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A NNW script to email a selected headline
A code
ninja by the name of Robert Daeley has answered the prayers of NetNewsWire users everywhere and created an AppleScript script with one simple (and essential) purpose in mind:
sending the currently selected headline to a Mail.app message. Installation is simple, since there's no setup or
editing needed; just grab the script from Daeley's Celsius1414 blog,
toss it into your NNW scripts folder and start emailing away.I think I speak for a lot of NetNewsWire users when I say: thanks Robert Daeley!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jack Brewster said 7:41PM on 2-14-2006
I just heard that the latest private alpha has added the mail complete webpage functionality.
Command to email complete web page -- works in Mail only. (Same as Safari)
Command to email link to page -- works in any mail client.
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nick c. said 5:47PM on 2-01-2006
Hi,
nice one. But I prefer Feedmailer. Its a little applescript application that does the same thing. Additionally you can add the feed url...
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Flo said 6:14PM on 2-01-2006
why not just drag the headline onto the mail icon?
...mac style - no scripting needed ;)
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David Chartier said 6:28PM on 2-01-2006
#2: Some people, myself included, work a lot faster using keyboard shortcuts, especially with tools like Quicksilver and LaunchBar.
While I didn't know you could drag a headline down to Mail.app in the Dock, these methods also have slightly different outcomes. This script, for example, will fill in the subject field with the headline title. A DND (drag n drop) operation doesn't seem to.
But thanks for the tip, I never knew that. I bet most other NNW users don't either.
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Flo said 6:56PM on 2-01-2006
i'm a very keyboard oriented person either (...and a heavy user of launchbar).
i just thought it might be worth pointing out that this functionality was also already available via the OS.
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sundoggy said 8:31PM on 2-01-2006
All those methods are handy, but what I would really like is either a command in NNW or an AS that emails the contents of the page in the email (I think it's Saft, it might be built into the latest Safari build). So when I want to email the page contents, I use the Open in Browser (Safari) and then File>Mail Contents of this Page. So thanks Robert. Are you in the mood to do one that mails the contents?
I actually use NNW more than I use a browser, so for me (and probably a lot of other NNW diehards) this would be awesome. I guess I should learn Applescript:) And keep my mouth shut.
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Jack Brewster said 10:50PM on 2-01-2006
I work in tech support for NewsGator (who recently acquired Ranchero Software and NetNewsWire).
I've added a feature request to our database to add support for mailing the complete web page.
Thanks for the suggestion. :)
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sundoggy said 5:57PM on 2-02-2006
Hey Jack! Thanks Man. That feature will really be useful, because we're already using NNW to get the info that is really personally relevant, so naturally we will want to pass more of the pages we see in NNW than the pages we view in a browser.
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