Quicksilver’s losing weight; a far cry from the 30+ MB RAM usage it once required while idling. The speed at which it runs is also nearing “spectacular” status.
Not for human consumption. Yet.
Tag: Quicksilver
Quicksilver B5X download
A download link is up. I’ll be periodically uploading a compiled version of Quicksilver for those who’re keen on testing out the latest revisions.
The incompatibility with the File Tagging plugin hasn’t yet been worked out as the source isn’t available. If you’re using the download from B5X, be sure to disable this plugin until the conflict is resolved.
Note that some features (such as the “smart replace” pictured above) require setting the feature level to “developer”. You can do this by running the following two commands, then relaunching:
defaults write com.blacktree.Quicksilver "Cutting Edge Features" -bool yes
defaults write com.blacktree.Quicksilver "Feature Level" 3
Quicksilver B5X branch
Just committed my changes to the subversion repository.
A few new features and general stability improvements, but mostly a very thorough cleanup of the source code, so you can actually compile it now.
Compilation Instructions
Open Xcode preferences, scroll across to Source Trees and add one with a Setting Name of “QSFrameworks” and path of /Applications/Quicksilver.app/Contents/Frameworks/.
Then unzip Quicksilver.xcodeproj.zip, and open the Quicksilver.xcodeproj project in Xcode. Make sure you set the Active Build Configuration to “Release”. Click the Build button and you’re away.
Note: This build appears to be incompatible with the File Tagging plugin.
Cleaning up Quicksilver
Given the Quicksilver source code is now out in the open, I’m trying to learn from it while at the same time cleaning it up. Here’s what I’ve done so far.
Another guide to Quicksilver
Joe Dunn is doing a nice series of articles on Quicksilver. He’s covered triggers and scripts so far with more on the way.
One thing I disagree with, though, is the excessive use of the “do shell script” AppleScript. I like the “Run Command in Shell” action just fine. But if you want an icon, writing an Obj-C wrapper isn’t too much work. Especially since you have this source code.
I’ve also got a bit more on Quicksilver coming up shortly.
Quicksilver Smoke
I wrote this a while back as part of the Quicksilver Internal Commands tutorial. The plugin hooks onto the current Quicksilver interface so you can watch it go up in flames.
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