Hi Sarah, Yes, that's the method that Paul Hopewell ended up adopting. I think that it may have the limitation that your system will always use Safari to open the link, and that if you're using an older operating system (like Tiger and maybe even Leopard) that file format may not work, whereas another format I have called ".webloc" files will always work, and will use whatever is designated as the default browser, even if it isn't Safari.
However, the method outlined in the Mac OS X hint article you linked is simpler. For example, to create a link to the Mac-Access list archives I could open TextEdit and type: [InternetShortcut] URL=http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/ and then save the file with a name like "mac-access.url", being very careful to press "return" after the line with the URL so there is a final line feed character at the end of the file before I save it. Then, I could put this on my Desktop or in my dock by highlighting the file in Finder and pressing Command-Shift-T. I actually keep one of these shortcuts in my dock to access the archive search pages. I think Travis has also been using this format, and may be able to say how well this format works with older versions of Mac OS X. Cheers, Esther On Nov 22, 2011, at 07:10, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I think someone posted this before but not sure. I just did it and it's > easier then the script that I had before. > > http://onj.me/1r2 > > Take care all. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net 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/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/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/>
