Check the box. I have mine checked. If the script works with it unchecked, I'm
truly stumped. :)
HtH,
Teresa
"We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan
On Feb 26, 2014, at 5:15 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rforet7...@comcast.net> wrote:
> It seemed to work for me. Only question I have is this. Do I check the
> allow folder actions box or leave it unchecked. I focused on the downloads
> folder before I went in to services options.
>
>
> Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind
> built-in!
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user!
>
> On Feb 26, 2014, at 6:35 PM, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote:
>
>> Try going into finder, Finder menu, services, Folder Actions. I did this
>> from the desktop, but it doesn't matter which folder. There will be a
>> checkbox that says "enable folder actions." Close this window with
>> command-w. Find the downloads folder again and try going to folder actions
>> setup. You should be able to find the scripts and actions once you've
>> enabled it.
>>
>> HtH,
>> Teresa
>>
>> "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too
>> dark to read."--Groucho Marx
>>
>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Agent086b <agent0...@bigpond.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I am trying to carry out your instructions to hear when a file is
>>> downloaded to my downloads folder.
>>> In Finder I go to the downloads folder to services it says no services.
>>> Then I go down and it says services preferences Here I find some tabs
>>> keyboard, text, shortcuts then input sauces. Looking at each of these it is
>>> not apparent where to add a script.
>>> Can anybody walk me through how to do this? I have been trying Google for
>>> quite some time this morning with no real luck.
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>> Max
>>>
>>>
>>> On 26 Feb 2014, at 1:10 pm, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I'm happy to report that the folder actions script for notifying when a
>>>> new item is downloaded now works properly. This is a wonderful little
>>>> utility that Finder has. Basically, you find the folder you want, go to
>>>> the finder menu, and choose services submenu, then folder actions setup. A
>>>> dialog opens up and you can select the script you want to run when a
>>>> particular action is done to a folder. I always liked being notified when
>>>> a new item was placed in my downloads folder. Unfortunately, the script
>>>> didn't work when Mavericks first came out. Now it does. :)
>>>>
>>>> Teresa
>>>
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