Quicksilver

Droplet

A droplet is a Quicksilver command packaged as an object in the Finder. Double-clicking on one can begin the execution of the command it packages. Presumably its name suggests that other objects can be dropped on a droplet to 'complete' a command and then execute this 'completed' command.

To create a droplet:

  1. Specify a command in the command window in the usual fashion (i.e. begin by activating QS' command window)
  2. Once the command is complete, press Control-Return -- this will place a single object representing the specified command into the first pane.
  3. Specify 'Save Command to File...' as the action
  4. Press TAB to move focus to the third pane and select a folder to save the command to
  5. Press RETURN

If successful, the result should a file named after the command with the extension 'qscommand' -- presumably, this is what is referred to as a droplet.

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