this sucks.. I prefer the old google desktop better?

[Andy]

it doesnt search my desktop any more.. and cant see how to make it do
it?

[Tamara Crowe]

As I understand it, it's not a replacement for Google Desktop. It doesn't search on its own, it depends on Spotlight. You can run both.

[Joel Esler]

Correct, it's not a replacement for Google Desktop, it's also not a replacement for Spotlight.

It's "kinda" a replacement for QuickSilver.  

J

[efbl]

okay, I can live with that, couple questions now, 1, how can I
uninstall QSB (tried deleting out of the app folder, comes back up on
reboot) and 2, where can I download desktop now that it's gone too?

On Sep 3, 6:34 am, Joel Esler <esl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Correct, it's not a replacement for Google Desktop, it's also not a
> replacement for Spotlight.
> It's "kinda" a replacement for QuickSilver.
>
> J
>
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Tamara Crowe <tam...@darkglass.org> wrote:
> > As I understand it, it's not a replacement for Google Desktop. It doesn't
> > search on its own, it depends on Spotlight. You can run both.
>

[Dave MacLachlan]

Actually QSB is a replacement for Google Desktop. We are not going to
be supporting Google Desktop on Snow Leopard. To go back to your
original question, could you give me more details on what it isn't
finding? Have you tried turning the spotlight source on?

To answer your secondary questions,

1) you should be able to delete it by throwing it in the trash. That's
very odd.
2) If you aren't running on Snow Leopard, http://desktop.google.com/
mac/ should do it

We know the spotlight source is a little slow right now, hence it's
not turned on by default. We are working on making it faster as part
of our new cobalt release, which you can get a beta of at:

http://qsb-mac.googlecode.com/files/GoogleQuickSearchBox-2.0.0.1674.Release.dmg

Cheers,
Dave

[Joel Esler]

That's a good clarification.  I always mentally thought of them being two different things, as they performed two different functions.

I find QSB to be a bit less "intrusive" than Google Desktop.

Thanks.

J

[efbl]

You are correct, I am on SL. After I moved the app to trash is would
re-appear on reboot, after I clicked do not start at start up (or
something to that effect) and reboot it doesn't seem to be there
anymore.
On the fence about the beta

On Sep 3, 9:27 am, Dave MacLachlan <dmacl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually QSB is a replacement for Google Desktop. We are not going to  
> be supporting Google Desktop on Snow Leopard. To go back to your  
> original question, could you give me more details on what it isn't  
> finding? Have you tried turning the spotlight source on?
>
> To answer your secondary questions,
>
> 1) you should be able to delete it by throwing it in the trash. That's  
> very odd.

> 2) If you aren't running on Snow Leopard,http://desktop.google.com/

> mac/ should do it
>
> We know the spotlight source is a little slow right now, hence it's  
> not turned on by default. We are working on making it faster as part  
> of our new cobalt release, which you can get a beta of at:
>

> http://qsb-mac.googlecode.com/files/GoogleQuickSearchBox-2.0.0.1674.R...

[efbl]

Another feature that would make it extremely helpful is a quick view
option right from the results list, especially for searching emails or
docs, would be huge

On Sep 3, 9:27 am, Dave MacLachlan <dmacl...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually QSB is a replacement for Google Desktop. We are not going to  
> be supporting Google Desktop on Snow Leopard. To go back to your  
> original question, could you give me more details on what it isn't  
> finding? Have you tried turning the spotlight source on?
>
> To answer your secondary questions,
>
> 1) you should be able to delete it by throwing it in the trash. That's  
> very odd.

> 2) If you aren't running on Snow Leopard,http://desktop.google.com/

> mac/ should do it
>
> We know the spotlight source is a little slow right now, hence it's  
> not turned on by default. We are working on making it faster as part  
> of our new cobalt release, which you can get a beta of at:
>

> http://qsb-mac.googlecode.com/files/GoogleQuickSearchBox-2.0.0.1674.R...

[Dave MacLachlan]

If you hit tab (or right arrow) on a result, and then type "Q" and hit
return you should get a quick look. Am I missing something from your
request?

Cheers,
Dave

[Dave MacLachlan]

On Sep 4, 2009, at 8:49 AM, efbl wrote:

>
> You are correct, I am on SL. After I moved the app to trash is would
> re-appear on reboot, after I clicked do not start at start up (or
> something to that effect) and reboot it doesn't seem to be there
> anymore.
> On the fence about the beta

What "has you on the fence"? Would be happy to hear about the
negatives. Would be even happier if you had a chance to file them as
enhancement issues here:

http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/list

[Larry Meadors]

Check to make sure it's not in your login items... or empty your trash
- I've seen cases where dragging apps to the trash doesn't make them
go away until you empty the trash. :-/

Larry

[editor gerry]

Okay so it is a replacement but it does not do the same things as I
found out, at least the viewing on a web browser

Anyway... You say it works with the spotlight engine, however, I still
may use it as it finds things inside the system -- sort of if you type
the whole title of the file -- much better than spotlight does and I
despise spotlight on 10.5 or 10.6.

The finder find on any other Mac OS found anything.

I only used Google Desktop to search my computer with more results
than spotlight, I do not need internet searching from the desktop,
although others may, I find it redundant to the other thousand ways
that there are, since one already opens a browser to begin with... I
know, i know, creatures of habit. but that feature is not important to
me.

[Dave MacLachlan]

On Sep 5, 2009, at 9:15 AM, editor gerry wrote:

>
> Okay so it is a replacement but it does not do the same things as I
> found out, at least the viewing on a web browser

According to our statistics, less than 1% of our users used the view
in web browser functionality of Google Desktop, and it was quite
fragile. Safari on Snow Leopard certainly would've broken us.

> Anyway... You say it works with the spotlight engine, however, I still
> may use it as it finds things inside the system -- sort of if you type
> the whole title of the file -- much better than spotlight does and I
> despise spotlight on 10.5 or 10.6.

What do you despise about spotlight?

>
> The finder find on any other Mac OS found anything.

Which other Mac OS are you referring to? OS 9?

>
> I only used Google Desktop to search my computer with more results
> than spotlight, I do not need internet searching from the desktop,
> although others may, I find it redundant to the other thousand ways
> that there are, since one already opens a browser to begin with... I
> know, i know, creatures of habit. but that feature is not important to
> me.

Have you checked out any of the actions? Or being able to search
Google Docs etc?

Cheers,
Dave

[editor gerry]

On Sep 5, 2:10 pm, Dave MacLachlan <dmacl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 5, 2009, at 9:15 AM, editor gerry wrote:
>
>
>
> > Okay so it is a replacement but it does not do the same things as I
> > found out, at least the viewing on a web browser
>
> According to our statistics, less than 1% of our users used the view  
> in web browser functionality of Google Desktop, and it was quite  
> fragile. Safari on Snow Leopard certainly would've broken us.

Really? on both parts.

I like looking at the files and coming back to them without having to
retype my search string

and sorry about safari...

> > Anyway... You say it works with the spotlight engine, however, I still
> > may use it as it finds things inside the system -- sort of if you type
> > the whole title of the file -- much better than spotlight does and I
> > despise spotlight on 10.5 or 10.6.
>
> What do you despise about spotlight?

it is weak. I have to continue to ask it to search my entire computer
and then it still does not find what I want. I have to go inside the
adium folder and grab the item myself.

>
> > The finder find on any other Mac OS found anything.
>
> Which other Mac OS are you referring to? OS 9?

10.3 - 10.4

command+f search .plist and all the .plists show up

in spotlight never did that, of course trying to make an example and
it finds .plists just now -- i must have done what you mention below
or my son did. but I do not have a specific file i need to find right
now but I know it won't find it -- maybe. It never pulled up .plists
before or anything inside the system folder not just the users folder,
ah ha!!!

it doesn't search the system folder...

There are times i need to find a patch or shape for dvd studio pro
which is inside volumes/library/application support/dvd studio pro/
and it will not find it.

but with command+f and having system files included it finds it on
10.5, but 10.4 and lower, command+f finds everything -- never had a
problem finding what I needed and more.

google desktop found everything and QSB is doing it so far.

>
>
> > I only used Google Desktop to search my computer with more results
> > than spotlight, I do not need internet searching from the desktop,
> > although others may, I find it redundant to the other thousand ways
> > that there are, since one already opens a browser to begin with...  I
> > know, i know, creatures of habit. but that feature is not important to
> > me.
>
> Have you checked out any of the actions? Or being able to search  
> Google Docs etc?

show me, please.

thanks Gerry

> Cheers,
> Dave