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Quick search with Quicksilver and EasyFind

SimonDorfman (Simon Dorfman) — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 19:00:45 GMT

// A script to quickly search files and folders using Quicksilver and EasyFind.



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A script to quickly search files and folders using Quicksilver [1] and EasyFind [2].

Written by Simon Dorfman, January 8, 2006. www.SimonDorfman.com



Save this script to ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Actions/EasyFind.scpt

You'll need to have "Enable access for assisstive devices" enabled under Universal Access in System Preferences.

To use:

	1. activate Quicksilver

	2. type "." (i.e. hit the period key)

	3. type the text you want to search for (i.e. httpd.conf)

	4. press tab

	5. start typing "EasyFind.scpt"

	6. once Quicksilver finds "EasyFind.scpt", press return

	

[1] http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22549

[2] http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11706

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using terms from application "Quicksilver"

	on process text t

		tell application "EasyFind" to activate

		tell application "System Events"

			tell process "EasyFind"

				set value of text field 1 of window 1 to t --type text in search field

				--uncomment your preferred search option, or save separate scripts with each option

				click radio button 1 of radio group 1 of window 1 --"Files & Folders"

				--click radio button 2 of radio group 1 of window 1 --"Only Files"

				--click radio button 3 of radio group 1 of window 1 --"Only Folders"

				--click radio button 4 of radio group 1 of window 1 --"File Contents"

				click button 4 of window 1 --start search

			end tell

		end tell

	end process text

end using terms from

Resize Front Two Windows Side by Side, Filling Screen

SimonDorfman (Simon Dorfman) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 16:15:34 GMT

// An applescript that resizes the front two windows of the active application side by side, filling the screen.



-- An applescript that resizes the front two windows of the active application side by side, filling the screen.

-- Written by Simon Dorfman, January 4, 2006. www.SimonDorfman.com



-- Save this script to ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Run from QuickSilver Triggers, Don't move these/Front 2 Windows Side by Side - Control + Option + C.scpt

-- I use keyboard shortcut Control + Option + C to run it.  I think of the C as standing for "Compare".

-- You'll need to have "Enable access for assisstive devices" enabled under Universal Access in System Preferences.



--set screen dimension variables

set menubarHeight to 22

set screenWidth to word 3 of (do shell script "defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver | grep -w Width") as number

set screenHeight to word 3 of (do shell script "defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver | grep -w Height") as number

--if you plan to use this on just one computer where the screen dimensions won't change, this script will run faster if you just hard code your screen resolution with these two lines:

--set screenWidth to 1280

--set screenHeight to 854

{screenWidth, screenHeight}



tell application "System Events"

	set frontApp to name of first application process whose frontmost is true

end tell



--some apps are wacky and put the windows higher for some reason, adjust for this bug.

if (frontApp is equal to "Finder" or frontApp is equal to "Microsoft Entourage") then

	set menubarHeight to 44

end if

--leave room for the Excel Toolbar

if (frontApp is equal to "Microsoft Excel") then

	set menubarHeight to 55

end if



try

	tell application frontApp

		set bounds of window 1 to {0, menubarHeight, (screenWidth / 2), screenHeight}

		set bounds of window 2 to {(screenWidth / 2), menubarHeight, screenWidth, screenHeight}

	end tell

on error the error_message number the error_number

	display dialog "Error: " & the error_number & ". " & the error_message buttons {"OK"} default button 1

end try

Keyboard shortcut for the green "zoom" button

SimonDorfman (Simon Dorfman) — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:57:57 GMT

// Ever since I started using OS X as my main OS (back at version 10.1), I kept wishing for a keyboard shortcut for the green button at the top left of each window. I wanted a quick way to maximize a window. Sadly, such a shortcut never came into being. I finally took the time to write an applescript to do the job. You can paste this script into Script Editor and save it in your ~/Library/Scripts/ folder. I saved my script as "Click Green Maximize Button of Frontmost Window.scpt". I then used QuickSilver's Triggers feature to assign the keyboard shortcut Control-Option-Z to run the script. I picked that key combination because it's easy to press. I remember it by thinking of the Z as standing for Zoom. Get QuickSilver here: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22549



tell application "System Events"

	if UI elements enabled then

		set FrontApplication to (get name of every process whose frontmost is true) as string

		tell process FrontApplication

			click button 2 of window 1

			--button 2 is the green "zoom" button for all applications

			--window 1 is always the frontmost window.

		end tell

	else

		tell application "System Preferences"

			activate

			set current pane to pane "com.apple.preference.universalaccess"

			display dialog "UI element scripting is not enabled. Check 'Enable access for assistive devices'"

		end tell

	end if

end tell