting for: Hidden files, User Library and what to show on the Desktop.
More setting might be added later.
 

 

 
https://github.com/aiyodk/Alfred-Extensions/raw/master/AlfredApp_2.x/Finder-Settings/Finder-Settings.alfredworkflow
 
 
Wi-Fi toggle
 
A rewrite of my Wi-Fi toggle extension for Alfred 1.x
 

 
https://github.com/aiyodk/Alfred-Extensions/raw/master/AlfredApp_2.x/Wi-Fi-Toggle/Wi-Fi-Toggle.alfredworkflow
 
 
Network Location
 
Also a rewrite...
 

 
https://github.com/aiyodk/Alfred-Extensions/raw/master/AlfredApp_2.x/Network-Location/Network-Location.alfredworkflow
 
 
And a nice little File Action, to uninstall apps with AppCleaner
 
https://github.com/aiyodk/Alfred-Extensions/raw/master/AlfredApp_2.x/AppCleaner/AppCleaner.alfredworkflow

If you update to b68 from http://media.alfredapp.com/v2beta/, you can now click the flock wallpaper in the theme editor to see your theme against different background colours

Yea, I don't think this is editable currently. I bet it's on the radar though. This is one of the reasons I'm using a light theme. 
 
Oh, and I like this theme. Great job!

As an update to this popular topic, it's likely that we'll bring back "remember last typed query" as I'm finding myself missing it too. It may be slightly different but keep an eye out on the next build or two

For the last few weeks, I've been refining how optional arguments, specifically in Script Filter workflow objects work. This is now what I hope to be the final format. The most interesting one is Optional Argument with Space
 
You can grab b64 with these changes on http://media.alfredapp.com/v2beta/ so make sure your workflow Script Filters work with below
 
No Argument
- You script is only run when the typed keyword is matched
- Pressing return or tab will autocomplete keyword
 
Optional Argument [no space]
- Your script is run as soon as the typed keyword is matched
- Pressing return or tab with a partial keyword will autocomplete keyword
 
Optional Argument [with space]
- Your script is run as soon as the typed keyword is matched, regardless of space
- Pressing return or tab with a partial keyword will autocomplete with suffixed space
 
Required Argument [no space]
- Your script is run after the typed keyword is matched AND you start typing an argument
- Pressing return or tab with a partial keyword will autocomplete keyword
 
Required Argument [with space]
- Your script is run after the typed keyword is matched with a trailing space AND you start typing an argument
- Pressing return or tab with a partial keyword will autocomplete with suffixed space
 
Cheers,
Andrew

There will very likely be an action for this in v2, I just haven't done it yet

Looks good mate! As for the cursor, don't think you can change it's colour. Might be wrong though.