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29.08.2011 02:31:09

Is there a way to open a URL from the menu?

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I'd like to add a menu item so that Firefox opens a hardwired URL in the current tab. So far, the applescripts I have found don't work, since they all either use OpenURL which throws an error...

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tell application “Firefox”
activate
GetURL my_URL
end tell
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...or uses the open command, which opens the URL in a new tab; I want it to open in the current tab.

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do shell script "open -a Firefox " & my_URL
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Is there a way to do this directly within RB?

...Mike

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Configuration

How do I add a new action to a Behaviour - f.ex. an emulated key press or AppleScript? (FAQ015E0153)
1) Open the Remote Buddy Preferences via the pulldown-menu and choose "Mapping".
2) Choose the mapping you want to modify.
3) Select "Custom actions" for the button you want to map to an action of your own.
4) Create the action you need using the appearing editor.

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.

Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.

Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.

User

29.08.2011 02:44:36

Re: Is there a way to open a URL from the menu?

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Or even just run this as if it were typed in

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<apple>-L
My_URL
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apple-L goes to the URL bar, and they typing the URL would do it. But I see no functionality for that, either as a menu item or as a programmable set of commands to be assigned to a button.

User

29.08.2011 03:07:43

Re: Is there a way to open a URL from the menu?

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I forgot to mention one more complicating factor: the website is being viewed in full screen mode, and by going directly to a URL I do not want the URL bar to be shown.

For example, the following applescript does the job, but as a by-product the URL bar is show and does not go away again until the mouse is moved.

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tell application "Firefox" to activate

tell application "System Events"
keystroke "l" using {command down}
keystroke "My_URL" & return

end tell
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Basically I'm trying to create a headless web browser.

User

31.08.2011 11:04:01

Re: Is there a way to open a URL from the menu?

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Thanks for asking.

Remote Buddy has no direct support for opening URLs in browsers via its menu, so I'm afraid AppleScript is the way to go.

Regarding Chrome's full screen behavior, there may or may not be a hidden setting for it to completely hide the chrome. Regarding the emulation of mouse movements, though, you can also AppleScript Remote Buddy to move the mouse back and forth a bit. Here's code that should get you started:

http://www.iospirit.com/support/forums/remotebuddy/singlethread/14226/

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

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