It's actually not in the services preferences dialog. It's in the services menu, but in a dialog called "folder actions setup". You might try doing a VO-f2 twice quickly to see if you can choose the dialog window from the window list. I've never had to do this, but it's worth a try.
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 27, 2014, at 5:55 AM, Richard Ring <[email protected]> wrote: > I've tried it while focusing on the desktop and on my downloads folder. Maybe > a disk repair. > > > You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding > Sent from my Mac Book Pro > [email protected] > > On Feb 27, 2014, at 7:53 AM, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Are you first focusing on the folder to whitch you wish the script to take >> effect? IF you are, don't know what to suggest exept maybe to run a disk >> repair and restart. >> >> >> 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 27, 2014, at 7:33 AM, Richard Ring <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The problem I have, is, I can't do that, because when I attempt to open the >>> dialog box in services, it simply doesn't open. >>> >>> >>> You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of >>> Fielding >>> Sent from my Mac Book Pro >>> [email protected] >>> >>> On Feb 27, 2014, at 7:18 AM, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Choose the script you want to apply. You will not see the check box until >>>> you make a choice. I'd focus on the folder to which you want to have this >>>> apply first though. >>>> >>>> >>>> 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 27, 2014, at 6:26 AM, Richard Ring <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> OK, this slow person would like a refresher. Where is the check box to be >>>>> found that must be checked in order to enable folder actions? Is it in >>>>> service preferences? When I go to services preferences, I see a table of >>>>> keyboard short cut categories. I don't see how that relates to folder >>>>> actions. >>>>> >>>>> You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of >>>>> Fielding >>>>> Sent from my Mac Book Pro >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 10:07 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yep, it's one of my favorite features in Mac Os X. >>>>>> >>>>>> Teresa >>>>>> >>>>>> Slow down; you'll get there faster. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 6:45 PM, Agent086b <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> thanks it now works. I suggest that if you are not sure if this works. >>>>>>> try and download a file. I did and was surprised to find a notice that >>>>>>> I had downloaded a file. I thought that I did not get it correct. >>>>>>> Thanks all. >>>>>>> Max >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 27 Feb 2014, at 11:35 am, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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. 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