Spotlight Comments With Ease

[palobo]

 

Workflow Description

 

With this little workflow, you can select a bunch of files, trigger the workflow (hotkey or keyword) and type in the comments you’d like to add. The extension allows for a default action when encountering existing spotlight comments, as well as interactive mode and parameter options (more on that later).

 

 

Installation and Setup

 

Download and import. As for setup, there isn’t much to it. Simply define what your desired default action should be when encountering existing comments. Change property defaultOverwrite : "append"  accordingly. Possible options are append, replace and interactive.

 

 

Extension Usage

 

Triggering the extension and entering text without any of the following parameters will default the the behaviour discussed above, with the exception of delete of course.

• -d — Will remove any spotlight comment from the selected files;
  
• -a — Will append to existing comments;
  
• -r — Will replace existing comments;
  
• -i — Will function interactively allowing you to decide on a file by file basis. It will display the existing comment to facilitate your decision too
  

There is no need to leave any space after the parameter but you can do so if you prefer (it will be stripped from the begging)

 

[CarlosNZ]

Great stuff. Any chance of making it a File Action, rather than just acting on the Finder selection?

 

Also, a notification on completion might be nice too.

 

But great work, I'll use this one quite a bit.

[palobo]

Great stuff. Any chance of making it a File Action, rather than just acting on the Finder selection?

 

Also, a notification on completion might be nice too.

 

But great work, I'll use this one quite a bit.

Sure, I'll look into that too.

 

Any other ideas for improvement?

[c95008]

Thanks for this workflow! I've been using it a lot lately.

 

I agree - Having the workflow as a file action would be a great addition.

[palobo]

Thanks for this workflow! I've been using it a lot lately.

 

I agree - Having the workflow as a file action would be a great addition.

Hi,

 

Totally forgot about this request. I've put it on my todo list and will surely try and implement it if possible.

 

Cheers,

Pedro

[Dellu]

Hi,

 

Totally forgot about this request. I've put it on my todo list and will surely try and implement it if possible.

 

Cheers,

Pedro

Can you make this file action please?

I have no idea on how to modify these scripts

[Jono]

Perdo will probably make a better one, but here's mine until he does

http://d.pr/f/nvjW

(Comment out the Growl part if you don't want it)

[Dellu]

Perdo will probably make a better one, but here's mine until he does

http://d.pr/f/nvjW

(Comment out the Growl part if you don't want it)

Perfect. thank you very much. 

[Dellu]

If Perdo is improving it; I would then request him to add "tag" into it. Two boxes side by side for adding both comment and tag to the same file. that will make it a nirvana for my workflow. 

[TheThunderChimp]

Hello thanks for this, but it doesn't work anymore. Any idea for getting it to work in recent Alfred versions?

[TheThunderChimp]

On 1/14/2013 at 1:23 PM, palobo said:

http://cl.ly/image/1l3f1O2m2C1W/Screen%20Shot%202013-01-14%20at%2018.21.58.png

 

 

 

 

Workflow Description

 

 

 

 

 

With this little workflow, you can select a bunch of files, trigger the workflow (hotkey or keyword) and type in the comments you’d like to add. The extension allows for a default action when encountering existing spotlight comments, as well as interactive mode and parameter options (more on that later).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installation and Setup

 

 

 

 

 

Download and import. As for setup, there isn’t much to it. Simply define what your desired default action should be when encountering existing comments. Change property defaultOverwrite : "append"  accordingly. Possible options are append, replace and interactive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extension Usage

 

 

 

 

 

Triggering the extension and entering text without any of the following parameters will default the the behaviour discussed above, with the exception of delete of course.

 

 

• -d — Will remove any spotlight comment from the selected files;
• -a — Will append to existing comments;
• -r — Will replace existing comments;
• -i — Will function interactively allowing you to decide on a file by file basis. It will display the existing comment to facilitate your decision too

 

There is no need to leave any space after the parameter but you can do so if you prefer (it will be stripped from the begging)

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately, the link doesn't work anymore. I imagine it won't work in Alfred 4 though, give that Dellu's version didn't wk. Any update on this?