{"id":38094,"date":"2023-01-10T16:40:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T21:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=38094"},"modified":"2023-01-12T15:04:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T20:04:33","slug":"visual-feedback-for-running-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/10\/visual-feedback-for-running-shortcuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Feedback for Running Shortcuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2023\/01\/create-visual-feedback-for-running-shortcuts\/\">Jason Snell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2023\/01\/create-visual-feedback-for-running-shortcuts\/\">\n<p>I&rsquo;m frustrated because I do have some Shortcuts that take time to run, yet unless I have them beep or display a notification when they reach a certain point in the process, I have no idea what they&rsquo;re doing or if they&rsquo;re even working.<\/p>\n<p>Based on a recommendation from Matt, I managed to come up with my own little notification system. It uses <a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2020\/12\/swiftbar-steps-up-to-provide-ambient-data-in-the-menu-bar\/\">SwiftBar<\/a>, my favorite utility for ambient data in my Mac&rsquo;s menu bar, but you could also adapt it to work with BitBar or One Thing or any other utility you&rsquo;re comfortable with.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/09\/bitbar-needs-a-developer\/\">BitBar Needs a Developer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"visual-feedback-for-running-shortcuts-update-2023-01-12\">Update (2023-01-12): <a href=\"https:\/\/matthewcassinelli.com\/shortcuts-mac-menu-bar-progress-meter\/\">Matthew Cassinelli<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/matthewcassinelli.com\/shortcuts-mac-menu-bar-progress-meter\/\">\n<p>My personal solution for my logging shortcuts that uploads hundreds of posts to Airtable\/my website has a method where it uses Show Notification at certain points in the chain so I know when one of multiple files is uploaded or the item is finished publishing and is moving onto the next one.<\/p>\n<p>I like this because I only need intermittent reminders for this particular task, plus the list of notifications in Notification Center lets me see a sort of visual progression over time.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>My <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@matthewcassinelli\/109638547955430096\">alternate suggestion<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/sindresorhus.com\/one-thing\">One Thing<\/a>, a <a href=\"\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=30306&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.apple.com%2Fapp%2Fid1604176982\">Mac app<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/sindresorhus.com\/apps\">prolific developer Sindre Sorhus<\/a> that lets you update a simple text widget in the Menu Bar using Shortcuts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Snell: I&rsquo;m frustrated because I do have some Shortcuts that take time to run, yet unless I have them beep or display a notification when they reach a certain point in the process, I have no idea what they&rsquo;re doing or if they&rsquo;re even working. 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