Originally Posted by Kali
I tried to add a service, but it doesn't work at all (the service do nothing, while the script itself appears to be okay). I don't understand what is going on.
Geez, why is it so complicated just to open a folder using a keyboard shortcut ? The script is just this :
It seems like that above service packager is incompatible with Snow Leopard as the service crashes when running. You can use Automator though. Start with a service template. Set it to receive no input and then add an Applescript to the workflow panel. Then save and it will save direct to the services folder for you.
A better option might be to use a 3rd party launcher though as the services menu doesn't show up in all apps like Calculator for example. If you used Quicksilver and bound an Applescript to a command, it would launch from anywhere. Application scripting and key-bindings are something I think Apple really need to improve because they are so useful.
Applescript + Automator + Services just throws more underpowered tools on an already complex feature. The amount of uses it has are few because it still needs programming to use it effectively so absolute novices won't go near it and it's too underpowered for proper developers so you're left with that middle ground and I just don't see many people picking it up.
I think a better option would be to put the scripting menu in the Apple menu so it is always present. Then scrap Applescript. It takes 10 times more code to do something than Python or Ruby and those languages make more sense and are more useful in the long term. Apple have a Python binding for Applescript now anyway.
Applescript doesn't work well internationally because the program delimiters are in English instead of characters.