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Offline Xairbusdriver

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« on: May 28, 2008, 04:54:17 PM »
Is there anyway to have Safari open after it was Quit and have the same tabs/sites appear that were in use at that last session?

Is there anyway to have Pop-Up Blocker operate without opening a blank window? wallbash.gif What's the point of that, anyway?

More later, no doubt...

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« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2008, 07:53:09 PM »
I believe that you can make a 'set' of tabs into a bookmark, that way you could just click on a 'single' bookmark and get back to a previously established set of sites.

Beyond that I DON'T THINK you can have it automagically start up with a pre-established set of urls.

You might want to look at this for some answers.



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« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2008, 09:22:22 PM »
Thanks, Bob, I'll watch that tomorrow. They look a little too ready to spill their 'genius' to me right now! laugh.gif

I know there is an app/hack/plugin called SAFT that might have some 'tricks.' dntknw.gif
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« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2008, 01:41:21 AM »
Oh, thanks for the link to that video. I am happy to see all those little tricks in Safari are also available in Tiger. clap.gif


Jim, in the History menu pulldown of Safari there is a "Reopen all windows from last session". I suppose you could find a way to assign a key command or Applescript to do that action.
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« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2008, 04:21:01 AM »
He says you can drag a url from one Safari window into the tab bar of another. Well, I found you can also drag it into the tab bar of a Firefox window.... wink.gif

However, it would appear that you can't drag a TAB from a Safari window into the Firefox tab bar - but of course the url turns into a tab anyway.

No, I'm not sure how much use this might be but I was just curious.....  rolleyes.gif
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« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2008, 07:29:07 AM »
QUOTE(krissel @ May 29 2008, 01:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Oh,...in the History menu pulldown of Safari there is a "Reopen all windows from last session".


Cool. I should explore those menus more instead of just ordering the same things time after time. wink.gif
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« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2008, 10:56:06 AM »
You can tell Safari to open a series of tabs via Applescript, like this one:

tell application "Safari"
   open location "http://www.usatoday.com/tech/default.htm"
   open location "http://www.uclick.com/client/nyt/db/"
   open location "http://www.usatoday.com/"
   open location "http://www.washingtonpost.com/"
   open location "http://www.ajc.com/"
   
   open location "http://www.nytimes.com/pages/aponline/national/index.html"
   open location "http://www.nytimes.com/"
   
   
end tell


Of course, you can adapt this one by changing the site addresses. I suppose you could then add the script to your startup items. I have several of these on a DragStrip palette which shows up when I launch Safari.
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« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2008, 02:14:32 PM »
Thomas, thanks a bunch! That's a great idea and could be adapted to other things. Way cool. smile.gif
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« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2008, 03:06:07 PM »
Thanks, Kris and Thomas. Will give those a try. I had thought that Automator might have some useful tasks. But like every other time I've tried to do anything in it, I always end up having do nothing but run an AS! wallbash.gif Have a script on the mini at church that starts up Sound Studio and resets the title to the current date and either "AM" or "PM" whichever is applicable. The problem with ASs, at least on that mini is that they seem to run so slowly! I  wonder if I have that script changed to an 'app?' Thinking.gif

So, the History menu may work for a while. Still another step in the start up process which will probably slow it down to the time FF takes to open. sad.gif

Still haven't seen anything about stopping the blank pop up window from opening. Would be less of a problem if it would at least open behind all other windows. wallbash.gif
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« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2008, 01:56:16 PM »
In case nobody knows the requested feature is the DEFAULT action  with  FIREFOX
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« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2008, 01:20:37 PM »
You don't need an AppleScript in order to open a bunch of tabs if you are willing to click one bookmark in Safari's bookmark bar...

Create a new bookmark folder, put the bookmarks inside it and select "Auto-Click." When you click the folder in the bookmark bar all the tabs will open automatically... I have my folder named "First Thing" and it includes all the Web sites I like to check at the beginning of the day.
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« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2008, 04:12:23 PM »
UHhmmmn...Why is it called "Auto Start" when one must manually select the tab? dntknw.gif

Still waiting on a way to block pop up windows and still not have a window appear. Even if it is a blank window, it interrupts my surfing pleasure. Again, seems Safari's handling of this should be called "Pop up information blocking!" wallbash.gif

Semantics? I don't think so...
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« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2008, 05:11:44 PM »
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UHhmmmn...Why is it called "Auto Start" when one must manually select the tab?


I don't understand the question... You click the bookmark, all the bookmarks open in tabs... what am I missing?

BTW, it's called "Auto Click."  

From Safari Help "Adding Folders of Bookmarks":


To put a folder of bookmarks in the bar or menu:

Click the open-book icon to show all your bookmarks.

In the left column, click either Bookmarks Bar or Bookmarks Menu.

In the left column, find the folder you want to add to the bar or menu, and drag it to the column on the right.

If you put the folder in the bookmarks bar, you can have all the bookmarks in the folder open as a set of tabs whenever you click the folder in the bookmarks bar. To do so, select the Auto-Click checkbox next to the folder’s name.

To open a collection, click its name in the bookmarks bar or Bookmarks menu. If auto-click is selected, all the bookmarks open in tabs. Otherwise, you’ll see a menu with a list of the folder’s bookmarks. Click the bookmark you want to open.
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« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2008, 04:32:53 PM »
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I don't understand the question... You click the bookmark, all the bookmarks open in tabs... what am I missing?
Nothing except there is even less reason to call it "Auto Click". There is nothing 'automatic' about manually clicking a button/tab. Nor is this the same as the method used in FF which I am trying to duplicate. Thanks for the tip, I'm actually using it. It works, but it is not automatic if I still have to do something other than start up the app. If I wanted to exercise while surfing, I'd keep my coffee cup nearby! laugh.gif

Of course, this method allows multiple groups of tabs to be opened, not just the set used at app start up. Thinking.gif I'm just spoiled doing things the way I've "always" done them! blush-anim-cl.gif

IMHO, should Apple want to include something that was 'automatic', as in automatically opening Safari with a default page, I would expect it to be in the Preferences. As a matter of fact, that’s where that setting is. wallbash.gif Likewise, should I want to have a complete set of tabs open on startup, I'd expect it to also be part of the Preferences. And it would happen 'automatically' not just when a window was already open and the user clicks on the button/icon/bookmark.

Finally, I very much treasure vertical space on a web page, I don't want/need 'bars' taking up part of that vertical space. End of rant! wink.gif
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« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2008, 03:18:25 AM »
You could try Camino. It has the option of opening the pages that were open before the browser was last closed.  smile.gif
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