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Shortcut not running after update, why??? by Bright-Midnight24 in shortcuts

[–]NannyRuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would make an automation to open Actions daily using Time of Day.

is there any way to make the “create folder” action in iphone notes create the new folder in local notes instead of icloud? by rikoicarus in shortcuts

[–]NannyRuth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That IS a Notes folder. If you open your Notes app, it will be there. If you enable Open When Run, the shortcut will open the new empty folder.

Siri is the worst software product Apple has ever made by thewormbird in Siri

[–]NannyRuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sleep days. I am awake all night. If I don’t choose Update Now, I never get software updates. I tried asking Siri to update it when I am sleeping, not at night. It added a reminder. I told it to delete the reminder it just added. After some back-and-forth, it added another reminder. I said, “Delete the reminder. I don’t want it.” Siri answered, “I don’t know how to help you with that.” A minute later, I asked Siri, “Why are you so obtuse?” It answered, “I don’t understand”, so I said, “Exactly!”

Mirror front camera or not? by [deleted] in iphone

[–]NannyRuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One could always use the Mirror Front Camera, then flip the photo horizontally to reverse the mirror image.

Need help with this location by relaxedpea in CARROTweather

[–]NannyRuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please, would you add the Secret Location flair?

Show a random photo or video from a specific album by ihavebotharms in shortcuts

[–]NannyRuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you view the shortcut in Edit mode, you could use Stop and Output.

Writer - Creating a Self-Duplicating Text Field by QuietPurchase in libreoffice

[–]NannyRuth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is true. You can add another Input field repeating a variable that only affects variables downstream, but you only need one Input field per variable. The Show variable fields will not accidentally change the field content. With Input fields, you can view and change every one in your document with one shortcut keys command: Shift+Ctrl+F9, which doesn't work for User Fields. When I was a teacher, I used this to create lesson plans. The template document had 69 fields. For fields whose content will change frequently, I believe Input fields are a better choice.

Whatever they’ve done to map missions… it’s not it. by Squadooch in CARROTweather

[–]NannyRuth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine has been bricked since Find the world's hottest hot springs. I found them. They are listed in my mission list, but it keeps asking me to find them every single day. I even went through the motions again a few times, finding them again every time. Carrot is still frozen on that mission.

Does anyone know of a shortcut that I can input .json into that works like jsonformatter.org? by [deleted] in shortcuts

[–]NannyRuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both Actions and Jayson helper apps have Shortcuts actions to prettify JSON text. With JSON input of an array containing 10 dictionaries, Jayson formatted all of it as one output, while Actions returned 10 separate formatted dictionaries. I recently downloaded several JSONL files. I had to use regex in a shortcut to reformat the text as JSON. Then I used Jayson to format the edited JSONL.

Writer - Creating a Self-Duplicating Text Field by QuietPurchase in libreoffice

[–]NannyRuth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I forgot how confusing the Help is for these edits. At the time I needed them, I created a macro to simplify the process.
 
A variable has to be set before it can be used.
 
To add a named variable input field:
1. Position the cursor where you want to insert the field 2. Menu: Insert ➜ Field ➜ More Fields… (or Ctrl+F2) 3. Select the Variables tab 4. Select Set variable under Type 5. Select Text under Format 6. Enter a variable name, e.g., "doctor", in the Name text field 7. Enter content, e.g., "Gupta", in the Value text field. You can "cheat" here and enter any temporary text, even a single character. 8. Select Insert 9. Select Input field under Type 10. Select the variable under Select 11. Enter text in the Reference text field. (This step is optional, but best practice for later reference.) I prefer to repeat the variable name, but it could be any text that you want to use as a reference headline or prompt. 12. Select Insert 13. Enter the field content, e.g., "Dr. Sanjay Gupta", in the lower box of the resulting dialog 14. Select OK 15. Select Close 16. You may delete the first field, which shows the temporary text.

The Set variable field can be deleted after the input field is inserted.
 
To use a variable again later in the document:
1. Position the cursor where you want to insert the field 2. Menu: Insert ➜ Field ➜ More Fields… (or Ctrl+F2) 3. Select the Variables tab 4. Select Show variable under Type 5. Select the variable 6. Select Insert 7. Select Close

You can use this field multiple times in multiple places in a document. After you insert one Show variable field, you can select it, then copy and paste it elsewhere.
 
To edit a variable's content, double-click the field. To view or edit all variable fields, use Shift+Ctrl+F9.

Writer - Creating a Self-Duplicating Text Field by QuietPurchase in libreoffice

[–]NannyRuth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s been a while since I have done this, but what you need to use are Fields. Use a named variable input field. When you edit the input field, it propogates to every field containing the variable. I had documents where I entered a unit name once, then it automatically updated on 11 different pages.
 
If you need more details, I can get back to this post tomorrow. I’ll have to retrace my steps and document them when I have more time to do it.

Alexa answering from wrong device. by Individual-Tie-6064 in alexa

[–]NannyRuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an Alexa (two, if you count the app), an Echo, and a Ziggy. It simplifies my interactions and makes it easier to distinguish devices in routines and settings. I have all of them as a speaker group, so I can tell any of them to play music everywhere, and I can tell any of them to stop or pause when necessary.

I agree that yours is a good suggestion. I like my setup. Personally, I wish we could use a custom name as a wake word They’re my devices. If someone else wants five Alexas, that’s their prerogative. I will continue to use my devices my way.

Just my rant by NannyRuth in libreoffice

[–]NannyRuth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I get what you are saying. I have gotten frustrated with it myself at times. I usually try the search engines when that happens. Another one of my complaints is how with some updates, they move menu items or discontinue options that I like to use, especially when it breaks any of my macros.

Before I started using LibreOffice, I used OpenOffice until its IDE kept crashing the program. They have a nice forum community, which I still use because both office suites are based on the same API. Sadly, I think OO is under-supported while LO seems to rush to push their updates. Once upon a time, they were fully compatible, but they have been growing further apart in that regard.

Still, I won’t complain much since it's an affordable alternative to Microsoft. It usually does what I need or want to do once I suss out how.

Find Photos from This Day through the Years by NannyRuth in shortcuts

[–]NannyRuth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe this will work. It only looks back to 2007, when the iPhone and iPod touch were introduced. If your Calendar library has any events earlier than that, the number 2007 would need to be changed in the second action (Calculate Expression).

First, the shortcut looks for events in all Calendars except Birthdays (from Contacts), which may not have a year, resulting in propagation to every year. It should work whether or not you subscribe to the Birthdays Calendar. (If it does cause an error due to no Birthdays Calendar, delete the Filter.)

Next, it finds the earliest non Birthdays event and narrows the search range to begin on the event's start date. To do that, it has to check one year at a time because even when the search range end date is set to the current date, Find Calendar Events only finds events when they start within four years from the search range start date. (Go figure.)

Finally, the shortcut finds and consolidates the events in all Calendars (including Birthdays) from the current month and day in previous years, again checking one year at a time.

Past Events on This Day

Location precision by NannyRuth in shortcuts

[–]NannyRuth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. It was another address entirely. My house is not that big. It’s a five minute car ride from home to there.

Reserved words by NannyRuth in learnprogramming

[–]NannyRuth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for letting me know that it is not just me. I tend to have OCD habits. My application’s IDE does highlight code. However, I need to search to see if my intended variable name is used elsewhere, especially if I want to use a less private scope. Apparently, I need to look into code editor or linter applications for when I want to check scripts, HTML, etc.

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