Butler, an easy to use Quicksilver-like application
By cgavini at Sun, Dec 30 2007 8:42pm |
If you are not very comfortable using QuickSilver as more than an application Launcher, try this donationware application, Butler (I couldn't find anything on Butler in MR.org's search)
The thing that impresses me most about Butler is that it is fairly usable without an instruction manual.
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Absolutely!
Yes, I am using it for years for "everything": hot key launcher, general launcher by typing the first few letters of the application names, text snippet container, applescript container, url organiser, you name it.
Peter Maurer, author of Butler, did my doctoral thesis with me and learned programming on the way -- now he has surpassed me by far.
Adaptive learning of abbreviations?
Does Butler have an adaptive way of learning your abbreviations like LaunchBar? I took a quick look at Butler and noticed that abbreviations could be entered manually. LaunchBar is almost psychic in figuring out what you want after only a few keystrokes. (I realize that there is only partial overlap between the functionality of Butler and LaunchBar.)
Butler, Launchbar, Quicksilver
Yeah, there we go again... Butler really is neat, Launchbar as well, and finally, Quicksilver seems to be even more intuitive than both of the former... this line of apps also describes my development with the launchers/searchers... currently on Quicksilver, but always peeking in the direction of Butler since that started it all for me....
BTW, Quicksilver also gets "hypnotic", very nice feature indeed!
So, what do You guys think makes Butler excel over quicksilver and Launchbar?
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Butler and Quicksilver have both their beauty spots
I actually use both...
Butler is very intuitive and lets me open the Mac preference I need in a given moment in a snap. I love its Smart Item/keystroke feature as well. It allowed to re-map my keyboard the way I like.
QS on the other hand reacts very fast launching the apps, accessing contacts, opening bookmarked sites... but its learning curve is a bit stepper than butler's one.
hi M_argote, liked Your
hi M_argote, liked Your point and agree... the learning curve for QS IS a bit counter-intuitive.... but actually I still need to find the feature in Butler that is missing in QS- which is the reason for my switch...
But tell me exactly what You are doing with it, I feel I didn't get into Butler in my early days deep enough...
btw, talking of keystrokes: my most favourite combination, Keycue and Menu master also lately became Leopardized!
While Menu Master lets You define and redefine shortcuts in a VERY intuitive way (just like that hits closest) Keycue is giving You a complete listing of all the (re) defined commands- check them out!
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The clever one gives in! A sad truth, laying the foundation for the world dominion of stupidity.
Marie von Ebner- Eschenbach