Open new Safari window with an AppleScript application
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An AppleScript to launch Safari and open
a given site
An AppleScript to launch Safari and open
a given site
07/23/2004 11:38 AMI have been plagued with a bug, for some time and for many verisons of
Safari, that for one reason or another insists on resetting my Home
Page to the "factory default settings" every so often. Just often
enough to be really ...
An Applescript to match window heights
and positions
An Applescript to match window heights
and positions
12/10/2003 11:28 AMI really liked
GaryA's hint on getting Exposé to spread out an app's windows in a
line, so I wrote a little AppleScript to arrange them as necessary
automatically. It makes the rest of the app's windows match the
height and...
Toggle Clock window easily in 10.3 via
Applescript
Toggle Clock window easily in 10.3 via
Applescript
04/19/2004 10:58 AMIt drove me nuts that Apple made the clock window a pseudo-application
in Panther, making it difficult, unlike "normal" applications, to show
or hide (by changing system preferences). Every time I wanted to put
in a DVD, I h...
Apple: Safari, AppleScript and
JavaScript
Apple: Safari, AppleScript and
JavaScript
10/29/2003 02:19 AMAs noted yesterday, the latest version of Safari includes the 'do
JavaScript' command in its AppleScript dictionary. By using the
command, users can create AppleScript scripts that interact with the
Safari JavaScript DOM (Document Object Model). Apple provides sample
scripts along with links to Safari Developer FAQ, Safari JavaScript
DOM Part 1 and Safari JavaScript DOM Part 2.
An AppleScript to toggle JavaScript in
Safari
An AppleScript to toggle JavaScript in
Safari
05/20/2004 11:45 AMBeing a satisfied Safari user, I've never seen the need to disable
JavaScript in my regular browsing; but this morning I came across a
need to test several sites with JavaScript both enabled and disabled.
Imagine my surprise ...
10.3: AppleScript and Safari clickable
link example
10.3: AppleScript and Safari clickable
link example
10/29/2003 12:32 PMJust noticed this today while perusing the AppleScript area at Apple.
I was looking for GUI Scripting to do download and install, but they
seem to indicate that GUI Scripting is installed by default in
Panther. One thing that...
What's Up With The Transparent Window In
Safari?
What's Up With The Transparent Window In
Safari?
04/18/2005 06:32 PMMy question is... why? By Laurie Duncan, Unofficial Apple
Weblog
Safari Window Sizing
Safari Window Sizing
10/29/2003 02:19 AMAnnoyed that Safari sometimes forgets your preferred window size?
Here's an AppleScript (great for
~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Safari) and a bookmarklet that will
resize your browser windows for you. [
NSLog();]
An improved 'Combine Windows'
AppleScript for Safari
An improved 'Combine Windows'
AppleScript for Safari
04/09/2004 03:59 PMThe "Combine Windows" Safari script (available on the Safari
AppleScript page) takes all the open browser windows and consolidates
them into one tabbed window. The following script gathers up all tabs
in all browser windows and combines them into one window
Work with the Safari 1.2 downloads
window
Work with the Safari 1.2 downloads
window
02/10/2004 02:36 AMIn Safari 1.2, you can controol-click on a downloading file in the
Downloads window and be presented with three options: "Show in
Finder," "Stop," and (one that I'm sure will come in handy for all of
us) "Copy Address." I alw...
Use Safari window shortcuts from the
address bar
Use Safari window shortcuts from the
address bar
10/30/2003 11:31 AMOften, it's nice to get some genuine shortcuts in the Mac OS -- the
kind that save you time (Option key usually duplicates, etc.). The
keyboard modifiers the OS designers implemented indeed work well with
Safari. As some powe...
See more info in Safari download window
in 10.3.9
See more info in Safari download window
in 10.3.9
04/18/2005 11:17 AMIn Safari 1.2 (and earlier), in the Downloads window you could see
either the download speed or the time remaining, and you toggled it
with option-clicking the description text, as explained in this hint.
Well, with Safari 1...
An AppleScript to email Safari URLs with
titles via Mail
An AppleScript to email Safari URLs with
titles via Mail
03/21/2003 10:17 AM
I've been trying to use Mail/Safari rather than Mozilla. One of the
(many) things I miss is the ability to select "send link" when viewing
a page, to have a new message created with the page title as the
subject and the URL ...
Potential Safari/HelpViewer security
vulnerability; AppleScript fix
Potential Safari/HelpViewer security
vulnerability; AppleScript fix
05/17/2004 08:53 PMThe problem arises when this automatic opening behavior is combined
with Apple HelpViewer's ability to automatically run programs via the
"help:" protocol. A maliciously intended help file could therefore
locate and launch a threatening file from within the mounted disk
image.
Drag and drop items to Safari 1.2's
Download window
Drag and drop items to Safari 1.2's
Download window
02/13/2004 11:55 AMIt seems as though Apple read my mind and tailor-fitted Safari v125
just for me. The Downloads window has received a huge boost with the
latest Safari release. As mentioned in previous hints, you can now (1)
Control-Click on ...
AppleScript for removing performance
bottlenecks in Safari (deletes
potentially problematic .plist files)
AppleScript for removing performance
bottlenecks in Safari (deletes
potentially problematic .plist files)
06/22/2005 02:39 AMMacFixIt readers John Boyden and Tom X have put together a small
AppleScript that will delete the QuickTime .plist file in question, as
well as a few other preference files that may cause issues with Safari
from time to time.
AppleScript application design tool
FaceSpan now at v4.2
AppleScript application design tool
FaceSpan now at v4.2
06/09/2004 03:47 PMDeveloper Digital Technology International has released
FaceSpan 4.2. The new version of
its tool for designing and building AppleScript applications adds a
terminology definitions pop-up in the Script Editor; "Show
Superclass," "Back" and "Forward" buttons in the Dictionary Viewer
toolbar; a text completion feature in the Script Editor; a bug fix;
and more. This is a US$99 upgrade, while the full version, which
includes an unlimited runtime license, is $199. A lite version, which
features a single runtime license that limits compiled applications to
running on the computer where FaceSpan is installed, is $89.
Make an AppleScript Studio application
self-update
Make an AppleScript Studio application
self-update
04/06/2005 09:26 AMHere's a pair of handlers to include in an AppleScript Studio project
to have an application update itself. The first handler creates a
folder called "TempFolder" at the root of the startup disk, so we have
a consistent space...
On run and On Open in AppleScript Studio
On run and On Open in AppleScript Studio
12/28/2004 07:41 PMbenlong: "I've got an AppleScript Studio project that currently
centers around an on open handler, but I'd like to include an on run
handler for instances where people double-click the app instead of
dropping something on to it. Though I've done this before using
AppleScript without ASS, I can't get it to work now - the on Run
handler never seems to get triggered. Is this just me"
How to open Camino's AppleScript
dictionary
How to open Camino's AppleScript
dictionary
06/28/2004 11:23 AMI have downloaded Camino and have begun to play with it. However,
when I went to go look at the script editor dictionary for Camino, it
didn't show up so I contacted Camino. Here is their response:
This is covered in the r...
An AppleScript to open iTunes videos in
QuickTime
An AppleScript to open iTunes videos in
QuickTime
04/08/2005 11:58 AMAfter having recently upgraded my hard drive, I was finally able to
fit all my music into one location. Since I have the room (for the
moment), I thought about investigating using iTunes to also hold
music-related video mater...
Mule clones open disease window
Mule clones open disease window
02/15/2004 10:14 PMThe scientist who first cloned a mule says his work could lead to new
ways to fight prostate cancer and diabetes in humans.
Google Not Expected To Prop Open The IPO
Window
Google Not Expected To Prop Open The IPO
Window
04/27/2004 03:19 AMFor all the talk about how Google's IPO might set off the next round
of crazy internet dot com IPOs, many are now saying that they don't
believe that
Go
ogle's IPO will have much of an impact on the market for other
IPOs. There seem to be two reasons for this: (1) Google actually
is a solid company with great financials, which no other private
company looking to IPO is likely to have and (2) the IPO market seems
to be doing
just
fine without Google going public.
Open app and close Finder window via the
keyboard
Open app and close Finder window via the
keyboard
06/02/2004 11:55 AMThis may be common knowledge to some of you, but it's new to me so I'm
gonna share it. If you open an application (it works with folders
too, but it is kinda useless) using Command-Option-O instead of just
Command-O, it open...
Forum Stories: Shortcut to open new
Window with url
Forum Stories: Shortcut to open new
Window with url
07/04/2004 12:11 PMOpen spring-loaded sidebar folders in a
new window
Open spring-loaded sidebar folders in a
new window
04/09/2004 03:54 PMAs discussed in this earlier hint, you can open your sidebar folders
in new windows by simply command-clicking on them. Last night, while
working with the toolbar (and fuming over Apple's decision to remove
pop-open spring-lo...
Refresh an already-open tab in Safari
Refresh an already-open tab in Safari
06/02/2004 11:55 AMI use the Safari setting (General prefs) of "Open links from
applications: in a new tab in the current window", and I just
discovered that if you click on a link that is already open, Safari
refreshes the page in it...
Tiny open source window manager catches
a giant's eye
Tiny open source window manager catches
a giant's eye
06/17/2005 06:45 PMFreelance software developer Matthew Allum was simply "scratching an
itch" when he created the Matchbox Window Manager, a lightweight
program designed to more efficiently run X11 applications on handheld
devices. But Allum's project worked so well, it caught the attention
of a giant in the handheld space.
Get mutt to open URLs in Safari
Get mutt to open URLs in Safari
05/10/2004 10:19 AMIf you're a mutt user (a very popular terminal-based email
application) and you would like to open URLs from your emails in
Safari as opposed to viewing them with lynx or elinks (neither is
bundled with OS X), here's what you...
Open Safari downloads prior to
completion
Open Safari downloads prior to
completion
05/04/2004 12:25 PMYou all know that the latest Safari better supports resuming transfers
and stuff, and you end up with a .download file that shows the
download progress. But did you know that you can control-click this
file to show its conten...
Open Safari background links in new
foreground tabs
Open Safari background links in new
foreground tabs
04/19/2004 10:58 AMHere is a Safari Tip (or perhaps a bug?!)...
Open two different Safari windows, with one being the active window,
and the other being the inactive window, and load two different sites.
If you then Command-click on a link in ...
Mac OS X Hints: Open Safari to multiple
tabbed pages
Mac OS X Hints: Open Safari to multiple
tabbed pages
10/29/2003 02:19 AMskatz13: "I wrote this script to allow the opening of multiple pages
in tabs as the startup homepage. It may not be pretty, but it works."
...
Open Safari Google contextual searches
in new tabs
Open Safari Google contextual searches
in new tabs
04/22/2004 10:34 AMCommand-Control clicking on highlighted text in a Safari window will
bring up the standard contextual menu. However, when the "Google
Search" item is selected from the menu, the results open in a new tab,
unlike the regular ...
Open AppleScripts when missing an
application
Open AppleScripts when missing an
application
05/06/2004 10:14 AMToday, while trying to look at the script referenced in this hint, I
was temporarily stuck -- if you don't have Mailsmith installed, Script
Editor won't open the script (you get a "Where is Mailsmith?" dialog
box instead). I'...
Motorola to open 3G application lab in
China
Motorola to open 3G application lab in
China
06/01/2004 05:09 PMIndustry Standard Jun 1 2004 8:31PM GMT
ActiveGrid's Application Server Goes
Open-Source
ActiveGrid's Application Server Goes
Open-Source
04/08/2005 06:38 PMActiveGrid has released the early-access version of its open-source
grid application server, combining XML, open-source and grid computing
technology.
10.3: Use Exposé to line up open
application windows
10.3: Use Exposé to line up open
application windows
12/03/2003 11:02 AMIf you use the Applications Windows setting in Exposé (F10 by
default), and all your windows are the same height and in the same
vertical position, Exposé will shrink all the windows into a straight
horizontal line across the...
Niku to launch open source Windows
application
Niku to launch open source Windows
application
07/08/2004 07:17 PMNext week, Niku, a vendor of IT management and governance software,
will announce an open source version of its project scheduler,
Workbench, re-named Open Workbench, for Windows-based
desktops.
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