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Automator with the Quartz Composer interface

17th May 2005, 03:46 pm

I know nothing. I’m told nothing. I’m the last to find out. that being said… I’m having some ideas about automator.

I’m looking at automator. A simple interface for creating automated workflows. each block takes input from the block before it…

The problem here is that if you want to get the finder items, and ask for what you want the spotlight comments to be, you can’t. It just doesn’t work. Automator is one-dimensional. If the output from the previous block doesn’t match up to what the next block is expecting for input, you’re hosed. Consequently, you’re limited to some really basic actions.

I’m drooling over Quartz Composer. It’s ease of use is a real shock. You pretty much can’t break it, it just won’t connect the things you’re trying to connect if they don’t work the way you’re trying. It also allows you to do more sophisticated things… like flow input into an action from more than one source.

Hmm, two programs with drag and drop actions that control/give/take input from the user or other actions. One is one dimensional and inflexible (automator), the other takes a few more brain cells, but is infinitely more expandable and useful (quartz composer)… please oh please, tell me automator will get the same treatment as quartz composer… it’s so much nicer to work with.

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