Hmm I never found that icon in lion. Where would it be. In the tool bar? I really don't know. On Sep 2, 2011, at 3:25 PM, Jon Cohn wrote:
> Just so folks know, for sighted folks there is an icon next to the text of > the URL in Safari. If one drags this icon to the desktop it will create a > URL quick launch for that URL> > > I was able with a bit of jiggling to do this on Snow Leopard, but I would > expect it is probably easier with Lion since there is VO access to drag and > drop. > > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan > On Aug 30, 2011, at 4:16 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Paul, >> >> Yes, there are two file formats that act in the way you describe: when you >> open them from a location in Finder, such as from on your Desktop or when >> placed in the Dock, they will cause Safari to open in that web page. For >> the past nearly four years I've been using a GUI-based application called >> Weblocmaker to create such files, which have extension names of ".webloc" or >> ".url". The name "webloc" refers to "web location". The problem is, the >> Weblocmaker application runs under Rosetta for Intel Macs, and although this >> support has been present for Mac OS X up through Snow Leopard, it has been >> discontinued for Lion. >> >> The .webloc file is quite general, and will open in whatever default browser >> you use, which need not be Safari. The .url file is the version that works >> with Windows, and recent versions of Safari will also open at this location. >> But it will not work generally with other browsers. >> >> I haven't successfully scripted this yet, but you can try this simple >> alternative. In Terminal, using an editor like vim or pico, create a file >> with three lines: >> [InternetShortcut] >> URL=http://www.apple.com/ >> >> The third line only has a carriage return -- you type two lines, but press >> "return" at the end of the second line's URL, so your cursor is on the third >> line. Then save the file with a name that has a ".url" extension. In the >> above case, where I wrote "URL=http://www.apple.com";, you might use a name >> like "apple.url" (without the quotations). >> >> Now try opening the file with Command+Down Arrow or Command+O. It should >> open in Safari at the URL you gave. You may also be able to create the file >> with a Windows editor. TextEdit won't work unless you change the line end >> characters to carriage return. >> >> HTH. I'll email you sample .webloc and .url files off list. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >> On Aug 30, 2011, at 00:21, Paul Hopewell wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> Is there an accessible way to save links to frequently accessed web pages, >>> such as the weather forecast, in the dock or on the desktop so that they >>> can be quickly accessed? >>> Many thanks. >>> >>> Paul Hopewell >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
