Is there a way to show Alfred search bar by alfred:// scheme?

[wwwjfy]

I noticed that b74 added alfred:// scheme, and can be used to share themes.

I'd like to know is there the usage to activate Alfred search bar with {query}? That will help a lot. Good way to develop workflows

[jdfwarrior]

Thats not what the alfred:// url scheme is for. However, you could easily create this functionality using Applescript.

[wwwjfy]

Thats not what the alfred:// url scheme is for. However, you could easily create this functionality using Applescript.

Good to know it's doable, in some way. Could you give an example? thanks~

[jdfwarrior]

Doing this with Applescript:

 

on alfred_script(q)
	tell application "System Events" to keystroke space using command down
	tell application "System Events" to keystroke "david"
end alfred_script

 

That would open Alfred and type my name into him. If you had passed a parameter into that action (available as q) you could make Alfred type that.

[wwwjfy]

Doing this with Applescript:

 

on alfred_script(q)
	tell application "System Events" to keystroke space using command down
	tell application "System Events" to keystroke "david"
end alfred_script

 

That would open Alfred and type my name into him. If you had passed a parameter into that action (available as q) you could make Alfred type that.

 

Thanks at first. This one works, "kind of".

 

The problems are:

- start with a little one, that the "keystroke" makes some latency, because the system needs to type in. So it seems imperfect, but it's not a big problem.

- As I assign it to command+shift+d, I have to press the hotkey and lift my fingers very fast, otherwise, it'll be command+shift+option+d+space (I use option+space to trigger Alfred 2). This is kind of a big problem for me, and I believe it's not comfortable for many to gamble the speed of apple script triggered and how fast leaving the keyboard.

 

So, as it's still in beta, I would request either way (so I can have Alfred v1 not running for only one hotkey), have "Show Alfred" action back (it's already in v1), or have "alfred://" do the similar thing, or enable apple script support (not keystroke..), or any other workable way, instead of the workaround.

 

I understand you all work hard on this, and have balanced the old features, the new features and bug fixes. I appreciate that. Please at least reconsider it a bit, even in low priority that I cannot see it in near future

[jdfwarrior]

Tony,

 

This can be avoided by using the delay command in Applescript. So between the two "tell System Events" commands, add a: delay .5 and that will add a half second delay before the next command is fired. That should be enough to get past the key press issue. I made a similar solution for someone else and this seemed to work perfectly for them (with the delay)

[wwwjfy]

Tony,

 

This can be avoided by using the delay command in Applescript. So between the two "tell System Events" commands, add a: delay .5 and that will add a half second delay before the next command is fired. That should be enough to get past the key press issue. I made a similar solution for someone else and this seemed to work perfectly for them (with the delay)

 

Thanks, that does improve the situation, making the workaround better, I can live with it now, though it still doesn't seem perfect to me.

As a user, and also a developer, I'd like it to be perfect. If the builtin way won't be implemented, the keystroke will disappoint me a bit.

 

Thanks again, now I can close Alfred v1.