Alfred is a productivity app for MacOS which allows one to search for files online or locally on one's Macintosh. Features include hotkeys, keywords and file actions.
Questions tagged [alfred]
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Script to create a new directory filled with duplicate of specific files
I'm doing some repetitive work that involves creating a directory and duplicating a set of files into it. What i'm looking for is a script that will automate that process for me, which I can put into an Alfred workflow and just call up every time I…
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Delay in an Alfred 2, using Automator and Apple Script to open "Stickies" and create a new note
Basically my goal is to code a key command (option-s) to activate Stickies and create a new note. Right now I have an Alfred 2 generated Automation which links the hot key to the following script:
on alfred_script(q)
tell application "Stickies"…
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PHP Function Multiple Returns
This is for an Alfred Workflow I'm building. It's my first one.
I'm creating functions with multiple return values. I need to return an array with multiple values so I am trying to make an array in each function and then access the return values…
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How do I create an Alfred workflow to search for my own, most recent posts on google plus?
I am trying to build an Alfred workflow to search for my own, most recent posts on google plus. The hyperlink for a search is pretty easy https://plus.google.com/u/0/s/ , but how do I restrict it to my own and most recent posts? I can do this…
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How to call macos service menu in script
https://github.com/pilotmoon/PopClip-Extensions#types-of-actions
I noticed that the popclip extension can directly call the macos service menu.
(found in System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts ->Services)
So, is it possible to call in…
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MacOS Big Sur 11.6.1 Alfred 4.6 Can't catch the selected file's path
In the past, in Alfred we could bind a hotkey to a selected file, and it would return to the path of the file:
After upgrading to Mac Big Sur, it now returns empty string:
Why does this happen, and how to recover the original behaviour?
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Local PHP failing to load HTTPS urls
I have an Alfred workflow that needs to pull image files from remote servers. Up until recently, this was working fine until I suddenly started getting errors from imagecreatefromgif():
SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error…
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On Mac OSX High Sierra, where is the bookmarks cache for Safari 11?
I recently updated to High Sierra and Safari 11. What is the location of safari bookmarks cache? For earlier versions, it used to be:
~/Library/Caches/Metadata/Safari/Bookmarks
I use the Alfred app and need this for it to find my bookmarks.
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