Quicksilver and Spotlight

ScottBruin says: "contents of my drives aren't well categorized (like my pictures are all named PICT001)." Thanks, Scott, for sharing. I just laughed out loud when I read that. Mine are all names like CIMG1532 and DCP_017. I can sympathize. I want to check out QuickSilver, but am I missing the intent of Spotlight? I thought it was for finding files. I launch from the dock. How ordinary.

AppRocket is a Windows app that does a little of what QS does.

This is kind of an aside, but I was wondering if there was anything at all resembling Quicksilver on PCs... I really like using the quick app start w/ Quicksilver.

Quicksilver is okay. I generally like using the mouse and finder as opposed to having to type. What is the app that opened files like word documents, emails, et cetera in a pane brought up by a hotkey? It was blogged about here a while ago. II've not seen that funcionality in Quicksilver.

I jus downloaded Quicksilver this morning after reading some of the comments here. WOW, it has been quite awhile since an app impressed me so much. It's the little app that you didn't know you needed. I love it.

Why is it that I cannot find the module for Spotlight and Adium? The downloads from Blacktree's QuickSilver site doesn't work, does anyone have any advice? Thanks!

Jordan V: that was the Flashlight interface module that came out almost a year ago. The Spotlight Module simply performs a Spotlight search (in its own window) of the text you enter in the Quicksilver. It also saves time by only starting the search once you've entered the entire query, rather than searching each bit as you type it. Go to QS preferences->All, you'll find the Spotlight module there. I think you'll find it slightly more useful than the menu item interface.

I thought the Spotlinght module in QS was just a UI option that LOOKED like Spotlight before the real Spotlight existed. I still don't think it has anything to do with the actual Spotlight search engine. Small Paul -- No. QS doesn't use Spotlight. It was around long before Tiger. The new version uses some other Tiger functionality, and therefore you must be running 10.4 to run the most recent build of QS. QS is the ONLY shareware/freeware utility that I run (and still run) on my Mac. It is designed beautifully and supported wonderfully. I use it with Spotlight -- QS to launch apps, find contacts, etc., and Spotlight to find stuff burried further in the metadata. They're quite different from each other.

I agree - Quicksilver and/or LaunchBar are FAR BETTER utilites for launching applications quickly. It seems Spotlight is just made for that - although it's certainly useful, and I'm sure eventually it will completely replace the Finder, itself. (Wired News) What's funny is I think there is MORE interest in apps such as Quicksilver, ever since Spotlight was introduced. Initially, I guessed that Quicksilver and LaunchBar would cease to exist, upon the arrival of Tiger. But Spotlight didn't turn out to be like we all thought it would - in some respects. I can't pretend I was not slightly disappointed in Spotlight.

I too just can't get over QS. When I first installed Tiger I tried mapping Spotlight to command-space but it just didn't work and after a day I was back to QS. Now I have Spotlight on option-space, but I can't remember the last time I used it. I remember where I keep things on my drive because I put them in appropriate folders, and I just use QS to navigate to those folders. Still, I am going to check out the Spotlight plugin and probably use that for the few times I'll want Spotlight.