How to Use Services? (from the Apple Menu)
I have a question that's been bugging me from day one of OS X. How do I use the services menu (under the Apple Menu)? The options are always greyed out. I've tried using Grab, even while Grab is already loaded and running, and it's still greyed out on every program I've tried.
Can someone tell me how to enable / use the services menu?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Can someone tell me how to enable / use the services menu?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
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It depends on the App you are running. Nearly all cocoa apps support services (do any not?), but very few carbon apps do at present.
Amorya
<strong>Firstly, it's under the application menu, not the Apple menu
It depends on the App you are running. Nearly all cocoa apps support services (do any not?), but very few carbon apps do at present.
Amorya</strong><hr></blockquote>
Something struck me the other day while educating a Wintel user in sending an attachment via email.
They were used to finding the file through windows explorer and right clicking on it - they got a contextual menu with a 'Send' option which launched their default email program, generated a new email and automatically attached the selected file.
From a UI point of view it's great - applications revolve around the document, not vice versa. Services seem to be Apple's version of this feature ... but it's not even available in the _finder_.
Amorya, would I be correct in assuming that because the current OS X finder is a carbon app it's therefore 'Services Challenged'?
Ah well, not much longer now and we can all revel in 10.2
Another question though - if services _were_ working in the finder, would it be possible to set a classic application like Outlook 2001 be the default email program used in such a process?
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To use them in apps, just select something and go up to the menu.
I would really like to see services in the contx menu.
<strong>I like the pallet idea, but agree w/the ppl in the macnn thread...looks like a good 3rd party product.
I would really like to see services in the contx menu.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah, I tend to like panels -- though some people seem to have mixed reactions to them.
I find the Font and Color panels in Cocoa apps a godsend. Especially compared to mousing over to and scrolling down mile-long full-size font menus.
A Services Panel is an interesting concept (although a little too much work for not quite enough?). The idea of drag and dropping words into Service buttons does seem more Mac-like than the current method.