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bBox FileMaker plug-in for AppleScript, shell, grep, etc.

Finally got a new version of my FileMaker plug-in going with a feature that I’ve been waiting for a long time — the ability to pass parameters to AppleScript without having to resort passing data through FileMaker globals or other craziness. The best place to find it right now is:

http://buzz.beezwax.net/2009/03/19/bbox-filemaker-plug-in-easily-add-applescript-shell-grep-and-more-to-your-filemaker-projects

Since it’s already described there I won’t be going into great detail about it. But I do plan on posting some comments on how to make good (or unexpected) use of it .

Here’s my first easter-egg. In the shell section of the demo file, I’ve put in some of the Safari preference snippets that I mentioned in Hidden preferences, files, and URLs in Safari. Eventually I may get them all in.

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Hidden preferences, files, and URLs in Safari

Enter these in Safari’s URL field in the Address Bar:

Open Safari’s bookmark manager:

bookmarks:

Open the boot drive directory in Finder, or open a specified directory in the Finder:

file:
file:///Sys/Users

List all of Safari’s keyboard shortcuts:

file:///Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Resources/Shortcuts.html

 

These must be entered in the Terminal after quitting Safari.

Turn off inline rendering of PDFs:

defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitOmitPDFSupport -bool YES

Enable the Debug menu:

defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu 1

Full page zoom feature (works in 3.1?):

defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDebugFullPageZoomPreferenceKey 1

Force links that normally open in new window to open in a tab:

defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs 1

Enable web inspector tool (requires debug mode to be turned on?):

defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true

Show URL for link as tool tip:

defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitShowsURLsInToolTips -bool true

Change the length of Safari’s history. To a full year with a maximum of 9999 items:

defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitHistoryItemLimit 9999
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitHistoryAgeInDaysLimit 365

Make safari start displaying web page before all pics have finished downloading:

defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitInitialTimedLayoutDelay 0.25
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitResourceTimedLayoutDelay 0.0001