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Remove items and/or shortcut keys from the Services menu
Authored by: heynnema on Mar 07, '03 12:04:50AM

No need to edit the files. Just move the apps out of the Applications
folder, or the user-specific Applications folder (if it exists). Log out, log
back in, and the services are gone!

I created an "Application" folder to hold those apps whose services I
don't want to appear in the menu.

The BIG benefit is that login times are SUPER FAST now, as it doesn't
have to scan all of these darn apps looking for services to add.



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Remove items and/or shortcut keys from the Services menu
Authored by: bluehz on Mar 07, '03 12:11:08AM

Sheeesh I have been looking for this tip for over a year! Thx.

One thing that I have that one of the software companies sent me when I was troubleshooting an issue for them - is a Service menu reloader. Very simple faceless app, launch it an voila - the menu is reset without logging out or restarting. I really don't know someone hasn't released something like this to the general public. I wrote the company how useful this little utility was an asked if they minded if I sent it to others and they never responded - now I have even forgotten who it was that sent it to me.



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Services for apps not in Applications folder
Authored by: echo on Mar 07, '03 06:33:01AM

I have services working for apps that are not in the Applications folder.



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Services for apps not in Applications folder
Authored by: bluehz on Mar 07, '03 07:57:55AM

I too have seen Services show up for apps not dir in /Applications. There appears to be no standard....



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Services for apps not in Applications folder
Authored by: ReznorB5 on Apr 20, '03 04:25:09PM

They also work for apps in the /Applications/Utilities folder and
if you have anything in the ~/Applications or any Library
directory, plus the /Library/Core Services/ (such as the Finder).



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