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Show and Hide Files/Folders Actions
Just in case you need it here's two Actions to start the ball rolling...
Installation Instructions
To install any new Automator Action, just copy the files that end in ".action" into this folder-->
Users-->your user name-->Library-->Automator
To uninstall just drag them back out to the Trash.
When installing or uninstalling this way it is best to quit out of Automator first.
Show Invisibles Version 1.0
This 'tells' your Mac to show you all the files and folders that are invisible.
Lots of the Files and Folders are 'hidden' by Apple for a reason, please be careful poking around.
Always backup first before editing or removing System Files.
Hide Invisibles Version 1.0
This 'tells' your Mac to hide all the files and folders that were originally set to be invisible.
Lots of the Files and Folders are 'hidden' by Apple for a reason, please be careful poking around.
Always backup first before editing or removing System Files.
Download them here.
regards
Ric
Just in case you need it here's two Actions to start the ball rolling...
Installation Instructions
To install any new Automator Action, just copy the files that end in ".action" into this folder-->
Users-->your user name-->Library-->Automator
To uninstall just drag them back out to the Trash.
When installing or uninstalling this way it is best to quit out of Automator first.
Show Invisibles Version 1.0
This 'tells' your Mac to show you all the files and folders that are invisible.
Lots of the Files and Folders are 'hidden' by Apple for a reason, please be careful poking around.
Always backup first before editing or removing System Files.
Hide Invisibles Version 1.0
This 'tells' your Mac to hide all the files and folders that were originally set to be invisible.
Lots of the Files and Folders are 'hidden' by Apple for a reason, please be careful poking around.
Always backup first before editing or removing System Files.
Download them here.
regards
Ric
Return the Clipboard Version 1.0
Another new Action for you...
This one 'returns' the text from a previous 'copy'.
So if you have used the 'Copy to Clipboard' Action earlier in your workflow, you can now 'Paste' it back into the workflow...
regards
Ric
Another new Action for you...
This one 'returns' the text from a previous 'copy'.
So if you have used the 'Copy to Clipboard' Action earlier in your workflow, you can now 'Paste' it back into the workflow...
regards
Ric
How about a way to place text into the body of an outgoing mail message? That way you could create a new mail message with nothing in it, use a script or some such to generate text for the message, and use the new action to place the generated text in the email after the fact.
All the complete finished Actions now have a new home here, in the Developer-->Automator Forum
Please download them from there !
The Ones posted above have all been updated !
Please download them from there !
The Ones posted above have all been updated !
are you still looking for new things?
I'm pretty new to Automator/OSX (I got my Powebook about three weeks ago - loving my Mac so far) and I'm trying to figure out a way to turn email messages sent to a certain address into new sticky notes. I want to be able to shoot off a few emails from work, then come home, check my mail, and have those emails turned into new sticky notes, if that makes sense.
I can't figure out how to copy JUST the text from an email message to the clipboard. can you?
I'm pretty new to Automator/OSX (I got my Powebook about three weeks ago - loving my Mac so far) and I'm trying to figure out a way to turn email messages sent to a certain address into new sticky notes. I want to be able to shoot off a few emails from work, then come home, check my mail, and have those emails turned into new sticky notes, if that makes sense.
I can't figure out how to copy JUST the text from an email message to the clipboard. can you?
thanks for the quick reply! I'd appreciate any help you can give me with this - AppleScript, Automator, what have you. I'm trying to read up on everything and play with it all at once; it's just so exciting. once I figure out how all this works I'm going to have a blast scripting my machine. 
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Re: Show and Hide Files/Folders Actions
Hey Ric - how do you actually *run* these actions?
For some reason they just show up as folders in my Automator folder, and when I click on them they open the "Contents" folder.
They show up as just icons on the .dmg but when I install them they turn up as folders, and they don't show up anywhere in the Automator interface.
I am an Automator Newbie, but how do you make an action you have downloaded run? What do I click on? How can I access all these actions I'm downloading through Automator?
Cheers,
Matt
Hey Ric - how do you actually *run* these actions?
For some reason they just show up as folders in my Automator folder, and when I click on them they open the "Contents" folder.
They show up as just icons on the .dmg but when I install them they turn up as folders, and they don't show up anywhere in the Automator interface.
I am an Automator Newbie, but how do you make an action you have downloaded run? What do I click on? How can I access all these actions I'm downloading through Automator?
Cheers,
Matt
Re: Show and Hide Files/Folders Actions
Hi there and Welcome !
It depends on what you are downloading...
There are "Actions" and "Workflows"...
Workflows can reside anywhere, workflows are made by linking together 'Actions' in Automator.
Action are the 'building' blocks of Automator, the default install of Tiger includes 100+ 'Actions'.
Any new Actions that you download from the Internet need to be installed in special folders...
...most Actions that you download should include an installer that 'puts' these files into the correct folders on your machine.
My earlier Actions didn't include an installer but all the new ones do...
You need to put any Action's that you have downloaded into this folder-->
Users/yourusername/Library/Automator
Quit Automator first, then drag any Actions you want into there.
To uninstall any just drag them out into the trash.
Hope this helps a bit...
if you're not sure of anything let us know.
Regards
Ric
Hi there and Welcome !
It depends on what you are downloading...
There are "Actions" and "Workflows"...
Workflows can reside anywhere, workflows are made by linking together 'Actions' in Automator.
Action are the 'building' blocks of Automator, the default install of Tiger includes 100+ 'Actions'.
Any new Actions that you download from the Internet need to be installed in special folders...
...most Actions that you download should include an installer that 'puts' these files into the correct folders on your machine.
My earlier Actions didn't include an installer but all the new ones do...
You need to put any Action's that you have downloaded into this folder-->
Users/yourusername/Library/Automator
Quit Automator first, then drag any Actions you want into there.
To uninstall any just drag them out into the trash.
Hope this helps a bit...
if you're not sure of anything let us know.
Regards
Ric
I would like a simple solution to toggle between "internal sound out" and "external soundcard". Because i use this choice quite often the system preference panel is not very comfortable. I would prefer a simple keybord shortcut (function key?).
For instance: I have my headset permanently attached to an external soundcard. When I receive a Skype call (with the internal speakers on) I want to quickly change to the soundcard to avoid echo.
Generally speaking it would be nice to have Automator procedures for directly adjusting preference settings.
Regards
Ruedi
For instance: I have my headset permanently attached to an external soundcard. When I receive a Skype call (with the internal speakers on) I want to quickly change to the soundcard to avoid echo.
Generally speaking it would be nice to have Automator procedures for directly adjusting preference settings.
Regards
Ruedi
Hi Ruedi,
I'll put my thinking cap on and see what I can think of...
I can do it via a GUI AppleScript if you want, but it's quite tricky without being able to see your Setup,(I don't have the same devices.)
Can you let me see a picture of the preference pane where you make the change, I presume it's this one, but still need to see yours to write a GUI AppleScript...
regards
Ric
I'll put my thinking cap on and see what I can think of...
I can do it via a GUI AppleScript if you want, but it's quite tricky without being able to see your Setup,(I don't have the same devices.)
Can you let me see a picture of the preference pane where you make the change, I presume it's this one, but still need to see yours to write a GUI AppleScript...
regards
Ric
