Leopard Tricks Tips and Tools

Some sites have popup’s that open a new browser window when browsing their site. Annoying, and you can block it. But what about web apps or sites that have legit pop up windows? You can open these windows in tabs instead!

To set this up, open Terminal and type in the following:

defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool true

Hit enter and quit Safari. When restarting Safari, your windows will open in tabs instead!

To revert back, in Termina, type:
defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool false

Quit Safari and restart…

written by James \\ tags: safari, tabs

Find a page you want to send (in Safari) and hit Command+I . This will open Mail with the ready to send. Dunno if it’s a windows friendly attachment but in Mail you can see the site even without opening your browser!

Ps: it probably sends a .webarchive file.

written by sunny \\ tags: mail, safari

You can drag text onto the Safari dock icon to perform a quick google search
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written by James \\ tags: google, safari, search, text

Automatically change the status in iChat

Here is a way to automatically change your status when sending or receiving text, audio/video invitations. You’ll need to create five simple AppleScripts, and save them into your user’s Library » Scripts » iChat folder (create the folder if necessary).

Open Script Editor (in Applications » AppleScript), then copy and paste these scripts, one at a time, into the Script Editor window. Click the Compile button, then select File » Save As and point to the previously-noted iChat folder. Name them as shown with each scripts code, on the second page of the hint…

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written by papilimichel \\ tags: Applescript, ichat, Status

Like most tricks, I stumbled upon this by accident. If you just want to reply or forward a selected portion of an email in Mail, just drag to highlight the portion of the email and click reply or forward. Comes in handy for those long threads.
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written by rattfink138 \\ tags: email, mail

Th three new visualisers have a few tricks up their sleeves.

• LATHE: Press F to see the current frame rate
• STIX: Press F to see the current frame rate
  Press the Up Arrow to add a second stick, and the Down Arrow cycles through available speeds
• JELLY: Press F to see the current frame rate
  Press the Up or Down Arrow to cycle between seven different jelly styles, and press M to lock it, and again to unlock it.
  Press and hold 1 or 2, and the center of the current jelly will move farther away or much closer to your viewpoint. Press and hold any combination of 8, 9, and 0 (zero), and you’ll add an extra “glow” to certain areas of the jelly. Press and hold all three for some serious psychedelia.

written by WhizzKid \\ tags: itunes, quartz, visualisers

We all know “coverflow” is pretty cool. You may or may not use it often. Previously we’ve covered how to view your system fonts with coverflow, but how about this neat trick to view your iCal events?

In Finder, switch to Cover Flow view mode (View -> As Cover Flow), then press Command-F to place the cursor in the Finder’s search box. To isolate Spotlight matches to just iCal events, enter kind:ical in the search box, then press the Space Bar, and type in the word or words that you’d like to find on those iCal events—Leopard in this example. At this point, you may or may not see matches in the results area!

from Macworld

written by James \\ tags: Coverflow, Finder, ical

I have a mac mini. It is cool although you do not get an iSight with it! I hate it! However, your user pic can have special effects.

Pop open Address Book.app and click your user account entry and edit the picture, there should be a swirly icon that you can make an effect with your pic! (NOTE: This may not take effect until a reboot!)
Watch the video demo

written by macman22 \\ tags: avatar, iSight, photo booth