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Spotlight equivalent
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Dear members,
I would be interested to know if there are any 3rd party app which offer the same functions as spotlight in tiger. As I don't plan to purchase tiger, this is why I ask this question.
I'm interested in searching for bookamrked words of pdf files mainly. I used to have this sort of function on OS 9 and sherlock 2 when the HD is indexed...
Thanks for your suggestion
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The search function in Panther works similarly to the one in OS 9.
However, google is working on an OS X version of google desktop which roughly offers the same functionality as Spotlight. However, it probably won't be integrated as well.
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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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"Another classic science-fiction show cancelled before its time" ~ Bender
15.2" PowerBook 1.25GHz, 80GB HD, 768MB RAM, SuperDrive
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I'd reccomend Quicksilver as well. Great app.
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Thank you for your nice replies. I'll take a look at Quicksilver.
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EasyFind and TextWrangler also worth a look.
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Thanks.Òn a side note, I'm waiting for the google desktop search. It couls also be a good app.
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For the PC it literally gives the built-in Windows search a run for the money.
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Could that possibly be because the built-in search in Windows is close to useless?
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Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -
Could that possibly be because the built-in search in Windows is close to useless?
Maybe  
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Well I'm sure Google desktop search for mac is a winner. The important thing when you search isn't a simple retrieve of the things you're looking sinked in many other files. The important thing is the 'clever' search just like what google implements in its Gmail service. I don't know if spotlight is that clever. 
(Last edited by zacharie; Apr 22, 2005 at 12:30 PM.
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What's cool about Spotlight is that it's integration goes both ways.
It doesn't just index stuff.
For instance, when I search on a string like "Munin" it shows all the files that contain the text--but, when I click on a PDF I wrote, it also forwards the search information to preview.app so that the searched for text is already highlighted in preview.app.
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signatures are a waste of bandwidth
especially ones with political tripe in them.
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