I personally use Single or Double Option, which only counts full isolated presses of the modifier of your choice. The default hotkey is Control-Space by, but many people use Command-Space. Skip down to Command, and take note of the hotkey. If you’re the sort of person who lives dangerously, you can come back here later and change the program feature level to Beta. Make sure “Show menu icon” is checked so you know it’s running. When you’re done with this tutorial, come back and walk through these a little slower and figure out what works best for you.įor Application, check “Start at login” and “Warn before quitting”. I’m going to go through these very quickly with what I’m using for maximum effect during this tutorial. After your initial launch, this will happen automatically.ĥ) Press Command-Comma to bring up the preferences. It’s creating a giant searchable version of your machine. What’s going on here? QuickSilver is scanning standard data hotspots on your machine – your Address Book, Applications folder, Desktop folder, System Preferences, and so on. Watch as the whizzy QS logo comes up, and fades, and you see the wizard.Ĥ) Walk through the setup wizard. If you’re using Safari, this is typically done automatically. QuickSilver is similar to LaunchBar, only with more features, and free, and has a plugin system.Ģ) The download should be done. Tiger users should grab whatever is most current. Note that if you’re under 10.3, b36 is the last version available to you. “It’s not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon.” And it’s not so much a launcher as a really powerful personal search engine. While the clipboard recorder and shelf are both useful and will be covered, the real power here is the launcher. QuickSilver, very under-described on the page, currently contains just a few main components – a shelf and a launcher. Note that the term “invoke” is a silly way of saying “press the hotkey so Quicksilver comes up”.ġ) Go to the Quicksilver webpage and download the current version. Italics are for tangents, and you can skip them if you really care about the 10 minutes thing. Plain text is for explanation, which you should read. As development goes rapidly on Quicksilver, things may have changed since I last updated this.īoldface indicates directions, and they must be followed. The information contained within is currently up-to-date through b42 “Corgi”. Please note this was originally written using Quicksilver Beta 19, and has been updated repeatedly.
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