fripis Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 [B][B][SIZE=3][COLOR="#006400"]Alfred Powepack 2.4 (279) [k'ed][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][/B] [B]Description[/B] There’s a point where an add-on becomes almost intrinsically linked to an operating system; you even get a little itchy when that add-on isn’t running. That’s pretty much how Alfred makes us feel whenever we restart a Mac and a little bowler hat isn’t present in the menu bar. On the surface, it’s admittedly hard to see what all the fuss is about. In its free incarnation, Alfred is essentially an alternative to Spotlight. You use Command-space to bring up a floating window, type a term, get a results list, and select an item to launch it. But almost immediately, you notice the add-on’s benefits over Apple’s tool. First, it’s a lot faster. Second, it doesn’t reorder the results list as you’re navigating it, thereby eradicating accidental launches. There are compromises, notably in Alfred being more focused in its searches (for example, you must use the “open” keyword to get a file list—by default, the general search only accesses apps, contacts, and preferences), but the experience is almost always superior. The free version adds some extra features, including a powerful web search, Dictionary app access, and calculations. But buying the Powerpack unleashes Alfred’s true power. On doing so, you can perform actions on items you find — moving, copying, deleting, or emailing files without touching Finder. You can browse directories and peruse your (text-only) clipboard history. This will be familiar territory to long-time Alfred users, but the update feels faster and more stable. Importantly, it also brings major new features: themes are created within Alfred’s preferences by using a slightly opaque but nonetheless simple interface, and they’re easily shared. Workflows are similar in nature to Automator, letting you create and perform both simple and complex task flows, all within the context of Alfred. Several examples are built in, and many more free workflows exist online. It’s to Alfred’s credit that what could have been a confusing mess feels so friendly. The search window is bold and usable, and although there are dozens of menus and checkboxes in the tools’ preferences, Alfred is an app that rewards the inquisitive rather than baffling anyone willing to venture beyond the surface. A nicely designed usage graph lurking within the preferences is essentially a summation of the entire product—something that’s a touch geeky (who really needs to know how often they’ve triggered Alfred’s hotkeys?) but welcoming to all (ah, that’d be us). [B]Version 2.4 [/B] • OS X Yosemite Compatibility, Alfred 2 officially supports Apple's upcoming operating system • Updated Alfred preferences framework to provide a unified synced / non synced preference codebase for Alfred, giving better reliability • Add new default OS X Yosemite Light and Dark themes • Sharper status bar icon which respects Yosemite theming • Add the experimental default window blur into appearance > options, no longer a preferences hack • Add Helvetica Neue and Helvetica Neue Light to Alfred's theme editor selection • Don't sync window position as different Macs may have very different location requirements • Fix quirky footer text in theme editor when cycling through options such as fonts • Update Alfred to use Helvetica Neue for built in default themes and a number of views across the app • Update the "Show Result Subtext" appearance settings and add in a few nice new options such as only show subtext for selected row, or only show for alternative (modifier) actions • Add a 'show subtext' modifier option in Alfred's advanced preferences. This allows to peak at the default subtext, e.g. file path, if the subtext is hidden in the theme • When Large Type is showing, make cmd+c copy the visible text to the clipboard, then hide and deactivate Alfred • New option to fuzzy match file system navigation results, on by default in Alfred's Features > File Search > Navigation options • Add some useful alfred_ variables to the script environment to help get commonly required Alfred information. • Add http_proxy and https_proxy support (option in Alfred's advanced preferences) for workflows • Add the proxy exception list to workflow script environment as no_proxy variable • Prevent update type from being greyed out when disabling auto updates • Add a placeholder page in Alfred's preferences for Alfred Remote • Escape pipe symbol in folder names for the "Open Terminal Here" action • More robust nil checking when searching for snippets when doing placeholder replacements • Fix failure moving / copying a file when name contains grave accent • Diacritic insensitive genre searching in iTunes mini player • improve handling of double tap hotkey combos to prevent accidental triggering • Prevent smart substitutions in workflow Terminal Command and Copy to Clipboard object editors • Prevent right click table popups when sheets are visible in preferences • Better dialog feedback on sync folder selection (e.g. when folder is already in use) • More reliable mechanism for reshowing preferences on restart (i.e. when re-setting sync folder) • Make clipboard history activation / watching more robust, improving performance • Don't persist internal clipboard items when clip history is disabled • Tweak vertical position of result text when subtext isn't visible • Update DuckDuckGo logo to latest design in default web searches [B]Compatibility: [/B] Intel, 64-bit processor OS X 10.6 or later [SIZE=3][B]Download [/B][/SIZE] https://www.oboom.com/GJ68RJJ5 http://ul.to/bkeyrqzh PASS: frit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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