#Typinator quick search hotkey pdf#

One is the pdf (sometimes with a bizarre name) and the other is an html file containing the URL link which opens the PDF file. One example: if I had dragged and dropped a research study PDF into Evernote (= 1 note in Evernote), the result after the DevonThink migration is not a single item, but instead a subgroup with the same title as the Evernote PDF note, but containing 2 files. The problem is that for some mysterious reason, DevonThink automatically converted thousands of Evernote notes into subgroups. My evernote notebooks (=groups=folders) were imported as groups and each one of those groups filled up with the Evernote notes belonging to that notebook/group. In the migration process (DevonThink → File → Import → Notes from Evernote). If the term bug is too strong or it is not a bug, I apologize to 2020 I migrated from Evernote to DevonThink and followed the DevonThink procedure to do so. It is basically designed to address what one could consider a bug in DevonThink. I did not want to add to an already long text. The misunderstanding is totally my fault for not going into enough detail in my explanation. Typinator search is excellent → click on the group subgroup you are looking for → it will automatically be inserted into the DevonThink search popup search field→ press enter to goto, move think that there is a big misunderstanding as to the purpose of my Typinator workflow above. When the search popup is displayed and your cursor is inside the search field → type the typinator quick search shortcut → important: type the Typinator DevonThink set keyword (I use dev) followed by a single space → type any word or partial word from any of your groups or subgroups. In or from outside DevonThink, open the DevonThink search popup, for goto, move to copy to and all actions which trigger the DevonThink search popup from outside DevonThink (file drag and drop, mail plugin and a gazillion others) Can assign that shortcut to a BTT trackpad gesture if you want. Remember the keyword for the DevonThink set.Ĭonfigure Typinator Quick Search shortcutĬlick large gear above “Action” → Preferences → Activation → choose a Quick Search Shortcut (I use ⌃⌥ ⌘Q). The keyword has to be short and unique (other Typinator sets should not have the same keyword).

Most important are steps 2, 3 and 4 UNcheck abbreviations, check expansions and insert a keyword. Right click on set → set info…→ setup as per my annotated image below. Save the txt file, give it a name like 'DevonThink Groups SubGroups 'and remember in which folder it isĬlick large gear above “Action” → Sets→ Import → a new set with the file name will appear in your Typinator set listing Insert a tab at the beginning of each line which I do using a regex search and replace Get rid of bits of garbage like extra characters, spaces and tabs are the beginning of each line Insert listing into txt file with textedit or bbedit Use Bluefrog’s last script to create a listing of groups and subgroupsĭo NOT create a special typinator set for the moment

#Typinator quick search hotkey how to#

How to search, go to, copy to, move to in DevonThink using Typinator

#Typinator quick search hotkey code#

There’s not enough info provided to code for a specific situation and you know I prefer to teach a man to fish whenever here is the final product. The third handling multiple selections and utilizing a handler to swap text delimiters.The second utilizing the set the clipboard command and some small error trapping, including prompting for a singular selection.The first was a simple return of results.PS: I’m interating over concepts here, and hopefully showing that iteration with subsequent scripts. Set AppleScript's text item delimiters to linefeed Set the clipboard to (groupList as string)

Set AppleScript's text item delimiters to od Set subGroupNames to (name of ((parents of current database) whose (location contains recLoc)))Ĭopy (subGroupNames as string) to end of groupListĭisplay alert (name of theRecord as string) & ' has no subgroups.' Repeat with theRecord in (selected records) Here’s a version for multiple selected groups… set od to AppleScript's text item delimiters That’s a general rule for scripting a selection. The selection should be made in the item list.