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Heiko's Little Helpers are a bunch of AppleScripts I wrote to do frequently | === About === | ||
Heiko's Little Helpers are a bunch of [[AppleScripts]] I wrote to do frequently needed jobs for me...<br>Originally I programmed an application named [[Sake]] to do that, but it became more complex than I anticipated...that's why I decided to discontinue [[Sake]] and switch to [[FastScripts]]. | |||
=== What? === | === What? === | ||
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=== System Requirements === | === System Requirements === | ||
* MacOS X 10.0 or better :-) | * [[MacOS]] X 10.0 or better :-) | ||
* FastScripts, see http://www.red-sweater.com/fastscripts/ | * [[FastScripts]], see http://www.red-sweater.com/fastscripts/ | ||
=== Setup and usage === | |||
* Setup | |||
** Install [[FastScripts]] | |||
** Download this scripts (link below), unpack and move them either into... | |||
*** <tt>~<nowiki>/Library/Scripts</nowiki></tt> (usable for your own user only) | |||
*** <tt><nowiki>/Library/Scripts</nowiki></tt> (usable for all users of your Mac) | |||
* Usage<br>Example: ''Archive this!'' | |||
** Select the files you want to archive, in this case "Miscellaneous Scripts", and select ''Archive this!'' in [[FastScripts]] menu...<br>upload:heikoslittlehelpers20091222a1.png | |||
** ...and you get this:<br>upload:heikoslittlehelpers20091222b1.png | |||
=== What it can do for you! === | |||
|| '''Script''' || '''Function''' || | |||
|| Paste Timestamp.scpt || Pastes a timestamp like "<tt>2009-12-22 16:29</tt>" into the current text editor. || | |||
|| Paste iTunes Track.scpt || Pastes the current iTunes track like this: "<tt>The Beez - Die Warteschleife - Die Warteschleife (Radio Edit)</tt>". || | |||
|| Paste Log Timestamp.scpt || Pastes timestamp like this: "<tt>2009-12-22, 16:32, hk: </tt>". This is my favourite. I don't remember what it was like before I used this! || | |||
|| Archive this!.scpt || You'll gonna love this: Creates an archive from your selected file<nowiki>/</nowiki>folder and adds an timestamp to the filename. That's sooo handy for my source backups. || | |||
|| Leo this!.scpt || Looks up selected text in http://www.leo.org . || | |||
|| Look Up In Dictionary.scpt || Looks up selected text in [[MacOS]] X's Dictionary. || | |||
|| Google Image this!.scpt || Guess what! || | |||
|| Google this!.scpt || Guess what! || | |||
|| Dial this!.scpt || Dials the selected number with [http://direct.ilink.de/en/ iLink Direct] || | |||
=== Downloads === | === Downloads === | ||
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Revision as of 19:20, 7 January 2010
About
Heiko's Little Helpers are a bunch of AppleScripts I wrote to do frequently needed jobs for me...
Originally I programmed an application named Sake to do that, but it became more complex than I anticipated...that's why I decided to discontinue Sake and switch to FastScripts.
What?
There are some things I often to by hand - this really bothered me. Therefore I sought a way to do this more efficiently.
System Requirements
- MacOS X 10.0 or better :-)
- FastScripts, see http://www.red-sweater.com/fastscripts/
Setup and usage
- Setup
- Install FastScripts
- Download this scripts (link below), unpack and move them either into...
- ~/Library/Scripts (usable for your own user only)
- /Library/Scripts (usable for all users of your Mac)
- Usage
Example: Archive this!- Select the files you want to archive, in this case "Miscellaneous Scripts", and select Archive this! in FastScripts menu...
upload:heikoslittlehelpers20091222a1.png - ...and you get this:
upload:heikoslittlehelpers20091222b1.png
- Select the files you want to archive, in this case "Miscellaneous Scripts", and select Archive this! in FastScripts menu...
What it can do for you!
|| Script || Function || || Paste Timestamp.scpt || Pastes a timestamp like "2009-12-22 16:29" into the current text editor. || || Paste iTunes Track.scpt || Pastes the current iTunes track like this: "The Beez - Die Warteschleife - Die Warteschleife (Radio Edit)". || || Paste Log Timestamp.scpt || Pastes timestamp like this: "2009-12-22, 16:32, hk: ". This is my favourite. I don't remember what it was like before I used this! || || Archive this!.scpt || You'll gonna love this: Creates an archive from your selected file/folder and adds an timestamp to the filename. That's sooo handy for my source backups. || || Leo this!.scpt || Looks up selected text in http://www.leo.org . || || Look Up In Dictionary.scpt || Looks up selected text in MacOS X's Dictionary. || || Google Image this!.scpt || Guess what! || || Google this!.scpt || Guess what! || || Dial this!.scpt || Dials the selected number with iLink Direct ||
Downloads
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