It seemed to work for me. Only question I have is this. Do I check the allow folder actions box or leave it unchecked. I focused on the downloads folder before I went in to services options.
Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Feb 26, 2014, at 6:35 PM, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote: > Try going into finder, Finder menu, services, Folder Actions. I did this from > the desktop, but it doesn't matter which folder. There will be a checkbox > that says "enable folder actions." Close this window with command-w. Find the > downloads folder again and try going to folder actions setup. You should be > able to find the scripts and actions once you've enabled it. > > HtH, > Teresa > > "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too > dark to read."--Groucho Marx > > On Feb 26, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Agent086b <agent0...@bigpond.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> I am trying to carry out your instructions to hear when a file is downloaded >> to my downloads folder. >> In Finder I go to the downloads folder to services it says no services. Then >> I go down and it says services preferences Here I find some tabs keyboard, >> text, shortcuts then input sauces. Looking at each of these it is not >> apparent where to add a script. >> Can anybody walk me through how to do this? I have been trying Google for >> quite some time this morning with no real luck. >> Thanks for any help. >> Max >> >> >> On 26 Feb 2014, at 1:10 pm, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm happy to report that the folder actions script for notifying when a new >>> item is downloaded now works properly. This is a wonderful little utility >>> that Finder has. Basically, you find the folder you want, go to the finder >>> menu, and choose services submenu, then folder actions setup. A dialog >>> opens up and you can select the script you want to run when a particular >>> action is done to a folder. I always liked being notified when a new item >>> was placed in my downloads folder. Unfortunately, the script didn't work >>> when Mavericks first came out. Now it does. :) >>> >>> Teresa >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
