[Workflow Request] -- Send Text to Prowl

[calebaharrison]

Hey All,

 

I've used Alfred for a bit now, and am comfortable working with other peoples' workflows, but am a total newbie when it comes to creating workflows.

 

I have tried manipulating the workflows here and here to be used with Prowl, but honestly am out of my league with such a simple task.

 

I'm basically looking to be able to activate Alfred and send a website as a push notification to my iDevice, so I can open it. Typically, this is useful when I come across an app in my RSS readings that I'm interested in, and I don't want to have to unlock my phone, open the app store, search for the title, etc.

 

Lazy? Yes. But would it be nice? Very much so.

 

Any help -- be it a full-blown workflow, or suggestions on how to get started -- is appreciated.

 

Thanks!

[raguay.customct]

Your easiest fix is to install the Prowl plugin for Growl. Then Growled messages will automatically be sent to your Prowl device. Instructions here:

 

https://www.prowlapp.com/installation.php

 

That way, all workflows will automatically work with Prowl without changing a workflow (as long as that workflow used Growl notifications).

[calebaharrison]

Thanks! I did install the Prowl plugin, which seems to have been an awesome and necessary step.

 

I am still having a problem, however. I was hoping to have a workflow that looks something like this:

 

-Copy text to clipboard

-call up Alfred, enter i.e. "prowl cb"

-have the workflow send the text to growl via prowl plugin dealy

-have the copied text appear on my phone

 

I downloaded prowlmenu, which is somewhat of a step forward, but it still requires selecting text, and mousing/trackpadding up to the menubar. My laziness knows no bounds! I would like a keyboard shortcut.

 

Again, thanks, and any suggestions on how to enact that via an alfred workflow (i.e. python/php/applescript) would be super. Until then, I will scour and putz around. If I figure anything out, I will post it!

[raguay.customct]

See if you can script it. Use AppleScript Editor and look at the
library for ProwlMenu and see what options there are. It might just be a
simple AppleScript away from reality!

[raguay.customct]

actually, get pushmenu (https://github.com/kalcher/pushmenu) and use this script:

 

on alfred_script(q)
tell application "pushmenu"
sendmessage q
end tell
end alfred_script

 

I do not have an iPhone or iPad to test on. This is a modified version of the script on the pushmenu website.

Edited August 1, 2013 by raguay.customct

[calebaharrison]

actually, get pushmenu (https://github.com/kalcher/pushmenu) and use this script:

 

on alfred_script(q)

tell application "pushmenu"

sendmessage q

end tell

end alfred_script

 

I do not have an iPhone or iPad to test on. This is a modified version of the script on the pushmenu website.

 

Thanks! pushmenu seems to be by the same author as prowlmenu, but pushmenu is a bit cleaner (from what I can see). The script as is doesn't work (yet), but I'll fiddle around and see what needs to be done.

 

I appreciate all the responses, everyone. Being a noob != fun.