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How to list calendar events containing certain word?
I prefer to text dates and times of events containing certain word within date range. A shortcut called “Calendar to PDFs” didn’t work entirely because it listed only first month of date range. [![Screenshot of “Calendar to PDFs”][1]][1] Shortcut that didn’t work entirely because it listed only firs...
I prefer to text dates and times of events containing certain word within date range. A shortcut called “Calendar to PDFs” didn’t work entirely because it listed only first month of date range. ![Screenshot of “Calendar to PDFs” ][1] Shortcut that didn’t work entirely because it listed only first month of date range.
panes-rubrics (21 rep)
Jul 20, 2024, 01:24 PM • Last activity: Jul 20, 2024, 02:15 PM
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How to read text from clipboard with waiting list?
I ask you, please, if you could tell me how to read text from the clipboard with a waiting list? I want to select text (which copies itself to the clipboard with the Auto Copy extension of the Chrome browser) and automatically reads the selected text while I am selecting several texts and reads the...
I ask you, please, if you could tell me how to read text from the clipboard with a waiting list? I want to select text (which copies itself to the clipboard with the Auto Copy extension of the Chrome browser) and automatically reads the selected text while I am selecting several texts and reads the list of the texts that I was selecting? I consult this because I have a family member with a disability who finds it more comfortable to select the text and automatically reads what he selects. Can this be done with Automator? Regards..
Emmanuel 23455 (1 rep)
May 19, 2022, 04:42 AM
1 votes
4 answers
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Adding a bookmark or a web page to the reading list in Safari causes freeze
When I try to add a bookmark or a web page to the reading list in safari it freezes. How do I solve this problem and what is causing it? > Systeminfo > > Mac OS 10.6.8
When I try to add a bookmark or a web page to the reading list in safari it freezes. How do I solve this problem and what is causing it? > Systeminfo > > Mac OS 10.6.8
elhombre (1616 rep)
Feb 12, 2012, 11:14 AM • Last activity: Aug 15, 2021, 07:48 PM
5 votes
1 answers
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Download reading list as csv
I'm looking to download the reading list I've been populating from iOS (I think this is stored in iCloud), preferably in CSV format. Is this possible? I don't mind getting it in another format, but I'd prefer to get it from the web (I couldn't find iCloud's online interface, is that still a thing?)...
I'm looking to download the reading list I've been populating from iOS (I think this is stored in iCloud), preferably in CSV format. Is this possible? I don't mind getting it in another format, but I'd prefer to get it from the web (I couldn't find iCloud's online interface, is that still a thing?) and not from iTunes.
user (53 rep)
Mar 30, 2014, 04:49 PM • Last activity: Jun 4, 2021, 03:51 PM
5 votes
4 answers
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Solution/Script to automatically sync Safari's Reading List to Read-it-Later services like Pocket or Evernote?
MacOSX contextual menus allow me use Pocket [Formerly Read it later] to archive all, and also read, some of the enormous amounts of content that I come across daily on my browser of choice - Safari. On iOS [iPad/iPhone] however, the native 'Add to Reading List' feature for Safari is the most tightly...
MacOSX contextual menus allow me use Pocket [Formerly Read it later] to archive all, and also read, some of the enormous amounts of content that I come across daily on my browser of choice - Safari. On iOS [iPad/iPhone] however, the native 'Add to Reading List' feature for Safari is the most tightly integrated option when 'long-clicking' a URL in many different apps, like Mail [all newsletters with links]. This has caused a lot of grief for me as half on my links are saved to the Safari Reading List, and half to a Read-it-later service like Pocket. Consolidating it in a seamless way when using iOS is a challenge if you wish to avoid opening the webpage in safari first, then clicking a bookmarklet, etc. Web-based trigger services like 'IFTTT' are only useful when the content has already made its way to Cloud services that it supports, like Pocket, Evernote etc. One conceptual solution to this problem could be something along the lines of having a script run on my mac that is periodically looking for new items in the 'Reading List' plist file and extracting the url when it sees a new item added [since iCloud syncs iOS and MacOSX Safari]. Perhaps Alfred or some other automator service could then get it to a spreadsheet on the cloud which can then sync with IFTTT and Pocket etc. Maybe this particular design is not technically feasible or outright wrong, but I would be really grateful if someone with more expertise or nous could suggest an implementation or similar solution. TL;DR **How can I sync Safari's 'reading list' URLs to Pocket/Evernote etc automagically?**
Neglectogram (51 rep)
May 21, 2013, 06:56 PM • Last activity: Apr 17, 2020, 07:19 AM
4 votes
2 answers
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Safari keeps deleting items from my reading list
My safari's reading list is "one shot", in the sense that if I open a URL it gets deleted, so I can just read it once. But some articles are long and I read them in 3-4 times. I’d like manual removal only from my reading list using safari on macOS. Is this how reading list is designed, that links di...
My safari's reading list is "one shot", in the sense that if I open a URL it gets deleted, so I can just read it once. But some articles are long and I read them in 3-4 times. I’d like manual removal only from my reading list using safari on macOS. Is this how reading list is designed, that links disappear when you read them?
Ramy Al Zuhouri (832 rep)
Jun 14, 2015, 07:04 PM • Last activity: Apr 8, 2020, 03:38 PM
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1 answers
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Can I "Add to Reading List" from a link context menu in Safari?
I'm using Safari 13.0.1 on macOS Mojave 10.14.6. I can add the current web site to the reading list by pushing the sharing button and then selecting *Add to Reading List*. Now I want to that **without** opening the page first. So the context menu of a link in Safari has a *Share* menu entry, but the...
I'm using Safari 13.0.1 on macOS Mojave 10.14.6. I can add the current web site to the reading list by pushing the sharing button and then selecting *Add to Reading List*. Now I want to that **without** opening the page first. So the context menu of a link in Safari has a *Share* menu entry, but there's no *Add to Reading List* in its options. In *System Preferences* - *Extensions* - *Share Menu*, *Add to Reading List* **is** enabled. But it still doesn't show in a link's *Share* context menu. I disabled and enabled *Add to Reading List* to no avail — other entries in there immediately hid and reappeared in a link's *Share* context menu when unchecking/checking them here. So, can I get *Add to Reading List* into a link's *Share* context menu in Safari? If so, how?
Karsten Silz (143 rep)
Sep 26, 2019, 10:47 AM • Last activity: Sep 27, 2019, 03:15 AM
2 votes
1 answers
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How to backup and access iOS Safari's reading list?
I have an iPhone, with iOS 7. In Safari, I have a lot of pages saved in the **reading list**. **How can I backup the reading list to a computer and then access it ?** On a PC, I have a backup of my iPhone. I have explored the backup with iBackup Viewer, free version, on Windows....
I have an iPhone, with iOS 7. In Safari, I have a lot of pages saved in the **reading list**. **How can I backup the reading list to a computer and then access it ?** On a PC, I have a backup of my iPhone. I have explored the backup with iBackup Viewer, free version, on Windows. I have managed to access the open tabs of Safari. But I don't find the reading list.
TheMaskedCucumber (2440 rep)
Sep 3, 2014, 11:34 AM • Last activity: Jul 1, 2019, 09:48 PM
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1 answers
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safari can't reload off-line saved reading list items
I am on safari 12.0.1 and macOS 10.14.1. Safari simply cannot reload whatever I saved _offline_ in the reading list -- the console get full of the same error message Thanks for the support. [![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/d8cad.png
I am on safari 12.0.1 and macOS 10.14.1. Safari simply cannot reload whatever I saved _offline_ in the reading list -- the console get full of the same error message Thanks for the support. enter image description here
jjrr (303 rep)
Nov 12, 2018, 12:13 PM • Last activity: Mar 30, 2019, 12:30 AM
4 votes
2 answers
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Safari Reading List not syncing
I am a mobile app dev, so asking something as basic as this is a tad embarrassing, but I just don't seem to understand what I need to do to have my Reading List sync between my Apple devices. I have the sync over Wi-Fi setup on each device, have done this while cabled to my MacBook pro, done a sync,...
I am a mobile app dev, so asking something as basic as this is a tad embarrassing, but I just don't seem to understand what I need to do to have my Reading List sync between my Apple devices. I have the sync over Wi-Fi setup on each device, have done this while cabled to my MacBook pro, done a sync, am powered, on the same Wifi, even prayed to the moon, but no syncing being done. I have searched for a clear set of instructions, but with Apple changing the layout of Settings so often, all I have found are hopelessly out-of-date. Pointers, tips, incantations are welcome! thanks.
drew.. (273 rep)
Jun 5, 2018, 11:29 AM • Last activity: Jan 15, 2019, 06:18 AM
6 votes
1 answers
2593 views
iOS reading list doesn't work offline
When I add some webpage to my reading list (like [Medium articles](https://medium.com/), I'm not able to read them if I'm offline: I have a error telling my phone is not connected to Internet. According to the [documentation](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT200294), pages in the reading list shoul...
When I add some webpage to my reading list (like [Medium articles](https://medium.com/) , I'm not able to read them if I'm offline: I have a error telling my phone is not connected to Internet. According to the [documentation](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT200294) , pages in the reading list should be accessible offline (I checked Settings > Safari > Reading List > Automatically Save Offline). Is it a bug?
Martin Delille (795 rep)
May 3, 2018, 01:14 PM • Last activity: Jan 5, 2019, 10:52 PM
2 votes
2 answers
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Removing items from Reading List in OS X/Safari
How do I delete items from the Reading List in OS X/Safari? Little grey X does not show up, which is what it says to click on?
How do I delete items from the Reading List in OS X/Safari? Little grey X does not show up, which is what it says to click on?
NKO (21 rep)
Oct 19, 2016, 07:43 PM • Last activity: Nov 2, 2018, 02:55 AM
22 votes
7 answers
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Reading List in other browsers?
Is there a Reading List extension for Chrome? I have a deep, dark hatred of Safari, but Reading List seems more convenient than Pocket of Readability. Or, is there a way to access it by any non-safari means at all?
Is there a Reading List extension for Chrome? I have a deep, dark hatred of Safari, but Reading List seems more convenient than Pocket of Readability. Or, is there a way to access it by any non-safari means at all?
tkbx (607 rep)
May 17, 2012, 01:04 PM • Last activity: Sep 24, 2018, 02:27 PM
2 votes
2 answers
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Why do I keep jumping between items when scrolling in reading list?
Why do I keep jumping between items when scrolling when reading an item in reading list on iOS?
Why do I keep jumping between items when scrolling when reading an item in reading list on iOS?
backupshowdotheywork (21 rep)
Jul 7, 2016, 07:27 PM • Last activity: Sep 22, 2018, 11:01 PM
1 votes
1 answers
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iMac Safari web browser
Just updated iMac 2011 model to High Sierra, when I search website it automatically goes into reading. I then have to click that site on reading list to open page as it doesn't open in the normal window as i would expect.
Just updated iMac 2011 model to High Sierra, when I search website it automatically goes into reading. I then have to click that site on reading list to open page as it doesn't open in the normal window as i would expect.
philip (11 rep)
Mar 10, 2018, 07:58 PM • Last activity: Mar 15, 2018, 08:33 PM
4 votes
2 answers
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Safari in macOS 10.12.2 is blinking
Not sure why some sites in my reading list is blinking/flickering. Notice those site that blinks has a blank icon. Anyone having this problem too? Happening in private mode too. Safari 10.0.2 (12602.3.12.0.1)
Not sure why some sites in my reading list is blinking/flickering. Notice those site that blinks has a blank icon. Anyone having this problem too? Happening in private mode too. Safari 10.0.2 (12602.3.12.0.1)
resting (857 rep)
Jan 23, 2017, 10:18 AM • Last activity: Jan 18, 2018, 02:48 AM
3 votes
1 answers
223 views
Add a link to Reading List from Terminal
Is it possible to add the links to the Reading List from terminal or Alfred without opening Safari? Maybe some AppleScript snippet would do?
Is it possible to add the links to the Reading List from terminal or Alfred without opening Safari? Maybe some AppleScript snippet would do?
firedev (764 rep)
Nov 11, 2017, 01:17 AM • Last activity: Nov 11, 2017, 01:18 AM
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1 answers
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Why does the website I'm putting into the reading list in Safari disappear shortly after?
When I put a website through "command/shift/D" into my reading list, that site disappears after a couple of seconds. It happens to every site I'm putting into that list and also tried to restart Safari or my MacBook Pro. But it was no use. How can I solve that problem? One thing to note, I've instal...
When I put a website through "command/shift/D" into my reading list, that site disappears after a couple of seconds. It happens to every site I'm putting into that list and also tried to restart Safari or my MacBook Pro. But it was no use. How can I solve that problem? One thing to note, I've installed macOS High Sierra just this morning and that problem also appeared today. So, there might be a connection.
Eti2d1 (457 rep)
Sep 30, 2017, 06:35 PM • Last activity: Oct 3, 2017, 07:43 AM
9 votes
1 answers
21014 views
How can I sync Reading List with Windows?
Is it possible to use Safari's Reading List on my Windows machine and have it synced with the one on my Mac/iOS devices?
Is it possible to use Safari's Reading List on my Windows machine and have it synced with the one on my Mac/iOS devices?
barfoon (293 rep)
Oct 17, 2011, 04:00 PM • Last activity: Sep 27, 2017, 05:30 PM
3 votes
4 answers
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Removing Items from Reading List
How do I remove items (individual or all) from Reading List on my iMac (OS X 10.6.8)?
How do I remove items (individual or all) from Reading List on my iMac (OS X 10.6.8)?
DeeEwe (33 rep)
Jun 17, 2014, 02:06 AM • Last activity: Jun 28, 2017, 04:39 PM
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