Comments on: Search and Replace at the Finder Level http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:56:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Nick Santilli http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-80981 Nick Santilli Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:25:21 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-80981 Eddie - good call. Should've looked there first. oh well, at least it gave me a chance to tinker in Automator again. :D Eddie - good call. Should’ve looked there first. oh well, at least it gave me a chance to tinker in Automator again. :D

]]> By: Eddie Hargreaves http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-80925 Eddie Hargreaves Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:35:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-80925 A similar AppleScript is available in the Script Menu called "Replace Text in Item Names" And there was a pre-installed script I brought over from my OS 9 Mac called "Replace Text in Selection Names" A similar AppleScript is available in the Script Menu called “Replace Text in Item Names”

And there was a pre-installed script I brought over from my OS 9 Mac called “Replace Text in Selection Names”

]]> By: Nick Santilli http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-79976 Nick Santilli Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:32:17 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-79976 You guys are right - and I considered these points as I wrote it. But I thought the find & replace was generally more useful as a tool for the public than a specific workflow just for my needs. Thus, I chose to just hit it from that angle. However I'm not that well versed with Automator, so I may be tapping some of you as I try different things with it in the future. thanks! You guys are right - and I considered these points as I wrote it. But I thought the find & replace was generally more useful as a tool for the public than a specific workflow just for my needs. Thus, I chose to just hit it from that angle.

However I’m not that well versed with Automator, so I may be tapping some of you as I try different things with it in the future.

thanks!

]]> By: Ankur http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-79924 Ankur Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:16:08 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-79924 If you're going to use Automator, you might as well scrap Quicksilver altogether and just use Preview's scale action. QS is easier of course but then you need to rename the files. To use both apps is an increase in time taken, anyway. Your best bet would be to go: Get Selected Finder Items -> Scale Images (Show action when run). This way, you don't need to use Quicksilver at all - just run the plugin to scale your apps. And as Paul mentioned, you add a Copy Files action if you want to preserve the originals. Sometimes the simplest way is simpler than just simple (if that makes sense). If you’re going to use Automator, you might as well scrap Quicksilver altogether and just use Preview’s scale action. QS is easier of course but then you need to rename the files. To use both apps is an increase in time taken, anyway.

Your best bet would be to go:
Get Selected Finder Items -> Scale Images (Show action when run).

This way, you don’t need to use Quicksilver at all - just run the plugin to scale your apps. And as Paul mentioned, you add a Copy Files action if you want to preserve the originals.

Sometimes the simplest way is simpler than just simple (if that makes sense).

]]> By: Paul http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-79887 Paul Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:28:23 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-79887 Or you can cut it down to one step with an automator action that copies the selected files to a new location of your choosing and then scales those copies down to a resolution of your choosing, names unchanged. Or you can cut it down to one step with an automator action that copies the selected files to a new location of your choosing and then scales those copies down to a resolution of your choosing, names unchanged.

]]> By: Richard Neal http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-79885 Richard Neal Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:17:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/29/search-and-replace-at-the-finder-level/#comment-79885 How about setting it up as a folder action, so the script would run automatically, no questions asked, when the pictures appeared with 1.jpg in their name, and still keep the plugin for other usage? How about setting it up as a folder action, so the script would run automatically, no questions asked, when the pictures appeared with 1.jpg in their name, and still keep the plugin for other usage?

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