solved snippet doesn't replace 1st character of snippet

[timurray2000]

The keyword is "& k f" (without quotes or spaces)

It is supposed to snip into "kind:folder" (without quotes)

It actually snips into "&kind:folder" (without quotes)

This is a new issue within the last couple of weeks.

[Vero]

@timurray2000 Take a look at the Snippets Troubleshooting tip for this:

https://www.alfredapp.com/help/troubleshooting/snippets/#partial

 

You may need to slow down key events a little, which should resolve the issue for you.

 

Does it occur in all apps or one specifically? You may find that a particular app isn't a native one (e.g. written in Electron) and is a little slower at reacting.

 

[timurray2000]

Thanks.  I looked at the tips but this didn't solve the problem.  At any speed, I get the same results.  There is no other clipboard manager running.

[Vero]

@timurray2000 Could you please provide a screen capture (you can use QuickTime to record it) so that I can see the behaviour more specifically?

[timurray2000]

43 minutes ago, Vero said:

@timurray2000 Could you please provide a screen capture (you can use QuickTime to record it) so that I can see the behaviour more specifically?

It doesn't allow me to attach a .MOV and has a 1.95MB limit.

[Terminal]

9 minutes ago, timurray2000 said:

It doesn't allow me to attach a .MOV and has a 1.95MB limit.

yes, you’ll need to upload to maybe Imgur. 

[timurray2000]

On 5/3/2023 at 7:48 AM, Vero said:

@timurray2000 Could you please provide a screen capture (you can use QuickTime to record it) so that I can see the behaviour more specifically?

https://www.dropbox.com/t/eTKzJseQtNYreXXz

[Vero]

@timurray2000 Thanks for the video, as I can see that the behaviour issues you're seeing appear to be specific to Spotlight, correct?

 

To see why Spotlight is using non-standard behaviour, follow these steps:

• Type just the & character, then wait a moment for Spotlight to show you a search result
• Press backspace once

Can you see that you're not deleting the character you've just typed, but rather the additional subtext/result Spotlight has added to the field? When the typed text is manipulated like this, it's outside of Alfred's control.

 

Could I suggest using an Alfred File Filter workflow to search for folders (and any other file types) instead of using Spotlight?

 

Here's the Simple Folder Search workflow as a starting point.

[timurray2000]

Thanks @Vero.  That workflow works good.