Opening stickies for todo list

[dougkramer]

I want to use Quicksilver to open a Stickies note so I can type my
todo list. Here's my setup:

- I already have stickies open on launch with one stickie note (my
todo list).
- I've manually "rolled up" the stickie (by double-clicking on the
title bar) so only the title bar is visible.

I want a keystroke to bring the stickie forward and roll down its
window. The command to roll up/down the window is Command-M.

Is this possible with Quicksilver? Can anyone please give me a
hint? I'd sure appreciate it.

I created a trigger for "Open Stickies.app" which bring Stickies to
the front, but don't know how to execute the Command-M.

Command-M wouldn't be ideal, because it is a toggle -- if the window
is already rolled down, it will roll it back up.

-Doug

P.S. I saw the "Open ToDo.txt" trigger, but I prefer stickies cause
you never have to explicitly save them.

[Patrick]

Your best bet is probably to make an applescript and run that from a
trigger.
Or go have a look at Howard's manual, there's a mention of stickies
there.

Taken from his manual:

Services
The Services Menu Module plug-in makes all
your Services available in Quicksilver as actions.
Services are in the application’s menu and many
are only enabled when you have selected text.
Depending on the applications you use, some services can be really
useful as actions. E.g., if
you use Sticky Notes then you’ll love the Make New Sticky Note
action.

[Doug Kramer]

http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver/browse_thread/thread/37d6a9392edd3664

[Sesquipedalian]

Unfortunately, Stickies.app is not directly scriptable with
Applescript, so there is nothing more advanced than simulating
keystrokes that you can do to control it. But pressing ⌘M is quite
easy. To do what you described here, open Script Editor and save the
following as a new script:

tell application "Stickies" to activate
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "m" using {command down}

However, if you are using 10.5 and want to upgrade to a more robust,
but still really easy and accessible method of keeping track of your
to do items, you might try the freeware applications Anxiety (http://
anxietyapp.com/) or CheckOff (http://www.checkoffapp.com/).

Another nice possibility is the free To Do widget (http://
todo.philipefatio.com/). I personally like it better than Anxiety,
but since it lives in the Dashboard you might find it changes your
workflow a bit more than Anxiety or CheckOff from what you are used to
using Stickies

You could also start using the "Create iCal To Do" action for
Quicksilver to make to do items. These to do items will appear in
Mail, iCal, Anxiety, CheckOff, To Do widget, and any other application
that uses 10.5's shared database to track to do lists, etc. The
"Create iCal To Do" script is posted in the thread "A collection of
Applescripts and actions for Quicksilver" which is pinned to the top
of this forum.

If you are running 10.4 or earlier, Do It (http://www.jimmcgowan.net/
Site/DoIt.html) will work very well for you, and you really should
check it out.

[Sesquipedalian]

Actually, I should have put CheckOff under the 10.4 category along
with Do It, because CheckOff does not use Leopard's shared database.