Hmm, I would think one could do this with AppleScript Create link and save .
Of course if we are going to hit applescript then with UI programming, one could just initiate the drag / drop of the ICON in the address bar. Best wishes, Jonathan On Oct 10, 2014, at 5:13 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > The only way I could figure out how to make Web locations without using drag > and drop was to create one in a text editor. I just open TextEdit, make sure > I'm in plain text mode and then paste in the following text: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" > "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";> > <plist version="1.0"> > <dict> > <key>URL</key> > <string>http://www.aol.com</string> > </dict> > </plist> > > Then just change the URL on the 6th line to whatever you want and save it as > something like www.aol.com.webloc. After that, if you open the file in Finder > it should open Safari right to the URL you put in there. > > CB > > On 10/10/14, 4:34 PM, The Believer wrote: >> Thanks David. I will see if I can do this with my hearing loss. Have not >> listened to podcasts before. >> >> From The Believer. . . >> . . . what if it were true? >> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >> >> On 10/10/2014 8:49 AM, David Griffith wrote: >>> I did a podcast on this recently. >>> I paste in my podcast list below. >>> >>> Podcast List >>> >>> Using Safari on the Mac Part 3 Bookmarking part 2- Launching bookmarks >>> and bookmarks folders from the Desktop / or the Dock. >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/04aj3b >>> >>> Blank URL document template to use if dragging and dropping does not >>> work on your Mac to create bookmark shortcuts. >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/gvj63a >>> >>> Using Safari on the Mac Part 2 . Bookmarking Part 1 Bookmarking, >>> organising bookmark folders and >>> >>> and organising quick access to Favourite web sites through the >>> Favourites bar keystrokes. >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/fpye9z >>> >>> Using Safari on the Mac Part 1 -- The pros and cons of Quick Nav and the >>> Web rota. >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/qtftnl >>> >>> Using VLC to play upto 1000Radio Stations on the Mac >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/uev995 >>> >>> Working Radio Stream Folder and sub folders containing over 1,000 Radio >>> Streams as explained in the above Podcast. >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/8v58fh >>> >>> Using VLC to play an RNIB Talking Books on the Mac with Variable Speed. >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/kve0ky. >>> >>> Easy Music Listening with Column Browser in iTunes >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/gp431y >>> >>> iTunes Part 2 Using Playlist to listen to RNIB and Mp3 Talking Books >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/e6kohy >>> >>> Spell Checking on the Mac Part 1 >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/uuul6e >>> >>> Spell Checking on the Mac Part 2 >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/z5wvc8 >>> >>> Part 3 Proof Reading on the Mac. >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/b3m395 >>> >>> An Introduction to the QFeed RSS Newsreader on the Mac >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/02uu48 >>> >>> Adding an RSS Feed from Safari to QFeed. >>> >>> https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/tr5unm >>> >>> >>> On 10/10/2014 16:28, The Believer wrote: >>>> How does one copy bookmarks to desktop on the Mac under Mavericks? >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> From The Believer. . . >>>> . . . what if it were true? >>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >>>> >>> >> > > -- > ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
