FAQs & TIPS

1. Why doesn't command drag work when holding the Safari Menu menu?

Because it isn't a menu extra. Let me explain. Menu items such as the iChat menu, monitors, sound and even the clock are true menu extra's. These are plugins to the system.
Back in Mac OS 10.1, developers could hack the private framework that enabled this feature to make their own menu extra's. But Since 10.2 that trick didn't work anymore. I guess Apple didn't want that.

I've heard that there are ways to enable this back, but it requires you to install 3rd party apps. So just to be safe for future version of the system, I decided tot just use what Apple wants us to use.

2. Can you implement the "favicons" instead of those other icons?

I tried, but I don't seem to find where exactly these pictures are stored. I've spoken to several other developers and they couldn't give me an answer either. 

However, if you know where these are stored let me know and I'll check it out!

3. Why does Safari Menu open a new Safari window when I select a bookmark? Why doesn't it just use an existing window?

You have no idea how many times I've been asked this question. The answer is that Safari has control over this behavior. Other browsers have a preference setting to change this behavior.

My guess is that Apple will implement this behavior in a future version of Safari, as it is pretty standard.

4. Can I use Safari Menu as a file launcher?

Yes you can. This tip came from Mike Prince.

What you do is make a bookmark from a file (either an application, picture, movie, ...). You do this by applying the following syntax: file://localhost/PathToTheFile where PathToTheFile is a URL type path to a specific file.

For example: suppose I wanted to launch iCal from the bookmark.

What you do is make a new bookmark in Safari and type the following URL: file://localhost/Applications/iCal.app (note the extension)

Additionally, you can go to Safari Menu and select the "Go to URL" menu item and type the same URL.

If you wanna reach a file from a different drive, simply change "localhost" to the name of the drive.

5. I have a question and/or tip, what do I do?

Open your mail applications and send an email to jesus@edot-software.com