Firefox 1.5.0.3 with Mac OS X, desktop shortcut problem

[steven garrett]

Am unable to create desktop shortcuts to web pages. Any thoughts on this.
Also, was wondering what the general consensus was about using Firefox with
a Mac vs. say Safari.

Steve.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Post by steven garrett
Am unable to create desktop shortcuts to web pages. Any thoughts on this.

Which Mac OS version are you running? What exactly happens when you
try? Do you get an icon that doesn't work? No icon at all? Any error
message?

Post by steven garrett
Also, was wondering what the general consensus was about using Firefox with
a Mac vs. say Safari.

There's no consensus, it's strictly personal preference.

[steve]

Hi Mike,
Thanks for replying. I'm running 10.4.6
What I have been doing is when I want to make a short cut to the desktop, I
go File-Save Page As-then in the dialog box-To Desk top.
What happens is the who folder for the webpage (full of files) gets saved to
the desktop. I just want a shortcut that will open the web page I am
interested in.

Steve.

Post by Mike Rosenberg

Post by steven garrett
Am unable to create desktop shortcuts to web pages. Any thoughts on this.

Which Mac OS version are you running? What exactly happens when you
try? Do you get an icon that doesn't work? No icon at all? Any error
message?

Post by steven garrett
Also, was wondering what the general consensus was about using Firefox with
a Mac vs. say Safari.

There's no consensus, it's strictly personal preference.

[Moz Champion (Dan)]

Post by steve
Hi Mike,
Thanks for replying. I'm running 10.4.6
What I have been doing is when I want to make a short cut to the desktop, I
go File-Save Page As-then in the dialog box-To Desk top.
What happens is the who folder for the webpage (full of files) gets saved to
the desktop. I just want a shortcut that will open the web page I am
interested in.
Steve.

Post by Mike Rosenberg

Post by steven garrett
Am unable to create desktop shortcuts to web pages. Any thoughts on this.

Which Mac OS version are you running? What exactly happens when you
try? Do you get an icon that doesn't work? No icon at all? Any error
message?

Post by steven garrett
Also, was wondering what the general consensus was about using Firefox with
a Mac vs. say Safari.

There's no consensus, it's strictly personal preference.

This site, while it mentions Safari, is also applicable to Firefox
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa;jsessionid=aNV_07DegSi5e1MkGS?messageID=982519&#982519

A much more basic tutorial can be found here
http://www.aps.edu/aps/sw_depart/basicskills/Alias.html

They are called 'Aliases' on the Mac, not shortcuts (thats a windows
term). All you have been doing is saving the file, you havent been
making an alias (shortcut)

[Mike Rosenberg]

Post by steve
Thanks for replying. I'm running 10.4.6
What I have been doing is when I want to make a short cut to the desktop, I
go File-Save Page As-then in the dialog box-To Desk top.

Okay, what you need to do instead is click on the icon to the immediate
left of the URL and drag it onto your desktop.

[Frank Perrey]

Post by steve
Save Page As-then in the dialog box-To Desk top.
What happens is the who folder for the webpage (full of files) gets saved to
the desktop.

...some of us would have expected this :-)
"save page" doesn't mean "save link to page" but literally saves the
page to your computer.
As descriped by Mike you can drag the favicon from the left of the
adress line to your desktop to get a shortcut or drag it out of the
opened chronik (don't really know how they call it in the english
version.. something like the history)