Quicksilver Mac version how to use?

Quicksilver for Mac version This is a very good Mac tool, you can use the Quicksilver for Mac combination of new shortcuts to quickly start your software, so that your dock can be streamlined! Perhaps because of the initial use of the MAC system, A lot of parents are a little bit cold on this tool, and many people don't know how to use it. It's okay, let's teach you how to use Quicksilver.

　　1, first you need to install the installation Quicksilver

To quicksilver.blacktree.com download installation (if you cannot open the above address please: Download Quicksilver for Mac here). The current version is B71. Install the main program after the first thing is to install plug-ins, here are strongly recommended Plug-ins are:

Clipboard module

del.icio.us bookmarks

Dictionary module

Web Search Module

Of course, a lot more plug-ins. As long as you like, you can put all the "recommended" and your usual use of the relevant plug-ins are installed. Later you can also click on the Quicksilver menu preferences and then choose Plug-ins Install more plug-ins.

　　2, configuration

After you run Quicksilver, open the Preferences window in the menu.

　　3. General Configuration

In the Application section, confirm that "start at login" has been selected. In the command section, select the shortcut key that evokes Quicksilver, and you can use Ctrl-space. I use the ctrl-q because of the very important use of emacs,ctrl-space. If you install the Clipboard plug-in, you can configure the Clipboard related properties, my choice is to grab the last 25 messages and paste them behind.

　　4, catalog configuration

Confirm that the applications is selected in the applications.

Confirm that you have selected the part you wish to use in modules. If it's not clear, choose it all.

If you install the del.icio.us plugin, you need to configure the del.icio.us account in custom, select the Plus key on the status bar, select Add del.icio.us bookmars, fill in the account number and password, and then click the circle arrow next to me, Quicksilver will automatically get your del.icio.us content from the Internet.

You can also change the configuration at any time by clicking on the leftmost I of the status bar.

　　5. Start the program with Quicksilver

One of the most common features of Quicksilver is the startup program. Do you know how many steps I'll take to open safari? 1. Use shortcut keys to arouse Quicksilver. 2. Press S key. 3. Enter. Your hand does not have to leave the keyboard at all, the whole process is less than a second. Sometimes you may have to knock a few more letters (SA or SAF) or use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to locate the program you want to run, but Quicksilver is smart, and it always puts the things you often use in front of you.

You learn to start a program with Quicksilver and you don't want to do it any other way. and the main use of Quicksilver you have learned, is through the content of your input to match the results of catalog. Because application is in catalog, you can use Quicksilver to start it when the content you type matches to the corresponding program.

Open a link with Quicksilver

If you have a safari plugin or Firefox plugin installed, you can use Quicksilver to open the links in your browser's bookmarks. Method is the same as above. For example, I want to open bloglines, as long as the Quicksilver, input B or blo,bloglines link will be based on the frequency of your use of the selected box or selected list. If it's in the list, use the down arrow to select Blogines, and then enter, and you can open the link.

You don't have to go to a heavy menu to look for it.

　　6. Operate local file system with Quicksilver

To evoke Quicksilver, press the "~" button and find your home directory (if you are a UNIX user, you know why you use the "~" key). You can choose to enter directly to open the directory, or you can press the RIGHT ARROW key to open the directory in Quicksilver, and then select the file in this directory. You can also enter characters directly to match the files or folders that are already in the catalog.

In fact, in addition to "open", you can do a lot of other operations. By pressing the "tab" key, your focus is on the second box in Quicksilver, which is the specified action box, so far we've been using only the default action. You can use the up and down arrows or the input characters to select the associated action. For files, we can also move, copy, delete, open with the specified program, and so on.

For common catalogs, you can add them to the catalog for easy operation. The way is to open preference to catalog custom, select the Plus key in the status bar, select Add Files & Folder scanner, select the directory you want to join.

　　7, with Quicksilver access to del.icio.us

If you have installed the del.icio.us plugin, you can already find all the links and open them in a character-matching way. In addition, you can also use tag to find links. For example, you have a tag in the del.icio.us is a Mac, you can invoke the quicksilver after the input Mac, get the following interface,

The right arrow can get the tag containing the MAC link list, and then use character matching to find the link you want to open. It's a lot quicker than del.icio.us.

　　8, the use of Google in Quicksilver

After evoking the Quicksilver, enter Goo (you may also need to select Google Quicksilversearch in the list), then come out the third box, press two tags to the third box, enter the content you want to search, and then return.

　　9. use Quicksilver to look up the dictionary

If you have installed the dictionary plugin, evoke the Quicksilver, press "." Key into the text mode, enter the words you want to check, press TAB to the Action box, enter DIC, until the dictionary appears, enter.

　　10. Access Clipboard with Quicksilver

With "Apple-V" You can only paste your last copy of the content, after the installation of the Clipboard plugin, you may invoke the quicksilver after the call "Apple-L" from your copy history to select the content you want.

Of course, Quicksilver also has a lot of play, it can also send letters, use FTP, to Flickr photos, GTD ... I believe you should probably have an understanding of it. Quicksilver's charm is that it allows you to do the most things with minimal muscle activity, and Quicksilver will be a perfect tool if you don't like the mouse.