Is there a way to set safari to auto refresh?

[MattyMac]

I want to auto refresh a webpage, is there a way to set safari to do it?

 

[WildCowboy]

You can write an AppleScript with something like this:

repeat	
	tell application "Safari"
		--confirms your browser is the front application
		activate
	end tell
	
	tell application "System Events"
		tell process "Safari"
			keystroke "r" using {command down}
			delay 60
		end tell
	end tell
end repeat

Or you could use Opera, which has this built into the contextual menu.

 

[MattyMac]

You can write an AppleScript with something like this:

repeat	
	tell application "Safari"
		--confirms your browser is the front application
		activate
	end tell
	
	tell application "System Events"
		tell process "Safari"
			keystroke "r" using {command down}
			delay 60
		end tell
	end tell
end repeat

Or you could use Opera, which has this built into the contextual menu.

Seems a bit too complicated for me to mess with.

 

[WildCowboy]

Seems a bit too complicated for me to mess with.

Meh...it's not so bad once you sit down and think about what it's doing.

But yes, Opera can do this very easily...a simple right click on the page to turn on auto refresh, and then set the delay.