QuickSilver vs Spotlight?

[airfang]

Is it recommended to just disable shortcut for Spotlight and leave it for QuickSilver?

Is there anything that Spotlight can do while QuickSilver cant ?

Thanks

 

[eji]

I don't know if it's recommended, but I went with the Command-Space shortcut for Quicksilver and substituted F1 for Spotlight. I use QS a lot more than Spotlight, and I find Command-Space easier. I take it you know how to do that?

As for what the difference between the two is, see this thread, and in the future do a quick search of the MacRumors forums before posting. That's only the most recent thread. There are probably hundreds of others like it.

 

[pianoman]

you don't necessarily need to disable the command for spotlight. i still use the spotlight key combo and use another for QS (double command and option+command). there are many combinations you can make with the shift, control, option, and command keys and the space bar.

 

[airfang]

Thanks guys for prompt repy,

since I need also to worry about efficiency of switchin inputs(I am Chinese)

Finally I went with:

ctrl + space => Spotlight (least used)
alt + space => QS (more frequently used)
command + space => switching input (most frequently used)

 

[Angrist]

Single option for quicksilver for me.

I hardly ever use spotlight

 

[M@lew]

I use Quicksilver for launching, but if I really want to search deep for a file, I use Spotlight.

 

[dukeblue91]

I use Quicksilver for launching, but if I really want to search deep for a file, I use Spotlight.

Same here.

 

[AliensAreFuzzy]

I always use Quicksilver for launching applications, where I use Spotlight to look for files. I changed Spotlight to option-space and command-space for Quicksilver.

 

[PlaceofDis]

they both have their uses, so i wouldn't disable spotlight at all. quicksilver doesn't index your hard drive the same way that spotlight does afaik. although i must say that i use spotlight a lot less than quicksilver.