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A unified, extensible interface for working with OS X applications, contacts, music, and other data.

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Why should I use Quicksilver instead of Spotlight?

I recently purchased a Macbook (13") and have been perusing various blogs and zen/hacker sites which provide insight and instructions on becoming a proficient user. I feel relatively comfortable on it, though not quite as comfortable as on my native…
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How do I use a period in a Quicksilver object (search for a file with a period)?

How do I use a period in a Quicksilver object to do things like search for a file with a period? By default pressing period anywhere in an object causes Quicksilver to switch to text mode. Optimally I would like period to only enter text mode when…
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Mac Navigation Possible with Keyboard Only (QuickSilver Included)?

I have a new iMac with Boot Camp and XP SP3. I used to use Mac OS (1986-2002) but switched to Windows XP because I was working in web development and I regularly needed to verify the sites I was working on. I have gotten used to Windows shortcuts,…
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How do I get Quicksilver to search my Chrome bookmarks?

I'm on a Mac, and I've been using Quicksilver and Chrome as my browser. I'm wondering if there's a way I use Quicksilver to open commonly used web sites. For me this will include Google Finance, Google Mail, Pandora, FaceBook, and a few others. I…
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How can I type text from a file on Mac OS X?

I have text in ~/myfile.txt and I'd like to be able to "type" it into the current application, which will probably be TextMate or Terminal I'd like to see if I can have this happen without using the clipboard. Quicksilver has a cool action called…
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Where does Quicksilver set things to "Open at Login"?

Quicksilver has a cool action called "Open at Login" which does what you'd expect. It works well, but my question is where does it store those settings so those preferences so the apps are launched at Login? On Windows there is a "startup" folder.…
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How to change screenshots to save as low res JPG instad of PNG On Mac OS X?

On Mac OS X how can I change screenshots to save as low res JPG insetad of a PNG? I also have quicksilver installed and use the "capture region" shortcut quite often - not sure if that would have any effect on the answer here. UPDATE: The answer…
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How can I make Quicksilver cmd-esc auto-tab to action/predicate pane?

This is a really finicky question, but in my old version of QS, if I hit cmd-esc to pull a file into the quicksilver object pane, it auto-invoked in the action / predicate pane so I could just start typing the command right away. Now I have to wait…
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How to use iTerm with QuickSilver

I see a page dedicated to an iTerm plugin after googling "quicksilver iterm", but I can find no place to download it, and it doesn't appear to have built-in support. There's a section in preferences where you can change the terminal program, but…
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Use quicksilver to tell iTunes to stop

I am starting to use Quicksilver in Mac OS X. At the moment I just know how to "call it" (CMD+I in my case) and open an app. I wonder how could I do, once iTunes is running, just to tell to stop playing a song, using QS, and if not, someother…
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Search in Firefox using Quicksilver

I am rather new to Mac OS X. I have been using quicksivler in order to open programs. I use Firefox a lot for searching in google, wikipedia, etc. I wonder if in Quicksilver or using another approach, one can do something for searching very easily…
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How can I concatenate multiple clipboard selections in Quicksilver?

I've been using Quicksilver's clipboard module for years but I've always wanted to do this: copy several bits of text. Then paste them as a concat'd list. I found this Stackoverflow post trying to do something similar with an applescript. But I…
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Chrome Extension like Quicksilver/Gnome-Do?

What are some Chrome extensions that provide keyboard-centric unified command prompt functionality in the style of Quicksilver for Mac or Gnome Do? Bonus points for extensions that are most versatile and free-form.
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Quicksilver not indexing Chrome bookmarks

When I first installed Quicksilver, I simply installed the Chrome plugin and everything worked beautifully. I could type in "face" and it would suggest "Facebook" from my bookmarks, type "red" and it returned "reddit", etc. I just installed an…
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Open javascript bookmarklets from Quicksilver in Chrome

I finally made the switch from Safari to Chrome a few days ago, and I haven't looked back. There is one issue I've been running into though -- I used to be able to open javascript bookmarklets with Quicksilver, and they would run in my currently…
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