There’s a new version of Glims available as of today, version 1.0b26, aka “build 26″ Glad to see these guys cranking out the updates.
In short, there are a number of bug-fixes, though I must say, I don’t think anything that was particularly bugging me.
The big changes are aThey’ve added a number of features around the preferences so that it is easier to figure out what Glims can actually do (excellent decision to treat the noobs better!)
Full list of updates and some before and after pics of the preferences after the break… Read full article →
Name: TabExposé
Updated: 24 July 2009
License: Free Trial / $8.90 for single user license
URL: http://cocoamug.com/tabexpose/index.html
Requires: Safari 4+, OS X 10.4+
Tabbed browsing is great for keeping the desktop uncluttered, but perhaps not for much else. And if you open too many windows, it is inevitable that you will lose track of which windows you’ve got open. And the short snippet of the title in the tab doesn’t help much either.
Apple introduced Exposé with OS X Panther and tabbed browsing in Safari 3, but ne’er the twain shall meet. At least not without the help of TabExposé by Cocoamug Software.
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Name: safarext2desktopfolder
Updated: 9-July-2010
License: Freeware
URL: http://io.bouwmans.org/scripts
Requires: Safari 5+
Arguably, the best way to learn about how to develop Safari extensions is to look at how others have been created. Fortunately extension code is all HTML, CSS, and Javascript and open for viewing, if you just know how to view them.
It is pretty easy to do this with the xar command, but that’s not as easy as it could be.
With this applescript, you can just drag and drop a Safari Extension file onto this Applet and the extension will be extracted into a folder on your desktop, ready for interrogation.
You might think that the new extensions platform available in Safari 5 means lights out for the old school Safari kitchen-sink plugins like Glims, Saft, and Safari Stand.
Not so fast.
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Safari 5 is now available and it brings you the power of extensions. Below is a list of some of the interesting extensions currently out in the wild. We’ll be looking in more depth and adding more information soon.
Developers: If you’d like to get your extension mentioned, please fill out the form on the extension submission page.
