Comments on: Save Selection Service http://anoved.net/2007/05/save-selection-service/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim http://anoved.net/2007/05/save-selection-service/#comment-30 Jim Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:40:00 +0000 http://anoved.net/2007/05/save-selection-service/#comment-30 Thanks for the report, Jean. I have Mac OS X 10.4.10 and Safari 3.0.3 (it is a "beta" version). I don't know whether the service works with other versions; perhaps not.<br/><br/>I do know that ThisService isn't really intended for interactive scripts. I am aware of some similar <a HREF="http://anoved.net/2007/09/user-interfaces-for-thisservice-scripts.html" REL="nofollow">quirks</a>, so it is quite possible you have discovered another.<br/><br/>Anyway, I'm sorry it doesn't work. I'll post more information here if I ever figure out a solution. Thanks for the report, Jean. I have Mac OS X 10.4.10 and Safari 3.0.3 (it is a “beta” version). I don’t know whether the service works with other versions; perhaps not.

I do know that ThisService isn’t really intended for interactive scripts. I am aware of some similar quirks, so it is quite possible you have discovered another.

Anyway, I’m sorry it doesn’t work. I’ll post more information here if I ever figure out a solution.

]]> By: Jean http://anoved.net/2007/05/save-selection-service/#comment-29 Jean Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:17:00 +0000 http://anoved.net/2007/05/save-selection-service/#comment-29 I select text in a safari window and I choose save selection service but no save window comes up and no file was made. I select text in a safari window and I choose save selection service but no save window comes up and no file was made.

]]> By: Jim http://anoved.net/2007/05/save-selection-service/#comment-28 Jim Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:54:00 +0000 http://anoved.net/2007/05/save-selection-service/#comment-28 Since the script accesses the selection through ThisService, which provides it to the script as plain text, I don't think it would be possible to save it as a PDF with the same formatting you seen on the screen.<br/><br/>Would a screenshot of a selected area suffice? (See System Preferences->Keyboard & Mouse->Keyboard Shortcuts->Screen Shots.) Since the script accesses the selection through ThisService, which provides it to the script as plain text, I don’t think it would be possible to save it as a PDF with the same formatting you seen on the screen.

Would a screenshot of a selected area suffice? (See System Preferences->Keyboard & Mouse->Keyboard Shortcuts->Screen Shots.)

]]> By: Anonymous http://anoved.net/2007/05/save-selection-service/#comment-27 Anonymous Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:25:00 +0000 http://anoved.net/2007/05/save-selection-service/#comment-27 Hey, almost what i needed! How can i make it to save as PDF? Hey, almost what i needed! How can i make it to save as PDF?

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