Quicksilver's ExtraScripts - Spotlight Port
Tuesday, 08 January 2008. Apple.
Hello new Lifehacker friends, you can download ExtraScrips Application.
When I got hold of 10.5, I was really impressed with the improvements to Spotlight, (the system-wide desktop search feature). In fact, with the new "Applications" results hitting top position, my previous application launcher, Quicksilver, fell in to only occasional use. Coupled with the Lifehacker interview when head developer Nicholas Jitkoff was quoted:
"I'm inclined to encourage users to move over to the more stable and well supported alternatives... that branch is condemned to a long slow death. I just don't know if the experimental one will ever be up to snuff. Hence the recommendation of third party apps." + Nicholas Jitkoff, via Lifehacker
So I thought it was time to look elsewhere.
Although a stupefyingly powerful application, I only used Quicksilver for a few things- application launching, controlling iTunes, system commands, and a few occasional unloading to Flickr commands.
Well the new Apple Keyboard has dedicated control keys for iTunes, so one less Quicksilver need, I was however left without a replacement for the System Manipulation commands, known as 'Extra Scripts'. This plugin allowed me to restart, sleep, shut down, empty recycle bin, and more... all from simple keyboard commands.
Today, (drum-roll), I bring that power to Spotlight, with my ExtraScrips Applications!
Just download the disc image, and drag the Extra Scripts folder into your application folder. From there you can invoke Spotlight, and then type "sleep" to send your mac to sleep, or "restart", "empty" to empty trash, "toggle" to toggle the audio output from main speakers to headphones.... Such is the nature of Spotlight, YMMV but hopefully you will find this useful. 
Call for help: If anyone has any experience in making Spotlight plugins, I have some ideas in rebuilding many of the popular Quicksilver plugins as Spotlight ones, but I need assistance- please contact me.
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