Hmm I've tried that for some bookmark lets and it does not seem to work. That tip though works for about 99 percent of the book marklets you create though. I've done it lol!
Be blessed. On Dec 2, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Nemanja, > > For the Instapaper bookmarklet, or any other such bookmark or bookmarklet on > a web page that tells you to drag and drop to your bookmarks bar, you can > simply navigate to that bookmarklet and use the contextual menu (shortcut > VO-Shift-M) to choose "Copy Link". Then you can paste the link contents, > which in this case will be JavaScript code instead of a URL address, into the > address field of a bookmark that you have created, again by using the > contextual menu on that bookmark in the "Show all bookmarks" page, but this > time selecting the "Edit address" menu option. > > If you want step-by-step instructions, there's an old list post on setting up > the Instapaper bookmarklet that I wrote up for Ian. here's the link to the > Mail Archive entry: > • Re: Instapaper and Safari > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg05153.html > > The quick summary is that you create a bookmark for the page you're on > (Command-D shortcut), with a name of your choice, and set the pop up menu in > the dialog window to "Bookmarks Bar". > Then navigate to the link for the bookmark or bookmarklet you and use the > "Copy Link" menu option of the contextual menu. Use the Command-Option-B > shortcut to go to the "Show all bookmarks" page in Safari, and navigate to > the new bookmark you created. (You'll move first to select "Bookmarks Bar" in > the table of collections, and then jump with VO-J to the list of bookmarks > for the "Bookmarks Bar", which should put you at the new bookmarklet.) > VO-Shift-M to bring up the context menu, select "Edit Address", and use > Command-V to paste your copied link. > > Another quick tip: if you want to search the secondary Mail Archive for posts > on this list, you can download a bookmark file named "mac-access.url" from: > <https://files.mac-access.net/?login=mac-access:mac-access> > Put this file on your Desktop or in your dock, or anywhere else you choose. > When you open the file it will open your browser to the mail archive page for > the Mac-access list, and you can enter search terms in the text box, then > press "return" to run the search. When I post links to old posts, I run a > search to find the post I want at this Mail Archive URL, then use Command-L > to move to the address bar and Command-C to copy the URL. Then I Command-Tab > back to mail and paste in the link with Command-V. > > That ".url" bookmark file can be mailed as an attachment, and will also work > on Windows machines. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > > > On Dec 2, 2012, at 5:31 AM, Nemanja Djurdjevic <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello list, >> I am trying to drag a bookmarklet from the InstaPaper website using safari >> in to my bookmarks toolbar. I have used the steps outlined below: Note, the >> new way of dragging with voiceover doesn't work at all, hence my use of the >> old school method. >> 1. I moved the VoiceOver cursor to the item I wished to drag. In this case, >> the "Read Later" link. Which is supposed to be a bookmarklet. >> 2. verified that both the VO cursor and mouse cursor are on the correct >> item. >> 3. Locked mouse down on to the correct item. Control option shift command >> space. >> 4. Navigated to my toolbar in safari, interacted with it, and unlocked the >> mouse on the "Bookmarks button". >> This should have added the bookmarklet. I also tried the same steps but >> unlocking the mouse on to "Add Bookmark" instead of "Bookmarks". >> I also tried control option shift space on "Read Later" but simply got a >> message telling me to drag the bookmarklet. Copying the "Read Later" link >> and trying to open it gave me a Java script notification notifying me that >> the bookmarklet is installed. 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