LaunchBar 4.0b1
LaunchBar 4.0b1 is out. It is rock solid, faster than version 3, has a bunch of new features, but remains focused on being a fast, habit learning,
One of the cool new features is Search Templates. With search templates, I can type [cmd-spc]goo[spc]MWI essentials[return] and up pops a Safari window with all I need to know about the scamming asses that charged my wife’s credit card without her permission.
In the configuration window, it is easy (but not easy enough — feature request filed) to add new search templates. Select Search Templates in the configuration list, name the template, and paste in the search URL. Replace the part of the URL that contains your search term with a ‘*’ and LaunchBar shoves whatever you type as the search into the URL before passing it off to the system.
Simple. Elegant. Just works. I use it a dozen+ times a day without even thinking about it.
Some additional recipes (Thanks Ben, Patrice, and others!):
- Amazon Books
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?mode=books&keyword=*
- Amazon Music
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?mode=music&keyword=*
- Epicurious — Food
- http://www.epicurious.com/s97is.vts?action=filtersearch&filter=recipe-filter.hts&collection=Recipes&ResultTemplate=recipe-results.hts&queryType=and&keyword=*
- MacUpdate
- http://www.macupdate.com/search.php?keywords=*
- Plants Database
- http://plantsdatabase.com/search.php?search_text=*
- Python (Current release)
- http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/pyhelp.cgi?keyword=*&version=current
- WebTender
- http://www.webtender.com/cgi-bin/search?show=20&verbose=on&name=*
- WebTender Ingredients
- http://www.webtender.com/cgi-bin/search?show=20&verbose=on&ingr=*
- CocoaDev Wiki
- http://www.cocoadev.com/index.pl?search=*
Books, plants, google, APIs, and drink recipes all one [cmd-spc]…[spc]…[return] away.