Alfred list of 10 last executed commands

[xavierbaez]

Hello

 

I really like Executor on Windows because I launch it and I have a list of 10 recent programs

 

I know Alfred allows me to press 'UP Arrow' and traverse through the list of recent programs

 

However I would like to have a list of the 10 last executed programs, so I can press COMMAND + {NUMBER} and launch it

 

Here is a screenshot

 

Please don't tell me "Alfred already has that" because it doesn't.

Please tell me if you think it's a good idea, I REALLY like Alfred, but to this day I still believe Executor is something that I like more

 

For that sole reason

 

 

Xavier

 

[deanishe]

+1 It would definitely be handy if Alfred showed a list of its history, so you at least see at a glance if what you want is in there.

[jdfwarrior]

Hello

 

I really like Executor on Windows because I launch it and I have a list of 10 recent programs

 

I know Alfred allows me to press 'UP Arrow' and traverse through the list of recent programs

 

However I would like to have a list of the 10 last executed programs, so I can press COMMAND + {NUMBER} and launch it

 

Here is a screenshot

 

Please don't tell me "Alfred already has that" because it doesn't.

Please tell me if you think it's a good idea, I REALLY like Alfred, but to this day I still believe Executor is something that I like more

 

For that sole reason

 

 

Xavier

 

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[xavierbaez]

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Yes, I need to type 'commands' to activate that

So I remapped to the keystroke to the symbol '\'

 

Now, is there a way to automatically launch that Workflow every time I launch Alfred?

Type keystroke '\' automatically?

[deanishe]

Sure. Technically, it's actually telling Alfred to call itself with your query, but the effect is the same.
 
Delete Alfred's default Hotkey in Alfred Preferences > General. In the Recent Commands workflow, add a Hotkey with the same key combination you use to open Alfred and connect it to a Run Script action set to /usr/bin/osascript. Paste the following in the Script box:

tell application "Alfred 2" to search "\\"

 (Note, you need to use a double backslash to get a single backslash, as it's the escaping character.)

Edited October 23, 2014 by deanishe

[xavierbaez]

Sure. Technically, it's actually telling Alfred to call itself with your query, but the effect is the same.

 

Delete Alfred's default Hotkey in Alfred Preferences > General. In the Recent Commands workflow, add a Hotkey with the same key combination you use to open Alfred and connect it to a Run Script action set to /usr/bin/osascript. Paste the following in the Script box:

tell application "Alfred 2" to search "\\"

 (Note, you need to use a double backslash to get a single backslash, as it's the escaping character.)

 

WOW thank you so much!

[xavierbaez]

Now the problem is that I have to press DELETE every time I want to use Alfred

 

It's either | OR

 

Is there a way I can somehow tell Alfred to launch the 'Recent Commands' Workflow every time I press the Recent Commands Hotkey, but without actually sending the "\\" ?

Is there an option to add a 'Default Workspace' in Alfred 2?

[xavierbaez]

Ok if I add a HOTKEY and connect it to the Script Filter it does what I want

 

[xavierbaez]

Now Alfred 2 doesn't work, it ONLY works within that Workflow! ;'(

[deanishe]

When you open a workflow that way, you're "stuck" in the workflow. To enter a normal query, you have to close and reopen Alfred.

 

Basically, your choice is between opening Alfred with no history showing and having to enter \ to see it, or opening Alfred with history showing and having to delete the \ to enter a normal query.

Edited October 23, 2014 by deanishe

[gcao]

+1

 

I registered here just to ask about this feature. Is this in the roadmap already?

 

Thanks.

[gcao]

I was able to mimic this behavior with the help of Keyboard Maestro. However, the result I read from sqlite db is not very good as it only contains the partial word I typed, not the real operation chosen. This makes the workflow not very useful