Hi all. Did you try the new mdfind? it's really fast. Test it like this: create a command "Find and Open in Finder" Input: selected text or line Output: Discard Text of the command:
mdfind "kMDItemDisplayName == ${TM_CURRENT_LINE}" | xargs open
If you put the cursor on a line containing a filename (no path, just the filename complete of its extension) and issue the command, spotlight will search for the file and open it. On my MacBookPro it takes 1/3 sec which means ten times faster than using the GUI.
Just a test, of course one can do much better things. For a list of a file metadata (like kMDItemDisplayName above) use the command mdls filename
Ciao (and a happy new year) Piero