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Bring back Save As…

We should probably be told to ‘embrace the future’ of Lion’s new file versioning system; automatic saving, duplicates and versions. However, I just can’t seem to get my head around the lack of a ‘Save As…’ option in apps like TextEdit and Preview today.

Quicksilver - gimme a hand, will you?

If you’re tired of having to:

• duplicate a document, then
• select ‘Save…’

just download this script** and place it into the folder located at ~/Library/Scripts. With the script installed, head over to Quicksilver’s Triggers preference pane, and create a new trigger for

"Save As..." ⇥ "Run"

(make sure you have the ‘Run’ action (the one with the AppleScript icon) enabled in the Preferences > Actions pane) - see image below

Be sure to set up the trigger to use your familiar ⌘⇧S shortcut, and enable it only in applications that use Lion’s new versioning system: TextEdit, Preview, etc.

One less step to ‘Save As…’. Easy with Quicksilver.

** Be sure to check ‘Enable access for assistive devices’ in the Universal Access preference pane in System Preferences.
Also, if you use OS X in any other language other than English, you will need to open up the script file and change the words ‘Duplicate’ and ‘File’ to your local language in the following line:

Posted 11 months ago — 3 notes