LaunchBar iTMS Search Template
Posted October 25th, 2005 @ 10:09am by Erik J. Barzeski
Today I attempted to use the Apple iTMS Link Maker to make a search template for LaunchBar and the iTunes Music Store, but that didn't go anywhere. Then I remembered that I had blogged about itms:// links. That post contained the information I needed. So, here for those who care is a LaunchBar template for searching the iTunes Music Store:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/com.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction/search?term=*
I've called it "iTunes Music Store" in LaunchBar's search templates and I can access it by typing "itms" (though I had to train LaunchBar - IMDB came up the first two times I tried it).
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Posted 25 Oct 2005 at 3:06pm #
Hmmm. I went to add the template to LaunchBar's search templates, and it was already there! There's also one for album, artist, composer, and song.
Posted 25 Oct 2005 at 3:12pm #
I wonder if because I've been using LaunchBar for so long it's not updated some things... I have (italics are the ones I've added):
AltaVista Images
AltaVista MP3/Audio
AltaVista Web
Apple Developer Connection
Ask Jeeves
Excite
Google
Google Exact Phrase
Google Groups
Google Images
Internet Movie Database
iTunes Music Store
LEO English-German Dictionary
Lycos
MacUpdate
PHP Documentation
The Sand Trap
The Sand Trap Images
Version Tracker
Wikipedia
Yahoo Stock Quotes
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Images
Posted 25 Oct 2005 at 6:34pm #
This is strange. I went to use it again and it wasn't there. I can't find it again!
Posted 25 Oct 2005 at 6:37pm #
Okay, I've got it now. I selected New>Search Templates>Search Templates (UTF-8). That's where it was! This time I'll save the new configuration before I close it.
Posted 26 Oct 2005 at 1:17am #
It's late and I'm tired, so forgive me if I'm wrong...
I believe LB4 treats iTunes as a built in search template. Bring up iTunes in LB (for me, it's IT), hit the space bar, and enter my search term. Instant iTunes search.
Posted 26 Oct 2005 at 2:33am #
Erik, Thanks so much for this template! I've been wondering how to re-implement this since they removed the template in the last release or so...
Oh. Eric Blair, yes, you're correct, Erik's addition is superfluous as LaunchBar treats iTunes (at least my install of iTunes 6.0.1) as a search template. Works like a charm. Thanks anyway, Erik!
Posted 26 Oct 2005 at 7:46am #
Yeah Eric, you're right. D'oh!!! 😛