Leopard Tricks Tips and Tools

Thanks Justin for this tip:

One of the main reasons I used Firefox over Safari was the ability for FF to remember my tabs and windows once I quit the application. Since the release of Safari 4 however, I am finding it to be much smoother and faster than FF and have moved to it exclusively.

The problem still remains that users are not able to have the browser launch directly into the previous sessions so I decided to stop complaining and write an AppleScript to solve the problem.

The first thing you need to do is “Enable access for assistive devices” which is located in the System Preferences under Universal Access.

Then just run this application anytime you want Safari to open your last sessions (prior to quitting the application).

If you would prefer to create the script yourself simply open Script Editor and enter the following text:

tell application "Safari"

activate

end tell

tell application "System Events"

 tell process "Safari"

 tell menu bar 1

 tell menu bar item "History"

 tell menu "History"

 click menu item "Reopen All Windows from Last Session"

 end tell

 end tell

 end tell

 end tell

end tell

Then save the script as an application and your good to go.

If you want to change the icon so it looks like Safari simply “Get Info” for the application and drag the Safari (or any other) image to the icon preview (top left) in the inspector window.

*Reposted from here.

written by Justin Wah Kan \\ tags: Applescript, safari, save session

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
Watch the Video

written by James \\ tags: google, safari, search, text

Add the folder to your Bookmark Bar as you would any bookmark. Clicking the bookmark will launch Finder. Put it as one of the first 9 entries and you can access with command-number.

Details: http://www.macworld.com/article/133719/2008/06/downloadsdirectaccess.html

written by insane-dreamer \\ tags: safari

When you place a bookmark in the bookmark toolbar in Safari, you can then access that bookmark using a numbered keyboard shortcut. So, reading the bookmarks from left to right, my first bookmark is YouTube and I can access it with Command (⌘)+1. I then have a few bookmark folders and the next bookmark is my online banking statement. I can check my balance any time by opening Safari and pushing Command (⌘)+2. …and so on.

This is especially useful for search bookmarks.

written by iynque \\ tags: bookmarks, keyboard shortcut, safari

If you want a key command for going back and forward pages in safari just press command, alt/option and either the right arrow key to go forward, or the left arrow key to go back. Easy, Fast.

written by cmurph \\ tags: safari

If you hold down command while clicking on bookmarks in the bookmarks bar it will open the link in a new tab. This also works in ‘Show all bookmarks’ by double clicking while holding down the command key.

written by dudedudely \\ tags: Leopard, safari, Tiger