Thanks, Brett and Esther, for your help. YOur advice worked perfectly, and I can now send both email and web links to INstapaper.
All the best, Anna On Oct 12, 2012, at 11:27 AM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi Anna, > > The instructions Brett gave work, and I have created the bookmark this > way on my iPhone and iPad. However, I've always found it easier to > create the Instapaper bookmark on my Mac and the sync the bookmarks, > as is also suggested on the Instapaper pages as an easier method. > Whenever you read instructions to drag and drop a bookmark to your > browser's toolbar, use the contextual menu instead: navigate to the > bookmark on that page and copy the link. Create a bookmark, and use > the context menu to edit the address field of the bookmark so you > paste in the java script that you copied. The same instructions work > whether you use a Mac or Windows, and can be applied to any java > bookmarklet, including Google translation bookmarks. The only > specific recommendation for Mac users is that these be saved to your > "Bookmarks Bar", so you can activate the "Read Later" bookmarking with > shortcut keys like Command-1 (if it is the first bookmark in your > Bookmarks Bar). Also, on an iPad I go to the main Settings menu and > under Safari I turn on the switch for "Always Show Bookmarks Bar" so I > can just flick to "Read Later" and double tap. > > Here's a link to a recent post I wrote on the macvisionaries list with > more detailed information on setting up an Instapaper Bookmark. It > also links to an older Mac-access list post with step-by-step > instructions. > • Re: Instapaper Toolbar Bookmark > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg73710.html > > Ironically, this information about Instapaper bookmark creation for > both Safari on the Mac and various browsers on Windows was available > in comments for the original AppleVis app entry when there was > initially a free version of Instapaper. Then, last year in April, > when they started up the "Recommend apps that you like" feature, I > wrote back that I wanted to recommend Instapaper, but that they had > just discontinued the free version. The response was to remove the > free app description, even though all the useful comments also applied > to the paid version, which many commenters said they had: > www.applevis.com/applevis-forum/site-news-feedback-and-discussion/recommend-apps-you > > For the email bookmarking feature I just copied the individual address > they gave me to my Contacts, with the name "Instapaper". You can find > the address in your accounts page on the Instapaper web site. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Oct 12, 12:17 am, "Brett" <brettst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> The easiest way to do this is on your phone from the instapaper app itself. >> Just go to Settings and double tap on the Add Instapaper booklet to Safari. >> In that dialog, tap the Okay button, this will copy the necessary java >> script to the clipboard. It will also open a page telling you how to add the >> bookmark. You will be asked to bookmark the current page, so add the >> bookmark. Before saving the bookmark, double tap the address field and flick >> to the clear text button and double tap it. This will clear the current page >> address. Use your rotor to get to edit and choose paste to paste the >> contents of the clipboard. This will paste in the necessary java script. >> Then click the save button. You will now have the instapaper bookmark saved. >> To save something to instapaper, just navigate to that page and bring up >> your bookmarks and choose the instapaper one. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Brett. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> >> Of Woody Anna Dresner >> Sent: Friday, 12 October 2012 7:57 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: adding Instapaper Read Later bookmark to Safari >> >> Hello, >> >> Does anyone know of an accessible way to do this? The app recommends >> creating the bookmark in Safari on a Mac and then syncing the iPHone, but >> when I tried that on the Mac, I was told to drag the bookmarklet to the >> Bookmarks toolbar, and when I use the VO command to drag, I'm told it's not >> draggable. >> >> Thanks, >> Anna >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. 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