To use it, save the .icns file into the resources folder of your skEdit app, then open the info.plist file and duplicate the branch for .cfm, replacing with cfc where neccessary. The final step is too move the skEdit bundle from /Applications to the ~/Desktop and back. Apparently this forces the Launch Services Cache to updates it’s database.

There is also a .tpl icon for those working on projects with .tpl template files.

Download CFC icon | Download TPL icon

In response to Sam’s comments:

So after a week of using QuickSilver I do like it, I can understand why people like it, the extra stuff is wicked cool, but after two weeks I’m going back to LaunchBar. Probably the main reason is speed and learning. LaunchBar is way faster then QuickSilver. For me it is almost always instant, quicksilver is slowing me down (part of this I know is because I am more used to LaunchBar) it takes a while for it to come to the front, it takes a while to list the choices, and it doesn’t seem to learn that ‘int’ is short for interarchy …

First up, while QuickSilver does learn which items are your favorites based on how often you choose them, you can also ‘teach’ Quicksilver which items to list first by typing your letters and then right-clicking on an item and choose ‘Set a default’ or ‘Reduce score’

After having done that with a few of my favorite programs, I can now type RD for ‘Remote Desktop Connection’, V gets me Chicken of the VNC, VL returns Video Lan Player and so on.

Second, Quicksilver is much, much faster if you take the time to setup your Catalogue. I chose my Applications, Download, Music, Documents, Sites, and Pictures folders. It is also very worthwhile to turn off the Actions you don’t use. I actually only have about 20 Actions ticked out of 125.

If you’re really picky you can also choose which filetypes are returned for each Custom Folder in your Catalogue. For the Applications I have ‘application’ .app, and .fold = folders. Sites has .php, .cfm, .html, .gif, .jpg, .swf, etc. Downloads has .zip, .sit, .fold, .img etc. This helps reduce junk matches like xml files in your iTunes catalogue, or html help file from your Applications catalogue. It sounds like a lot of work but these tweaks were done over several months as I started to learn the program and really make it work to my style.

Finally, it is definitely worth taking a look at the Flashlight interface. It looks just like Spotlight, only on the left hand side, and shows how QuickSilver is probably what Spotlight/Snotlight should have been.

The following is an skEdit user script. skEdit user scripts are based on the Xcode user script format. This script uploads the current file using the Auto-Upload feature of Interarchy.

Ideally I’d like to map this to command+u or command+option+u (to match Dreamweaver). However these shortcuts are used by other menu commands (Path to File/Underline). I tried the Keyboard & Mouse prefpane, but it doesn’t stick.


#! /bin/sh
#
# Upload.sh - Uploads the current file using Interarchy Auto-upload.
#
# -- PB User Script Info --
# %%%{PBXName=Upload}%%%
# %%%{PBXInput=None}%%%
# %%%{PBXOutput=Discard}%%%
# %%%{PBXKeyEquivalent=@~u}%%%
#


osascript < < eof
set p to "%%%{PBXFilePath}%%%"
set a to POSIX file p
tell application "Interarchy"
open a
end tell
eof


I’ve also upgraded to Interarchy 8.1 since the Stairways team have fixed a lot of bugs between 8.0 and the current version. The UI is now very refined with a 10.4 unified interface and detailed icons enhancing the looks of the application, some cool new features such a Amazon S3 support which I want to look into further, as well as improved mirroring options such as dry-run. The other main factor is that at $19 the upgrade price is a steal. However, the above script should also work with version 7.

1. Add the Interarchy application icon to your finder toolbar.
2. Setup an Auto-upload bookmark in interarchy.
3. Create a new Smart folder called Recent Edits. Set it to show files from your local site folder. Also set it to show files modified today. When you edit a graphic, swf, or html file it will show up in your smart folder.
4. You can then drag it onto your Interarchy icon in the finder toolbar and Interarchy will upload it to the correct place on your ftp/sftp server.

Interarchy was recently updated to version 8, but judging by the issues cropping up on the mailing list, I think I’m gonna wait until the 8.0.1 release comes out.


/* IntelliTxt */
#tooltipbox {
display: none !important;
}
.iAs {
text-decoration:none !important;
border-bottom:none !important;
font-style:inherit !important;
color:inherit !important;
cursor:default;
}


The links are still clickable and still go through to the correct advertiser, but you’ll have a hard time finding the links.

“In this tutorial, I will teach you all you need to know to be able to craft powerful time-saving regular expressions. I will start with the most basic concepts, so that you can follow this tutorial even if you know nothing at all about regular expressions yet.”

“But I will not stop there. I will also explain how a regular expression engine works on the inside, and alert you at the consequences. This will help you to understand quickly why a particular regex does not do what you initially expected. It will save you lots of guesswork and head scratching when you need to write more complex regexes.”

Very helpful, and very worthwhile if you are getting into any language that has regexp support, but also to let you know what you are missing out on with applications that have regular find and replace dialogs such as Word or Pages.

Below are some samples found in the gallery. The look of the charts kicks arse over the charts available in Coldfusion MX, plus its built around a really simple little flash files, so its completely platform independent. No need for any server side processing.

There’s a freebie version that links back to the Maanis.us website, as well as a $35 single site licence and a $500 site licence. Pretty cool for 44KB

Sample Chart

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Google Sitemap Generator for WordPress v2 Final

Not sure that WordPress necessarily needs a sitemap generator, as the built-in Permalink system is already pretty good. A human readable sitemap generator could be useful for larger sites though.

What I really need to do is build something I can use with the ColdFusion site I look after. That system was built before the blog buzz, and really isn’t well geared towards SEO. I think that the Google Sitemap tech will be most useful for these older sites.

Explosivo

Audio Dynamite

Audio Dynamite Diagram

This is the Quartz Composer Connection Diagram of Audio Dynamite (some sort of UML I guess). The spectrum output of the Audio Input has been hooked up to a Particle System, to the X, Y, Z velocity via Adder/Subtractor units. To get the values for each of the 12 channels available, the Spectrum is run through a Structure Index Member unit.

X,Y,Z position is controlled by the Volume Peak connected to the Max of Random number generator.

The screensaver unit has options to control the colour, movement, size, lifetime. This is really easy to do from Quartz Composer, you just ‘Publish’ the thing you want to have as user options in the Desktop/Screensaver PrefPane.

Explosivo Diagram

Explosivo was the prototype. In some ways I still like it more than Audio Dynamite because it reacts to sound more obviously. The Volume peak is connected to Max Size, Lifetime, and Size Delta of the Particle System. Range units limit the effect of loud noises. Random units power Colour.