Re: Saving favourite links

2013-07-21 Thread Sarah k Alawami
You can also creat a url shortcut file you can then replace in a folder. 1. create a new text edit document. 2. hit cmd shift t to turn it in to plain text. 3. at the type, type [InternetShortcut] 4. hit enter twice then type URL=http://nightly.adium.im/ Hit enter at the end of that address.

Re: Saving favourite links

2013-07-21 Thread Andy Collins
Thanks Anne - this helped along with what others have offered, and I now have several ways to achieve what I want. Great stuff - Andy On 20 Jul 2013, at 23:11, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Andy, > > The Copy link option in the contextual menu doesn't always work. It all > depends on how the

Re: Saving favourite links

2013-07-20 Thread Sarah k Alawami
vo plus u brings up the rotor not the address thing. according to key board help. I just looked and that's what it does, not reads the address. You are thinking vo shift u. According to key board help it reads the current address of the link you are on. Take care. On Jul 20, 2013, at 4:01 P

Re: Saving favourite links

2013-07-20 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hello: When you do command l, you get the address bar, so you can copy the content to make it a link. And to get a ling, not the address, just do vo+u and then copy the last to clipboard and you have the link where it is addressed. hope it helps Daniela Rubio T  Distinguished Educator iPhone: +

Re: Saving favourite links

2013-07-20 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Andy, The Copy link option in the contextual menu doesn't always work. It all depends on how the page was coded. However, when on a link, VO-Shift-u will read the actual link and VO-Shift-c will copy it to the clipboard. It was the Copy link command that failed when I tried to give you th

Re: Saving favourite links

2013-07-20 Thread Andy Collins
document webpage or email for future > reference. > > David Griffith > > -Original Message- > From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net > [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Andy Collins > Sent: 20 July 2013 22:07 > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibil

Re: Saving favourite links

2013-07-20 Thread Andy Collins
Thanks Red Falcon - This was exactly what I was looking for. I'd forgotten about the context menu and that it might be the place to look for this kind of thing. All sorted now - Andy On 20 Jul 2013, at 22:37, "Red.Falcon" wrote: > Hi! > OK does the VO+shift+m not work for you! > Whilst sitting

Re: Saving favourite links

2013-07-20 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Sometimes that will not for some reason work. You will know this as you will bet instead of copy link and such, you will get back, and inspect element. I have this problem on googles lot because of the way they coded the site so I have to open the page and copy the link to the clip board. Tc.

Re: Saving favourite links

2013-07-20 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi! OK does the VO+shift+m not work for you! Whilst sitting on that link open that command and one of the options should be copy link! HTH Colin On 20 Jul 2013, at 22:07, Andy Collins wrote: > Hi all - > > Not getting anywhere with this one. > > I don't know if this Mac is set up a bit differ

RE: Saving favourite links

2013-07-20 Thread David Griffith
webpage or email for future reference. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Andy Collins Sent: 20 July 2013 22:07 To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility Subject: Saving favourite links Hi all -

Saving favourite links

2013-07-20 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - Not getting anywhere with this one. I don't know if this Mac is set up a bit differently to others, but certain things suggested [if I am understanding correctly] do not work for me. For example, somebody suggested doing command l to get a web page address, but for me, this key combin