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    Spotlight or Quicksilver when launching apps? Poll

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by sp00n, Mar 23, 2007.

  1. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    Which program do you prefer to use when launching applications?

    I think Quicksilver is much faster at finding my apps.
     
    sp00n, Mar 23, 2007
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    Quicksilver for applications and Spotlight for individual files.
     
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  3. zadillo

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    Quicksilver all the way.
     
    zadillo, Mar 23, 2007
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    M@lew Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't think anyone would say Spotlight. Quicksilver is just so much better at launching.
     
    M@lew, Mar 23, 2007
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  5. hollownail

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    Neither. .
     
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    Have you tried out Quicksilver, and just didn't like it?

    Personally I didn't understand it at first, but once I did, I couldn't imagine going back to it.
     
    zadillo, Mar 23, 2007
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    I tried it briefly, just didn't see the point.
    I don't need finder, I've used it 3 times since then. I keep my junk organized.
    All my commonly used progs are on my Dock and I have a shortcut to the Apps folder right there (or I use the keyboard shortcut).
     
    hollownail, Mar 23, 2007
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  8. zadillo

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    Fair enough..... personally the big thing I like about quicksilver is how easy it makes it to string multiple actions together (i.e. start typing to quickly bring up a particular file, then "open with" and then quickly select the app to open it with, or e-mail it to someone, or upload it using Transmit, etc. etc. etc.).
     
    zadillo, Mar 23, 2007
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    Yeah, thats nice.
    I kind of miss how in windows, when you install certian programs, when you right click on a file that program has added functionality to it.
     
    hollownail, Mar 23, 2007
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  10. zadillo

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    Yeah, although a nice substitute for that can be Automator actions (either ones you download like at http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/ or ones you make yourself), which you can then access when right clicking on a file. I think I recall some apps that made some use of this (image utilities and such).
     
    zadillo, Mar 23, 2007
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  11. cashmonee

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    Quicksilver is a novelty until you realize it does so much more than launch programs. Then it becomes probably the most used program you have.
     
    cashmonee, Mar 24, 2007
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