Spotlight of late tries to deliver as much to you in the pop-up Command-Space interface.
Very nice, but Apple have forgotten that this superficial view might not be the end of your activity.
For example, if I search for a contact I will very often also want to open that in Contacts. It knows that I am looking at a contact, but try to find a way to open that information in contacts. The things you click on will take you to unexpected places, like Finder views. It prioritises things like photos, files and email messages.
In fact there is a way, almost hidden near the bottom: a very little "Open in Contacts" link.
Dictionary results are even worse. You get the results of your term from one dictionary, but all the hyperlinks that are present in the dictionary content don't actually work in this view, and you can't get to the Dictionary from it at all.
So you might as well have not bothered, and simply opened Dictionary to do your search there in the first place.
On 15 Apr 2023 at 11:52:03 BST, "D.M. Procida" <[email protected]> wrote:
Spotlight of late tries to deliver as much to you in the pop-up
I've long since given up on it to search for items on my Macs.
I now use Find Any File for a modest fee.
In article <u1e0jq$3b8fs$[email protected]>, Alan B <[email protected]d> wrote:
On 15 Apr 2023 at 11:52:03 BST, "D.M. Procida" <[email protected]> wrote:
Spotlight of late tries to deliver as much to you in the pop-up
...
I've long since given up on it to search for items on my Macs.
some people call it stoplight.
On 15 Apr 2023 at 11:52:03 BST, "D.M. Procida" <[email protected]> wrote:
Spotlight of late tries to deliver as much to you in the pop-up Command-Space
interface.
Very nice, but Apple have forgotten that this superficial view might not be >> the end of your activity.
For example, if I search for a contact I will very often also want to open >> that in Contacts. It knows that I am looking at a contact, but try to find a >> way to open that information in contacts. The things you click on will take >> you to unexpected places, like Finder views. It prioritises things like
photos, files and email messages.
In fact there is a way, almost hidden near the bottom: a very little "Open in
Contacts" link.
Dictionary results are even worse. You get the results of your term from one >> dictionary, but all the hyperlinks that are present in the dictionary content
don't actually work in this view, and you can't get to the Dictionary from it
at all.
So you might as well have not bothered, and simply opened Dictionary to do >> your search there in the first place.
I've long since given up on it to search for items on my Macs. I now use Find Any File for a modest fee.
<http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/>
I've long since given up on it to search for items on my Macs. I now use Find
Any File for a modest fee.
<http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/>
I've had a quick look, and I'll give it a try. I don't use Spotlight all that often, but when I do it exasperates me. It used to be much simpler (and therefore easier to use); now it swamps me with infomation I don't want.
Thanks for the tip!
On 16 Apr 2023, John Hill wrote
(in article <u1gcsf$2ftgn$[email protected]>):
I've long since given up on it to search for items on my Macs. I now use >>> Find
Any File for a modest fee.
<http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/>
I've had a quick look, and I'll give it a try. I don't use Spotlight all that
often, but when I do it exasperates me. It used to be much simpler (and
therefore easier to use); now it swamps me with infomation I don't want.
Thanks for the tip!
I use HoudahSpot, which I find excellent.
On 15 Apr 2023 at 12:08:42 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
On 15 Apr 2023 at 11:52:03 BST, "D.M. Procida"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Spotlight of late tries to deliver as much to you in the pop-up Command-Space
interface.
Very nice, but Apple have forgotten that this superficial view might not be >>> the end of your activity.
For example, if I search for a contact I will very often also want to open >>> that in Contacts. It knows that I am looking at a contact, but try to find a
way to open that information in contacts. The things you click on will take >>> you to unexpected places, like Finder views. It prioritises things like
photos, files and email messages.
In fact there is a way, almost hidden near the bottom: a very little "Open in
Contacts" link.
Dictionary results are even worse. You get the results of your term from one
dictionary, but all the hyperlinks that are present in the dictionary content
don't actually work in this view, and you can't get to the Dictionary from it
at all.
So you might as well have not bothered, and simply opened Dictionary to do >>> your search there in the first place.
I've long since given up on it to search for items on my Macs. I now use Find
Any File for a modest fee.
<http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/>
I've had a quick look, and I'll give it a try. I don't use Spotlight all that often, but when I do it exasperates me. It used to be much simpler (and therefore easier to use); now it swamps me with infomation I don't want.
Thanks for the tip!
On 16/04/2023 09:50, John Hill wrote:
On 15 Apr 2023 at 12:08:42 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d> wrote:
On 15 Apr 2023 at 11:52:03 BST, "D.M. Procida"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Spotlight of late tries to deliver as much to you in the pop-up Command-Space
interface.
Very nice, but Apple have forgotten that this superficial view might not be
the end of your activity.
For example, if I search for a contact I will very often also want to open
that in Contacts. It knows that I am looking at a contact, but try to find a
way to open that information in contacts. The things you click on will take
you to unexpected places, like Finder views. It prioritises things like >>> photos, files and email messages.
In fact there is a way, almost hidden near the bottom: a very little "Open in
Contacts" link.
Dictionary results are even worse. You get the results of your term from one
dictionary, but all the hyperlinks that are present in the dictionary content
don't actually work in this view, and you can't get to the Dictionary from it
at all.
So you might as well have not bothered, and simply opened Dictionary to do
your search there in the first place.
I've long since given up on it to search for items on my Macs. I now use Find
Any File for a modest fee.
<http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/>
I've had a quick look, and I'll give it a try. I don't use Spotlight all that
often, but when I do it exasperates me. It used to be much simpler (and therefore easier to use); now it swamps me with infomation I don't want.
Thanks for the tip!Hello John!
As mentioned by TT ....
"A popular alternative to FAF is EasyFind by DEVONtechnologies. It
offers a different search interface and has a single-window user
interface which you might prefer. And it's free!"
https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/freeware
I've been using EasyFind for many years. It's good! 🙂
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