Not here no. I only get it at the end.
Regards Chris
On 28/02/2014 21:00, Lisette Wesseling wrote:
Hi Teresa,
I want to thank you so much for telling us about this built in script. I had no
idea having your downloads folder alert you was possible, or had been possible
but was broken until now.
I now get a dialog saying something has downloaded. I also seem to get one when
it initiates the download. Is this normal - to get a dialog notification at the
start and end? It's quite nice to know the file has started downloading
actually, but I wondered if you are meant to get it twice? It is nice not to
have to physically go check the downloads folder anymore. Very cool and easy to
set up .
When setting it up, I could only get to the folder actions menu with vo-shift-m
when pointing to the downloads folder, , not through vo-m. But it worked and
that's all I'm bothered about.
.
Many thanks.
Lisette
On 1/03/2014, at 7:10 am, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote:
Services preferences are mostly involved with keyboard commands and don't have
anything to do with setting up folder actions. they are just another choice in
the same menu that sometimes got mistakenly invoked. What you want is Folder
actions setup. It doesn't play a sound; it just presents a dialog when an item
is downloaded. The script you want is New folder action alert. Test it by
downloading something and find out if a dialog pops up asking you if you want
to view the newly downloaded item.
I'd imagine there could be a way to use a sound with this, but I don't know how
to do so.
HtH,
teresa
On the other hand, there are different fingers.
On Feb 28, 2014, at 9:21 AM, Catherine Turner
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
I'm thoroughly confused. To get a sound to play do we need to do
something in "folder actions setup" or "services preferences"? Does
this apply only to the latest osx or earlier versions too?
I have 10.8.4. I was able to find folder actions setup (from the
shortcut menu VO Shift M, not the main menu VO m). I think I added an
action or a script or something to the downloads folder. I chose
"edit script" to see if I could figure if I had chosen the right
script; and the comments in the script said it would make a
notification appear when an item was added to the folder. It didn't
mention anything about sounds.
How can I check I've done what I wanted? I'll find out next time I
download anything but just wondering if anyone can explain what's the
role of "service preferences" as opposed to "folder actions" and do I
need to add a script or an action to a folder? The discussion seems
to use these phrases interchangeably and I don't know whether they
really are all the same thing.
Catherine
On 2/27/14, David Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
Yes, thanks. That method fixed it and it works beautifully. So, in the
normal menu, services is dimmed, but from the context menu it works, weird,
but solved and so useful.
thanks
Dave
On 27 Feb 2014, at 22:28, John Panarese <[email protected]> wrote:
I'm coming in late, but did you try pressing VO-shift-m on the downloads
folder? Under services, you should find it there.
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On Feb 27, 2014, at 5:14 PM, David Taylor <[email protected]>
wrote:
Nope. Done disk repair, set the same thing up in another folder, but when
I go in my downloads folder, it says no services apply!
On 27 Feb 2014, at 21:39, Apple Boy <[email protected]> wrote:
TIme for a disk repair me thinks. All is working well here.
On 27 Feb 2014, at 21:13, David Taylor <[email protected]>
wrote:
But, what I am trying to say is, that, from my downloads folder, this
is still dimmed, even though I'd allowed folder actions from the same
place on my desktop and even quit and restarted finder!
On 27 Feb 2014, at 19:57, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote:
It's in the finder menu, services, then folder action setup.
Hth,
teresa
"The golden age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete graham
On Feb 27, 2014, at 11:51 AM, David Taylor <[email protected]>
wrote:
So, I've been in Folder Actions setup, checked enable folder actions,
but then when I go back to my downloads folder, there's no way I can
get back to Folder Actions Setup to add the action. I've even
restarted finder
Cheers
Dave
On 27 Feb 2014, at 18:44, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote:
It's actually not in the services preferences dialog. It's in the
services menu, but in a dialog called "folder actions setup". You
might try doing a VO-f2 twice quickly to see if you can choose the
dialog window from the window list. I've never had to do this, but
it's worth a try.
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 27, 2014, at 5:55 AM, Richard Ring <[email protected]>
wrote:
I've tried it while focusing on the desktop and on my downloads
folder. Maybe a disk repair.
You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art
of Fielding
Sent from my Mac Book Pro
[email protected]
On Feb 27, 2014, at 7:53 AM, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]>
wrote:
Are you first focusing on the folder to whitch you wish the script
to take effect? IF you are, don't know what to suggest exept
maybe to run a disk repair and restart.
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 27, 2014, at 7:33 AM, Richard Ring <[email protected]>
wrote:
The problem I have, is, I can't do that, because when I attempt
to open the dialog box in services, it simply doesn't open.
You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art
of Fielding
Sent from my Mac Book Pro
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On Feb 27, 2014, at 7:18 AM, Ray Foret Jr
<[email protected]> wrote:
Choose the script you want to apply. You will not see the check
box until you make a choice. I'd focus on the folder to which
you want to have this apply first though.
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 27, 2014, at 6:26 AM, Richard Ring <[email protected]>
wrote:
OK, this slow person would like a refresher. Where is the check
box to be found that must be checked in order to enable folder
actions? Is it in service preferences? When I go to services
preferences, I see a table of keyboard short cut categories. I
don't see how that relates to folder actions.
You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The
Art of Fielding
Sent from my Mac Book Pro
[email protected]
On Feb 26, 2014, at 10:07 PM, Teresa Cochran
<[email protected]> wrote:
Yep, it's one of my favorite features in Mac Os X.
Teresa
Slow down; you'll get there faster.
On Feb 26, 2014, at 6:45 PM, Agent086b <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hello,
thanks it now works. I suggest that if you are not sure if
this works. try and download a file. I did and was surprised
to find a notice that I had downloaded a file. I thought that
I did not get it correct.
Thanks all.
Max
On 27 Feb 2014, at 11:35 am, Teresa Cochran
<[email protected]> 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
<[email protected]> 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
<[email protected]> 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
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