Comments on: Super charge your browsing

By: Newton

Newton — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:49:10 +0000

So through stumbling around the documentation, I figured out what needs to be done to create your own custom commands. You will literally create a .txt file that has the syntax
“insta javascript:function%20iprl5(){var%20d=document,z=d.createElement(‘scr’+'ipt’),b=d.body;try{if(!b)throw(0);d.title=’(Saving…)%20′+d.title;z.setAttribute(‘src’,'http://www.instapaper.com/j/XrUEsaM01oLr?u=’+encodeURIComponent(d.location.href)+’&t=’+(new%20Date().getTime()));b.appendChild(z);}catch(e){alert(‘Please%20wait%20until%20the%20page%20has%20loaded.’);}}iprl5();void(0) Read Later with Instapaper”
and then you’ll have to upload the file to your own server and hit the Quix extend page (http://quixapp.com/extend/) to tell them where the url is for the .txt file. Then you can drag the bookmarklet to your browser bar and you’re all set.

By: Newton

Newton — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:22:17 +0000

Hey Joost de Valk,

For those of us who are a little slower, I'm not sure I understand what it means to create a custom commands file? Can you maybe explain how to do the instapaper command a bit more in depth. Thanks.

By: Martijn van der Ven

Martijn van der Ven — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:26:59 +0000

This is great, didn’t know about Quix yet. I used to go with Shaun Inman’s Shortwave, but Quix seems to do the job even better.

All I need now is a launchbar for Firefox.

By: Simon F

Simon F — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:16:42 +0000

Wicked! How do you think these compare with Ubiquity? Looks like I don't need Ubiquity for quick commands

By: Ankit

Ankit — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:09:43 +0000

gleeBox goes a step further to streamline the browsing experience (allowing navigation, scrolling and lots of other cool stuff using the keyboard), especially if you love the command line. Give it a shot at http://thegleebox.com

By: Paul Boag

Paul Boag — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:56:55 +0000

I don't. That was done by the screen capture software so you can see what I am typing.

By: Ben Jansen

Ben Jansen — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:23:17 +0000

Great stuff, any chance someone could help me out with creating a custom command for readitlater ?

Thanks !

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:47:24 +0000

How do you get everything to appear in Large Type in LaunchBar?

By: mila

mila — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:59:50 +0000

rhanks..works fine...

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:45:59 +0000

Good stuff Paul, now you have a minimal browser experience, perhaps you should focus your attention on your system icons, they take up nearly half the width of your screen! when was the last time you used your bluetooth connection? If you hold the apple key, you can simply drag icons of the menu. You might also appreciate this blog http://minimalmac.com/