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Day 4 - A few issues left. Downloads and select print
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<blockquote data-quote="xstep" data-source="post: 276559" data-attributes="member: 11647"><p>Well I just had some real weidness with the "drag selection to desktop and right click to prnt" method. I couldn't select my other applications for use. I would always be tossed back into Finder. Somehow I fixed it. I think by deleting the file. Anyway...</p><p></p><p>To see if I could find a solution to the requested problem I did a little digging and ended up writing a little Applescript for the job. I'm not an Applescript expert but it looks like it works. It sends it to my NextStation print queue to print, but my actual printer is messed up.</p><p></p><p>You'll need to first start the AppleScript Utility in the /Applications/AppleScript folder. Set the check mark on the "Show Script Menu in menu bar" option and close the application.</p><p></p><p>Next open the Script Editor in that same folder. Copy the following text into it and save in your personal Library/Scripts folder. That may or may not be the default that pops up. Name the file something like "Print Mail Selection".</p><p></p><p>Here is the text to copy into the Applescript editor;</p><p></p><p>tell application "Mail"</p><p> activate</p><p> tell application "System Events" to keystroke "c" using command down</p><p>end tell</p><p>do shell script "pbpaste | lpr"</p><p></p><p></p><p>After saving the Applescript, go to Mail, select some text in a message, select the Applescript symbol (a wavy scroll) that appears on the right half of the menu bar, and choose the name of the script you saved. It will likely be near the bottom.</p><p></p><p>From what I can gather, the script will print to your default printer, so you'll need that setup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xstep, post: 276559, member: 11647"] Well I just had some real weidness with the "drag selection to desktop and right click to prnt" method. I couldn't select my other applications for use. I would always be tossed back into Finder. Somehow I fixed it. I think by deleting the file. Anyway... To see if I could find a solution to the requested problem I did a little digging and ended up writing a little Applescript for the job. I'm not an Applescript expert but it looks like it works. It sends it to my NextStation print queue to print, but my actual printer is messed up. You'll need to first start the AppleScript Utility in the /Applications/AppleScript folder. Set the check mark on the "Show Script Menu in menu bar" option and close the application. Next open the Script Editor in that same folder. Copy the following text into it and save in your personal Library/Scripts folder. That may or may not be the default that pops up. Name the file something like "Print Mail Selection". Here is the text to copy into the Applescript editor; tell application "Mail" activate tell application "System Events" to keystroke "c" using command down end tell do shell script "pbpaste | lpr" After saving the Applescript, go to Mail, select some text in a message, select the Applescript symbol (a wavy scroll) that appears on the right half of the menu bar, and choose the name of the script you saved. It will likely be near the bottom. From what I can gather, the script will print to your default printer, so you'll need that setup. [/QUOTE]
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