about:
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robert's bookmarklets


a collection of bookmarklets that either i found or had to make.
sd 11:54 AM 7/15/01

instructions:
to test a bookmarklet, just copy the line into your browser address bar and load.if u like it, add it to your bookmarks exactly as it is, starting with "javascript:" 
they will work so long as the websites they take you to dont change their structure.

where i first learned about bookmarklets, and more info about how to use:
www.about.com

updates of other things at robertlin.cjb.net


the bookmarklets:
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* dictionary.com. from about.com, just select a word on a page, go to this bookmark and it loads the definition.
javascript:if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion)>=4) if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")>0) {var sel=document.selection.createRange();sel.expand("word");void(window.open("http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term="+escape(sel.text)))} else void(window.open("http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term="+document.getSelection()))

* dictionary.com for netcaptor browser workaround 
javascript:void(window.open("http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term="+prompt('Dictionary.com lookup:','')))


* anonymizer service: loads any URL anonymized. i used bell DSL service which caches pages so i had trouble figuring out whether my web page updated or not, so instead of calling a friend to view my web page, i use anonymizer as a way to see a site fresh, bypass the cache.
javascript:void(window.open("http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/"+prompt('Enter%20yar%20URL:','http://')))

* mapquest / yahoo tool: u put the address, city, state/prov etc and it takes u to the map. useful when i was looking up aparment/room rent listings
javascript:void(window.open("http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?BFCat=&Pyt=Tmap&newFL=Use+Address+Below&addr="+prompt('enter addy or intersection:','somestreet and somestreet')+"&csz="+prompt('enter city, state, zip if you know','city,state,zip')+"&country="+prompt('country','us')+"&Get%A0Map=Get+Map"))

* arin.net lookup: select the ip and then go to tool and will lookup for u
javascript:if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion)>=4) if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")>0) {var sel=document.selection.createRange();sel.expand("word");void(window.open("http://www.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl?queryinput="+escape(sel.text)))} else void(window.open("http://www.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl?queryinput="+document.getSelection()))

* lynx browser service: for accessible website development, use this to quickly view a url thru lynx text only browser
javascript:void(window.open("http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.cgi?url="+prompt('Enter%20yar%20URL:','http://')))

* convert url to downloadable link: useful for any files that dont let u file> save as if u load its url directly in browser
javascript:void(document.write("<a href="+prompt('enter your url file to download','http://')+">download by clicking here</a>"))

* coming soon: resize your window to be neatly 800 x 600, and move it to the corner. just a neat organizer when windows come of all sizes and shapes.