Scripts updated: EagleFiler and and AirMail Beta (and an EagleFiler tip)

LucB · February 13, 2019, 4:31am

Today we updated Hook scripts for EagleFiler and and AirMail Beta. To get the latest scripts, just click the Update Now button:

Hook > Preferences > Script Editor tab > Update Now (button)

or relaunch Hook (assuming you’ve enabled auto-script updates on that tab)

EagleFiler

EagleFiler support gains a new “Link to New” script, courtesy of Michael Tsai, the highly respected developer of the venerable EagleFiler app and blogger. A major advantage of EagleFiler over other personal information management is that it keeps your files right on the file system where, in my opinion, they normally belong.

You will see an EagleFiler entry under “Link to New”. Selecting that will create a new RTF that gets stored in EagleFiler. Selecting this link will not open the file itself, it will reveal the file in EagleFiler. And when you open the file, you will not (currently) see that link.

However, there is another option, which we recommend to EagleFiler users. And that is to set the
Hook > Preferences > Notes tab > Notes folder preference
to be a folder in EagleFiler !

Today, I myself have set my “Link to New” preference in this way, so that I can leverage EagleFiler for managing my Hook-created notes.

The future:

I will blog and post more about Hook and EagleFiler. You can also read about EagleFiler in my book Cognitive Productivity with macOS®: 7 Principles for Getting Smarter with Knowledge, which I updated last week to discuss EagleFiler (and some other personal information management apps).
I will update my book, too, to reflect my new experience with EagleFiler + Hook.
I will blog about the history of Hook, discussing the influence of Michael Tsai blogging on Hook’s design.

AirMail beta

Hook already supported AirMail. Today, we’ve added support for AirMail Beta.

burbridge · February 6, 2020, 9:56pm

Not seeing “EagleFiler” under “Link to New” in Hook Version 1.4 (3143)—(20/01/30, 17:44)
Hook Trial (Pro features enabled). Lots of installed apps in list, but no EagleFiler v1.8.12.

I have discarded Hook.app and supporting files, then reinstalled with a freshly downloaded instance, but no joy.

macOS Catalina 10.15.3 (19D76).

Does anyone have a solution for this, please?

LucB · February 6, 2020, 10:02pm

Welcome to the Hook Productivity Forum, @burbridge

That’s actually from the initial integration of EagleFiler (a year ago). New integration is here:
Using Hook with EagleFiler by C-Command Software – Hook

There’s a “Linking to new items stored in EagleFiler” at the top of that page.

LucB · February 6, 2020, 10:03pm

Users can set the default folder in which to create new files to be

a. a folder that is scanned (watched) by EagleFiler. See EagleFiler Manual: Scan for New Files. Or,
b. an EagleFiler Library folder

That is easy because EagleFiler stores its content directly in the Finder (i.e., on the file system).

It is also quite convenient. Because that puts Hook-generated content exactly where EagleFiler users want their content: in an EagleFiler library!

There’s also a blog post: Organize, Search, and Archive Key Information with EagleFiler, Including Hook-Linked Files! – Hook

burbridge · February 6, 2020, 11:07pm

Thanks—I appreciate the prompt, helpful response! The new integration page clarified things.

Notwithstanding, I continue to struggle with how to make this integration work.

For me, Hook’s “Link to New” can store new linked files in EagleFiler raises more questions than it answers. A screen video demonstration may be helpful, to show, rather than tell how this works.

For the moment, I will try out Hook’s features other than those connected to EagleFiler.

Thanks!

LucB · February 6, 2020, 11:09pm

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, we need lots of screencasts: one on each help page. We have a new team member who will help with that.