Wait/loading message in Script Filter

[Julien Phalip]

Hi,

 

I would like to display a "Please wait" or "Loading" message while the script in my Script Filter is running. I see that the Script Filter settings have a "Please wait subtext" option. However, I can't get it to be displayed. Am I perhaps not using correctly, or perhaps should I use something else?

 

Could you clarify how this works and what it's supposed to look like?

 

Thanks a lot,

 

Julien

[vitor]

Welcome @Julien Phalip,

 

The feature works as you’ve described it. It will be simpler to understand what’s wrong if you share the workflow or a short video of what you’re doing and the behaviour. You can record your screen with built-in macOS tools.

[Julien Phalip]

Hi Vitor,

 

I've attached a few screenshots of the simple test workflow. Basically I have a Keyword that triggers a Script Filter. The SF's script calls "sleep(3)", so I would expect that the "Please wait" message would be displayed during that time, but the Alfred search box remains empty until the item finally appears.

 

Am I missing something?

 

Thank you,

 

Julien

 

 

 

 

 

Type in the keyword:

 

 

After selecting "blah", the search box remains empty without any "waiting" message being displayed:

 

 

 

After 3 seconds, the item appears:

 

Edited February 20, 2023 by Julien Phalip

[vitor]

You don’t have a Title, so the workflow has nothing to show while waiting.

[Julien Phalip]

I see, thanks. I got it to work. This wasn't totally obvious to me. Maybe the help text under "Please Wait Subtext" could clarify that?

[vitor]

A missing Title isn’t affecting the Please Wait subtext specifically, it’s affecting the result as a whole. That’s why it’s listed as Recommended.

[Julien Phalip]

Got it, and it makes sense now in hindsight. I guess I might have figured out the issue earlier if the help text had said something like "Only displayed if a title is provided." Thanks again for you help!