Thanks. I modified it sightly as I use webkit. All is well now. Thanks once again! On Dec 18, 2010, at 1:06 PM, louie wrote:
> > Marlaina, > I am no god just a underling. > After the script is made into a application I put it in applications and > assigned a key stroke to it using one of the Commanders. > Look in voice over utility for the Commanders. > > On Dec 18, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: > >> Dear God in heaven, how do you and where do you use this script? I'd love >> to put the BARD and audible sites on my desktop but this sounds frightening, >> :) >> >> Marlaina >> >> >> On Dec 18, 2010, at 11:55 AM, louie wrote: >> >> Sarah, >> >> The below apple script will do what you want. >> try >> tell application "Safari" >> activate >> set theURL to URL of (document of window 1) >> set theTitle to name of window 1 >> end tell >> set theTitle to first word of theTitle >> set res to "[InternetShortcut] >> URL=" & theURL >> >> do shell script "echo \"" & res & "\" > ~/Desktop/" & theTitle & ".url" >> say "Web shortcut " & theTitle & " was created on your desktop." >> on error x >> activate me >> display dialog x >> end try >> On Dec 18, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >> >>> Hello all of you mac users. is it possible to add a shortcut to a webpage >>> to your desktop or where ever? I can do that in other platforms but I >>> cannot find a way to do this in OSX. I tried everything under the sun to. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >>> Sarah Alawami >>> >>> MSN: [email protected] >>> >>> Website: http://music.marrie.org >>> youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 >>> podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com >>> podcast mobile http://marrie.podbean.com/mobile >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> louie >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > louie > [email protected] > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > Sarah Alawami MSN: [email protected] Website: http://music.marrie.org youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com podcast mobile http://marrie.podbean.com/mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
