Search Sparrow workflow

[dhertz]

Updated the extension originally found here by Runar and fireshadow52.

 

download

 

Update 03 April: download

 

Edited April 3, 2013 by dhertz

[MorseCode]

Sparrow is still the fastest, most functional mail client on OS X, and that's with no new development for 6+ months. 

[69wpm]

This doesn't seem to work when the Sparrow window is not open, but closed.

[Bitomule]

Works! Thanks!

[jkblackman77]

This doesn't seem to work when the Sparrow window is not open, but closed.

Hello,

 

I had this problem too so i tried adding a delay of 0.5 seconds into the script - it now opens sparrow first before searching.

 

the script now reads...

 

 

on alfred_script(q)

delay 0.5

    tell application "Sparrow" to activate --- activates sparrow

    tell application "System Events"

        tell process "Sparrow" --- implying Sparrow is already activated

            key code 3 using {command down, option down} --- send cmd+alt+F to Sparrow invoking search

            keystroke q --- enter the query

        end tell

    end tell

end alfred_script

[69wpm]

Hello,

 

I had this problem too so i tried adding a delay of 0.5 seconds into the script - it now opens sparrow first before searching.

 

the script now reads...

 

 

on alfred_script(q)

delay 0.5

    tell application "Sparrow" to activate --- activates sparrow

    tell application "System Events"

        tell process "Sparrow" --- implying Sparrow is already activated

            key code 3 using {command down, option down} --- send cmd+alt+F to Sparrow invoking search

            keystroke q --- enter the query

        end tell

    end tell

end alfred_script

Cool, that works. Would be cool to extend the script to launch Sparrow first (if it's not already launched) and than execute the script. I am not big into programming, but it should be something like this:

 

on alfred_script(q)
tell application "System Events"
    set isSparrowRunning to (count of (every process whose name is "Sparrow")) > 0
end tell
if isSparrowRunning then
    tell application "Sparrow" to activate --- activates sparrow
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "Sparrow" --- implying Sparrow is already activated
            key code 3 using {command down, option down} --- send cmd+alt+F to Sparrow invoking search
            keystroke q --- enter the query
        end tell
    end tell
else
	tell application "Sparrow " to launch
	delay 0.5
    tell application "Sparrow" to activate --- activates sparrow
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "Sparrow" --- implying Sparrow is already activated
            key code 3 using {command down, option down} --- send cmd+alt+F to Sparrow invoking search
            keystroke q --- enter the query
        end tell
    end tell
end if
end alfred_script

 

 

 

It doesn't work as it should, launching Sparrow works, but when it's launched, the window focus and search does not work.  I guess we have to set some delays. Maybe somebody can help out.

Edited March 21, 2013 by 69wpm

[blueneogeo]

If you close the sparrow window instead of hiding it, the sparrow button in the dock needs to be clicked in order for sparrow to generate the window again. So I got it to work completely by scripting in the click on the 'Sparrow' item in the dock:

 

on alfred_script(q)
	delay 0.5
	tell application "Sparrow" to activate --- activates sparrow
	tell application "System Events"
		tell process "Dock"
			click UI element "Sparrow" of list 1 --- click the dock item to generate a window
	        end tell
		tell process "Sparrow" --- implying Sparrow is already activated
			key code 3 using {command down, option down} --- send cmd+alt+F to Sparrow invoking search
			keystroke q --- enter the query
		end tell
	end tell
end alfred_script

[dhertz]

So Sparrow doesn't need to be in your dock:

 

on alfred_script(q)
	tell application "System Events"
		set isSparrowRunning to exists (processes where name is "Sparrow")
	end tell
	if not isSparrowRunning then
		tell application "Sparrow" to launch
		delay 0.5
	end if
	tell application "Sparrow" to activate --- activates sparrow
	tell application "System Events"
		tell process "Sparrow" --- implying Sparrow is already activated
			key code 3 using {command down, option down} --- send cmd+alt+F to Sparrow invoking search
			keystroke q --- enter the query
		end tell
	end tell
end alfred_script

 

also an easy link: download

[rspike12]

this doesn't work when Sparrow window is hide in the dock

any help?