Noodlesoft Forums

Hi,

i´m very happy what hazel can do, but there is one problem i have.

i set the color of a file to red. now hazel should copy this file to
another folder directly. it works only if i say "run rule". otherwise
i have to wait for about 5 minutes. but this time is to long.

so, can i shorten this interval or can i trigger a rule with a script?


thanks and greetings from germany,

Andreas

This is a limitation of the file event system Hazel currently uses. The new engine in Hazel 3 uses the more modern file event system and will catch these events much sooner.

If you want to trigger things with a shell script, you can use the "touch" command, which updates the modification date, on the folder being monitored.

Code: Select all

#!/bin/sh

touch <the directory to update>


where <the directory to update> is the path to the folder that you want Hazel to process. If this script is being invoked from Hazel, I'll need more context so I can adjust the script accordingly. The above is for if you are invoking the script yourself.

Hi Mr Noodle,

i will try this next week. if i need more help,
i will contact you.

when do you think will be the 3.0 version availible?

thanks from here,

Andreas

Andreas wrote:when do you think will be the 3.0 version availible?

It's on the horizon.

Hi,

it works! Great!

Thank you for your fast answer,

Andreas

Just to make it clear, "on the horizon" is a bit vague as I don't have a set schedule, but it's on the scale of months. I have certain key things done (engine reworking, etc.) but I'm still experimenting with new features so depending on what features I decide to include in the end, it might take longer.

The beta forum and Twitter feed are probably the best places to watch for updates on this front.