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In Alfred v1, I could type "Action" to perform actions on the currently selected items in finder.  In v2, It seems like I can only use a keyboard shortcut to achieve the same.  Is there a setting I'm missing?

 

This is because Alfred v2's selected file actioning has been enhanced to work with any application, not just finder. As such, this can only work with a hotkey as Alfred needs to know which application is focused to take the files from the focused application.

 

With the 'action' keyword, Alfred was the focused application, so Alfred wouldn't know where the files are.

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This is because Alfred v2's selected file actioning has been enhanced to work with any application, not just finder. As such, this can only work with a hotkey as Alfred needs to know which application is focused to take the files from the focused application.

 

With the 'action' keyword, Alfred was the focused application, so Alfred wouldn't know where the files are.

 

I didn't know that!  I'm going to have to go try it out immediately!

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