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Open Thread: Quicksilver podcast questions
Merlin Also | Jul 28 2006
Merlin on MacBreak: Intro to Quicksilver The response to the MacBreak on Quicksilver has been enthusiastic to say the least. Thanks to everyone who's sent emails saying they now "finally 'get' Quicksilver." That's really cool to hear. Based on lots of the messages, though, there's still lots of questions about setting up Quicksilver, loading plugins, and configuring things the way you like -- especially as seen in the video. As we've observed on the site many times, the ramp-up to full-on Quicksilver configuration can be a bitch. I want to try and route all the questions and answers into this one thread if I can. So, there's a few links below that I [="Red"]REALLY[/] encourage you to explore thoroughly before asking questions (I swear most all the answers are out there), but if you have a question not answered, the 43 Folders hive mind and I can try to help you out. Ask away (after you've really really looked for the answer on your own, okay?). My access over the next few days is limited, so any help from the Quicksilver studs out there is greatly appreciated! Good Quicksilver links:
Quicksilver power users: feel free to chime in as well with your favorite links, tutorials, and responses to questions from the new folks. Many thanks in advance. 51 Comments
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 Howdy Kim, I think the first...Submitted by Evan on January 23, 2007 - 5:54pm.
Howdy Kim, I think the first thing you'll want to do is make sure the folder in which you keep your documents is cataloged. You can add folders to the catalog in Quicksilver's preferences under "catalog." To add a folder click on the little "+" sign at the bottom of the window and navigate to and select that folder. It may also help to rescan that folder by highlighting it in your QS catalog by hitting the "rescan" button at the bottom of the pref > catlog window. If you've done all that it may just be a matter of training QS. QS learns from what you do. If you type "0701" and first on the list is not your choice scroll down to the file you want. There is further info on setting default files and ranking files in the user guide I linked earlier. If for some reason the files still aren't appearing I'd try just typing in the folder name and seeing if that appears. If so, right arrow into and see if your file is there (they had better be). You can get to it that way. Give it a try and let us know how works. » POSTED IN:
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