Applescript menu bar access how to#

I can still open a new empty tab and then 'Move Tab to New Window' but that takes three clicks and I still have to copy and paste the URL I want or else do a search.

I know how to get a new empty tab using Safari Preferences and Command+T, but I try to avoid using tabs because they seem to drive a lot of overhead (Safari CPU consumption), and having Safari Preferences open new Windows with the same page is useful to keep. I was revisiting this 2003 topic because there are times when I just want to have a new empty Safari window with minimum clicks. I am using Safari Version 4.0.5 (4531.22.7) on a late 2005 Mac Mini PPC G4. One quirk is if Safari isn't already running, it will launch two windows since Safari loads one on startup. When you click on this new program, it will open a newSafari window. I put this application right above the real Safari application, and assigned it a different icon. For this to work, you must have 'Enable access for assistive devices' enabled on the Universal Access system preference pane.Ĭreate a new AppleScript program in Script Editor with the following code, and save it as an application: tell application 'Safari' to activatetell application 'System Events' tell process 'Safari' click menu item 'New Window' of menu 'File' of menu bar 1 end tellend tellNow, find some spiffy icon to assign to your new application and drag it to the dock. You can use the System Events feature of OS X to activate any menu options.

However, if you have other windows open or minimized to the dock, it will just restore the last window you had open, which I find annoying. If you have no windows open and click on it, it will open a new Safari window. The Safari dock icon behavior has always annoyed me.

Applescript menu bar access how to#