Start > Run in a mac?

[qtip919]

ok,

I now have QS installed, and it appears to me that this is a search + app launcher, and indeed is very nice...(and customizable too!)

However,

I still feel that people are missing the point of my original request.

I want an app that TELLS my computer to do something, not something that allows me to look up, by name an item and (potentially) launch something. I am simply looking to execute commands against an open text feild. No search, no auto-complete. Very lightweight, very simplistic.

And while I will likely use both spotlight and QS to accomplish these tasks, I still cant help feeling like I am using some VERY powerful tools to accomplish something much more simple...

 

[mkrishnan]

I want an app that TELLS my computer to do something, not something that allows me to look up, by name an item and (potentially) launch something. I am simply looking to execute commands against an open text feild. No search, no auto-complete. Very lightweight, very simplistic.

What do you think of my suggestion, a couple of replies up?

There is a keyboard shortcut -- option-shift-n, but I guess you have to have Terminal active to do it from the keyboard. But it seems like there's probably a clever way to accomplish that.

But also, welcome to OS X. OS X is good at having good ways of accomplishing things. It has never been good at doing things your way.

 

[qtip919]

What do you think of my suggestion, a couple of replies up?

There is a keyboard shortcut -- option-shift-n, but I guess you have to have Terminal active to do it from the keyboard. But it seems like there's probably a clever way to accomplish that.

But also, welcome to OS X. OS X is good at having good ways of accomplishing things. It has never been good at doing things your way.

yes indeed...very close...

and getting this close is as good as I should expect for something that is totally platform unique.

However, I am now getting a clear picture of the kind of interest in this feature and I have some neat ideas now on how this can be expanded upon...

thanks to all who contributed to this discussion!