AppScripts — List, search and run AppleScripts for the active application

[deanishe 1,029]

No to both questions, I'm afraid.

(1) is beyond the scope of the workflow.

(2) Alfred already does that (but I prefer FastScripts).

[deanishe 1,029]

Update to v3.0.

 

Should now run much faster. Alfred 2 is no longer supported, however.

[johnyull 1]

Can't live without this workflow, but when I got a new MacBook I get the "alfred error in workflow permission denied er 13" message.  It still works on my other computer using the same Alfred preferences in Dropbox sync. Is this folder permission issue.  My Scripts folders seem to be both read/write permissible.  

[deanishe 1,029]

5 minutes ago, johnyull said:

Is this folder permission issue.

 

No idea: you're not giving me anywhere near enough information to work with. Please follow the instructions in the Reporting Problems with Workflows sticky.

 

 

[johnyull 1]

This has happened with a few Alfred Workflow, including my favorites, Appscripts, Menu items, Window Switcher etc.  Upon upgrading my new MacBook Pro and syncing Alfred with my old Mac via shared Alfred preference file in Dropbox , the old Mac continued running workflows just fine.  I solved the new problem simply by re-downloading this and other workflows.  So, it works fine right now.  This seems to be a larger question about the sync function.  For instance my new Mac, when searching brings up every possible item/element of all my Alfred workflows (Preference file in Dropbox) including every single (.jason, .py, , png etc.) where as my other computer does not.  I realize this does not relate to your workflow but there is clearly a dropbox sync issue, that lead me to believe mistakenly it was your workflow.  Sorry about that.   

[gcao 0]

This is a very useful workflow. However where do I find useful scripts for the apps? Are you guys all writing them by yourselves?

[deanishe 1,029]

5 hours ago, gcao said:

Are you guys all writing them by yourselves?

 

Sometimes. Most of my own scripts are copied (or cobbled together from snippets) from forums/websites relating to the specific application.

 

[Qique 0]

Hi, just discovered the workflow (great work!) and installed. The problem I'm having is that it doesn't show me only the scripts for the active application, but shows me all scripts I have... I'm running under Mojave (10.14) and use Alfred3.

What am I doing wrong? Can somebody help?

Thanks in advance!

[deanishe 1,029]

1 hour ago, Qique said:

Can somebody help?

 

Use the "Edit Script Directories" option, as described in the instructions.

[Qique 0]

Thanks for the reaction deanishe, but after I have done that, I keep getting the message "no scripts for Alfred 3"...

 

My directories are configured as follows:

 

~/Library/Scripts/Applications/{app_name}

~/Library/Scripts/Applications/{bundle_id}

~/Library/Application Scripts/{app_name}

~/Library/Application Scripts/com.omnigroup.OmniFocus3.MacAppStore

~/Library/Application Support/DEVONthink Pro Office/Scripts

~/Library/Application Support/{bundle_id}/Scripts

~/Library/Containers/{bundle_id}/Data/Library/Application Support/{app_name}/Scripts

 

What am I still doing wrong?

 

Thanks for the continued support.

[deanishe 1,029]

6 minutes ago, Qique said:

What am I still doing wrong?

 

I don't know. It shouldn't be possible to get Alfred as the active app.

 

What does the debugger say? Have you followed the instructions for Mojave?

[Qique 0]

Apologies for the late response. Busy at work this week ?

 

Yes, I have followed the Alfred instructions....

 

When I just opened the appscript instruction I saw an update available, which I applied.

 

When I now run the .as command I do see the Omnifocus scripts but don't see the DEVONthink ones... And I see the Omnifocus scripts even when OmniFocus isn't active...

 

So, I just don't know anymore....

 

When I run with debugger, the script considers Alfred as the frontmost app, while I have changed to working for example to Omnifocus.. Makes sense because I am switching to Alfred when I activate the script....

[Qique 0]

Next update:

 

I have now hardcoded the app_name and bundle_id again in the directory list, and I do see the scripts now, but again I see them always. So back to the challenge of only seeing the scripts of OmniFocus when working in OmniFocus, or DevonThink when I am working with DT...

 

 

[deanishe 1,029]

6 minutes ago, Qique said:

Makes sense because I am switching to Alfred when I activate the script....

 

Alfred should never be the active app. That's the way it's designed. It used to have an alternate mode where it did become the active app (it helped with multiple monitors), but that option seems to now be gone (perhaps @Andrew can confirm).

 

Have you tried setting the Hotkey in the workflow and running it that way? (I use ^⌘A).

 

Just now, Qique said:

I do see the scripts now, but again I see them always

 

You will if you've hardcoded a value.

 

16 minutes ago, Qique said:

When I run with debugger, the script considers Alfred as the frontmost app

 

Please post the full debugger output.

 

 

[Andrew 607]

11 hours ago, deanishe said:

Alfred should never be the active app. That's the way it's designed. It used to have an alternate mode where it did become the active app (it helped with multiple monitors), but that option seems to now be gone (perhaps @Andrew can confirm).

 

Alfred still has the focus compatibility mode in Appearance > Options, but it's very rare that compatibility mode is needed these days (if you're up to date with macOS).

 

Setting this option to "Compatibility Mode" in Alfred will make Alfred the front most (focused) application in macOS while Alfred's window is visible.

[deanishe 1,029]

2 hours ago, Andrew said:

Alfred still has the focus compatibility mode in Appearance > Options

 

@Qique check this setting in Alfred Preferences > Appearance. The Options button is at the bottom-left of the window if you, like me, couldn't find it (I was looking in the Advanced tab).