1. Find applescript editor in your Utilities directory. 2. Run the program a text editing window will come up. 3. type the two words open location and then another space. 4. Type the full url enclosed in double quotes. 5. type command-r - This should open the URL in your browser. 6. Save the file. 7. Open up Voice Over Utility 8. switch to the commanders area . 9. Switch to the keyboard commander. 10. Click the add button near the bottom. 11. Select the Character to associate with the command. 12. click the menu and select Special commands and then "Run Apple Script" 13. Select The apple script you previously saved.
I believe that is all. I did notice something new though when going through this... The "x" keyboard commander is set by default to e-mail the image of the frontmost window. This could become very useful. Best regards, Jonathan On Jun 4, 2011, at 8:00 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Jonathan, > > I never in my whole life have ever done anything with apple script. I know > about it, but I don't know where to write them, how to compile them, how to > get them assigned to a keyboard shortcut, none a that. Basically, long story > short, I know nothing. > > You're gonna have to start from the beginning. > > LOL! Smile. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Cohn" <jonc...@cox.net> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 7:23 PM > Subject: Re: Web site on my doc? > > > Too many questions... I will answer just one. > > Indeed there is a one line apple script to open a URL with your default > browser... > > it is: > open location "http://www.tidbits.com"; > > Let me know if you need help converting your URL into an AppleScript > executable. > > Jonathan > > On Jun 4, 2011, at 7:06 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > >> Hey. >> >> Often times, I visit >> >> http://www.goarch.org >> >> Is there a way that I can somehow make a shortcut bookmark if you will, to >> it and place it on my doc for easy access? I know I can bookmark it in >> Safari itself, and one may sit here and tell me, oh, cry me a river, it's >> not that hard, but difficulty isn't the issue as much as it is speed. From >> any window, I wanna be able to just go boom, and with very few keystrokes >> just pop it right up. Ideally, I'd really like to maybe somehow make it >> where I could hit a keyboard shortcut and pop it up, but I'm quite sure >> that's impossible. Hmm, I wonder though if you could write an apple script >> that would do it. Hmm, now there's! a thought? >> >> Anyway, let me know. Also, one more quick thing: when I'm bookmarking >> something in Safari, what exactly does it mean by a collection. I thought >> that was a folder basically, but no. I see two buttons in the bookmark >> manager... I see new folder, but then, I also see new collection. So, >> what's the difference? >> >> Chris. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
