rounak Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Workflow: Triggers > hotkey Action > Show Alfred Argument > Selection in OS X Problem: Incorrect selection Link to comment
Andrew Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 @rounak while I can see why this issue is happening, what are you actually trying to achieve here? If you want to show the actions panel for the given file, select the file and use the Features > File Search > Actions > File Selection hotkey. This will always show the actions panel for the file you have selected. If you want to pass the selected file through to a workflow for processing, set the hotkey action to "pass through to workflow". Essentially, if you were to type that exact file path into Alfred, you'd get the same results you are seeing here in the file system navigation from selecting a path and showing Alfred with that path. If you turn off "Fuzzy Matching" in Alfred's Features > File Search > Navigation, you'd see the exact file you selected in this case. Cheers, Andrew rounak and deanishe 2 Link to comment
deanishe Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Andrew said: If you turn off "Fuzzy Matching" in Alfred's Features > File Search > Navigation, you'd see the exact file you selected in this case. I was trying to figure out what was going on with @rounak's computer there. I'd never noticed this option before, and I must say I'm much happier with Navigation mode now I've turned it on Link to comment
rounak Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 3 hours ago, Andrew said: If you want to show the actions panel for the given file, select the file and use the Features > File Search > Actions > File Selection hotkey. This will always show the actions panel for the file you have selected. I need to perform actions on selected text and files depending on what is frontmost with the same hotkey. That's how it works in LB (and QS when I last used it). Toggling the Fuzzy matching does work. The fact, that I have to turn off Fuzzy matching for merely actioning a selected file does not make too much sense to me. Link to comment
deanishe Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 1 minute ago, rounak said: The fact, that I have to turn off Fuzzy matching for merely actioning a selected file does not make too much sense to me. You don't. If you use Alfred's File Selection Hotkey, as Andrew described, you'll end up with the right file. Or are you not after opening the file in Navigation mode? Link to comment
rounak Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 that would mean, i have to use two separate hotkeys: one for text, other for files Link to comment
deanishe Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Maybe. Hard to say, as you haven't explained what you're ultimately trying to achieve. There might be a cleaner way to do what you're trying to do. Link to comment
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