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Re: Software Update for X11
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Re: Software Update for X11


  • Subject: Re: Software Update for X11
  • From: Rich Cook <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 13:48:41 -0800


On Nov 2, 2006, at 1:34 PM, Jonas Maebe wrote:


On 02 Nov 2006, at 22:19, Rich Cook wrote:

to be able to make an alias by option-dragging

Use cmd-option-drag instead.

Thank you! I guess that should have been obvious, but I never tried it.


Spotlight should allow arbitrary actions based on arbitrary filters, and then 3rd parties will come up with great ways to use them.

I think that's what Automator is for.

Not quite! I don't see a list of arbitrary actions, I see a list of actions that a few applications can perform, that have typed inputs and outputs, further restricting their domain. How many users use Automator to automate their workflows?
It would be more useful to allow a raw data stream or file as input to an action, with the output being a raw data stream or file. The actions themselves would just be arbitrary processes. Hey, sounds like a shell script, but one that GUI developers could provide quick and easy support for more often than not. Whatever, my point was more that Apple should spend a bit more time crafting what they already made and somewhat less on the Next Great Thing. Just my opinion. :-)


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