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  • From: Jake Greene <jakegreene AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] My dad needs some Mac help
  • Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:31:29 -0500

Thanks for the suggestions, guys.

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:39:41 -0500, Jake Greene <jakegreene AT gmail.com> wrote:
> He'd like to use it from Firefox, Safari, Mail, and AppleWorks.
> Basically, he just wants to do it whenever he wanted.
>
> Jake
>
>
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:19:27 -0500 (EST), zman
> <zman AT shell.neverwhere.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Ian Meyer wrote:
> > > Even shorter than that...
> > > Highlight the text, then go up to the Application's menu (eg: as I write
> > > this, Mail) and under "Services" select "Make New Sticky Note"
> > > It'll make a new Stickies note with the highlighted text for its content
> >
> > Actually in iTerm you can print the selected text with a shortcut. what
> > app is he trying to do it in?
> >
> > >> On Mar 21, 2005, at 9:08 AM, Jake Greene wrote:
> > >>> In windows he would highlight a bit of text and use "file, print,
> > >>> print selection" to print only that bit of highlighted text. That
> > >>> same functionality seems to be missing from OSX and he's, as the kids
> > >>> say, frustrated. Any ideas?
> > >>
> > >> Was this application specific? I don't see a way to do it directly
> > >> however
> > >> I can think of one work around:
> > >>
> > >> 1) Launch Stickies (Applications -> Stickies)
> > >> 2) Select the text / graphics you want to print
> > >> 3) Drag the selection onto a blank stickies note (you may have to hold
> > >> down
> > >> the mouse button a moment before starting the drag)
> > >> 4) In the Stickies application you can print the currently active note.
> > >>
> > >> You can sell the side advantage that stickies will keep your tidbits
> > >> around
> > >> and quickly accessible :)
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Scott
> > >>
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ian Meyer - ianmeyer AT mac.com, ianmeyer AT gmail.com
> > >
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> > > - Wait a minute, Doc. Ah... Are you telling me you built a time
> > > machine...
> > > out of a DeLorean?
> > > - The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car,
> > > why not
> > > do it with some style?
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