When I installed Adium it asked if i wanted to install this program called Growl. Although i declined it at the time, i'm noticing more and more programs are asking if i want it. What do you think about it??
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What do you think about Growl?
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I use it...it's great for Adium. And you can set it up to work with Mail through GrowlMail, GrowlTunes, some RSS readers (such as Vienna), Skype, and Quicksilver. It's awesome IMHO. I especially like it for Mail, because it will flash it's little notification and you can see who wrote and the first part of it, so you know if it's an important mail or not.
In one word: Wonderful.
I really really enjoy how Growl interacts with Adium, and also Quicksilver. Other programs work good with it too, but it is very helpful on small screen computers, like my 12" iBook, to have a temporary message brought to the front. I recommend it fully.
I really really enjoy how Growl interacts with Adium, and also Quicksilver. Other programs work good with it too, but it is very helpful on small screen computers, like my 12" iBook, to have a temporary message brought to the front. I recommend it fully.
You need to make sure they pair up correctly (quit both of them, then launch Growl and then launch Adium...they should recognize each other then)...and then configure the Events tab of Adium's preference pane to display messages when you want.
yeah growl is amazing and very useful...it makes PC users jelious
Thankfully its bundled with Adium, otherwise a lot fewer people would have it
It co-exists with so many of my applications that I don't even notice it's a seperate application anymore, I take it for granted. For example I installed Transmission the other day and Growl is automatically working with it.
And yes, it makes PC users jealous.
Fully Recommended.
And yes, it makes PC users jealous.
Fully Recommended.
I'm a big fan of Growl. Of course it isn't without its limitations, and some programs abuse it by spamming notifications, but it's pretty simple to customize and setup. I'd highly recommend it.
I've tried it all. Adium shows up as registered with Growl but Growl simply doesn't show up in Adium's Even tab, I can't even add it using the "+" box.
Please tell me how you use growl with Quicksilver?
What else does QS do other than launch apps?
thanks
oh, and ya to the OP, Growl is a life saver for IM chats in Adium, iChat and Skype, saves you from having to stare at the stupid chat box the whole time, and allows you to do other stuff
Well...I know it can use Growl for notification (because it shows up in my Growl applications tab). That said, I don't think Quicksilver has ever used Growl to notify me of anything.
QS can do a lot more than just launch apps. You have to turn of some of the advanced features and enable some of the modules for full effect. This blog has some cool examples.
Go to QS Prefs>Handlers and find Growl under notification. It's helpful to have Growl take care of some things with QS, but overall isn't absolutely necessary.
That's how it's setup...maybe I just don't notice which ones are QS notifications because I installed Growl and Quicksilver the same day.
Growl is just as amazing as adium, its great eye candy but also useful, adium wise and with battery features as well as the Gmail notifier....i love it
QuickSilver Rules!!!
Believe me, once you learn how to use it it makes your life easier.
I'll give you a quick/basic example:
(define a shortcut to open the QuickSilver Bezel, I use opt + tab)
Press the shortcut, the bezel appears, drag a file from the desktop/folder/etc into the bezel box, press tab, type the person that you want to send this file to (4 letters should be enough) , press tab again, type "e-mail" and press Enter.
Result: It opens the Mail.app with the "To" field already filled with the adress book reference to the person you typed and the attachment already added to the message
It's amazing, and it works with almost everything in OSX. Highly recommended.
BTW - I've never seen a Growl pop-up related to QuickSilver, maybe I haven't activated the module yet
Believe me, once you learn how to use it it makes your life easier.
I'll give you a quick/basic example:
(define a shortcut to open the QuickSilver Bezel, I use opt + tab)
Press the shortcut, the bezel appears, drag a file from the desktop/folder/etc into the bezel box, press tab, type the person that you want to send this file to (4 letters should be enough) , press tab again, type "e-mail" and press Enter.
Result: It opens the Mail.app with the "To" field already filled with the adress book reference to the person you typed and the attachment already added to the message
It's amazing, and it works with almost everything in OSX. Highly recommended.
BTW - I've never seen a Growl pop-up related to QuickSilver, maybe I haven't activated the module yet
Not a great example since it sounds easier to drag a file to the mail dock icon (which opens a new message window and attaches the file) and then type the first few letters of the addressee (as long as they are in your address book). Fewer steps I'm afraid.Press the shortcut, the bezel appears, drag a file from the desktop/folder/etc into the bezel box, press tab, type the person that you want to send this file to (4 letters should be enough) , press tab again, type "e-mail" and press Enter.
Result: It opens the Mail.app with the "To" field already filled with the adress book reference to the person you typed and the attachment already added to the message
Growl should really be a part of the OS. Until then, its definitely a must-have. I have yet to find many apps that I use that are compatible (80% of my apps are Apple apps), but it is interesting that they have command line tools to post growl notifications, so you can easily integrate growl from shell scripts.
But a lot of people don't want to have many dock icons...myself I only have three apps
I downloaded it and i'v egot it up and running. The only nussence is having to open the itunes growl program everytime i turn the computer on. Unless I have it configured wrong, it's a seperate app from growl, so it's a set of headphones next to the claw on the top of my screen (where the clock, bluetooth, airport, etc are)