I use a utility called Alfred on my Mac. I believe it uses Spotlight but I like the user interface. It allows you to search for files whose name contain <whatever>, and also allows you to search for files whose contents contain <whatever>. Plus it allows hotkeys for launching apps or files, and a clipboard with memory -- see a list of the past 40 or 50 pieces of text you've copied and insert the one you want with a keypress. Plus a whole lot more. And the basic app is free.
"Alfred" like the butler in Batman…. -- Peter Peter M. Brigham pmb...@gmail.com http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig On Jan 12, 2016, at 7:24 AM, Kay C Lan wrote: > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 1:45 PM, J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com> > wrote: > >> Every build I do is in a named folder with all build files inside, >> including the LiveCode source stack. I end up with dozens of source stacks >> with the same names. >> >> Ahh, now I understand why the path is so important to you. > > >> If you haven't done a Finder search lately, try this: >> >> ...but if you choose "Other" you can add more filters by selecting them. > > > I venture into the Finder's search window whenever I'm looking for the > proverbial needle, ie a Pages, rtf or text document created the summer of > '09, or was it '08 which is at least 8 pages long but less than 15 - no > idea of the name but the content would have included the word 'cheese'. > That's all way too hard to type into Spotlight! > > Spotlight, great when you know exactly what you are looking for, Finder > search perfect when you need to collect, filter, sort, pick and choose. > > > if you write a Spotlight plugin for your Back to the Future stack we'll all > > be able to do a Spotlight search for the Stacks we are going to create > > 'next week'. :-) > > Now that I can certainly do. I will have done it, in fact. >> > > date:next week > > Ah yes Spotlight tells me I have a reminder to thank you yesterday for the > stack you created today based on work you start tomorrow ;-) > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
