Noob Question...

[Afro1989]

Hey Mac people, I'm totally new to Macs. Some of you may know that I just got my Mac Mini a few weeks ago. Here comes the simple question that you guys can laugh at me about.

With a PC you can right-click an image and click properties to find out the URL of that image. There must be an easy way to do this with a Mac because I'm using the Apple Wireless Mouse with only one click.

So how do I find the URL of an image as if I were on a PC?

Thanks!

 

[devilot]

I'm sure someone will come along w/ a better answer... but as a temporary solution.

You can still 'right' click w/ a one button mouse. Press 'ctrl' and click w/ your mouse, should bring up the little sub menu to select from.

 

[Afro1989]

Thank you very much! I guess that solved my problem.

If you could answer this question too then that'd be great.

How do you change the icons on your desktop? Is there an easy way?

 

[devilot]

If you could answer this question too then that'd be great.

How do you change the icons on your desktop? Is there an easy way?

Hee. Gotta love Macs.

Click on an icon that you're attempting to change and 'get info' (if you wanna get keyboard savvy, then it's command aka apple + i). Then click on whatever icon you do want, and 'copy' it (command aka apple + c) and click back on the original icon and paste over it (command + v).

If I'm still not being clear, holler back.

Oh yeah, or you can shell out some $ for this convenient app called CandyBar and it's 'companion' app, Pixadex. Or even better, a combo pack including both of those apps called, CandyBar Plus.

 

[fistful]

Hey Mac people, I'm totally new to Macs. Some of you may know that I just got my Mac Mini a few weeks ago. Here comes the simple question that you guys can laugh at me about.

With a PC you can right-click an image and click properties to find out the URL of that image. There must be an easy way to do this with a Mac because I'm using the Apple Wireless Mouse with only one click.

So how do I find the URL of an image as if I were on a PC?

Thanks!

You can drag and drop the image into the browser address bar and it'll load the image in the current window showing the url. well that's how I do it.

 

[Afro1989]

Why are you people so helpful? I guess there is hope in our future. (^_^)

That's sick how you can easily change the icon image by copying + pasting.

 

[devilot]

That's sick how you can easily change the icon image by copying + pasting.

I'm ashamed to admit that that was one little characteristic that drew me to Macs.

 

[mcmillan]

Another way of getting the sub-menu is cliking and holding the mouse button for 1~ second.

 

[yankeefan24]

Another way of getting the sub-menu is cliking and holding the mouse button for 1~ second.

doesn't seem to work for me.

 

[Afro1989]

That only works for me with items in my dock.

 

[~Shard~]

You can also obtain a variety of icons from places like ResExcellence and InterfaceLIFT.

 

[kretzy]

That only works for me with items in my dock.

Same here, I don't think it works on anything else.

 

[solvs]

Works in FireFox. Hold for a second and a menu pops up.

 

[grapes911]

I seriously recommend getting a two+ button mouse. Mac OS X is really more usable that way.

I'm sure a lot of people (including myself) would love to tear this statement apart, but I'll refrain from starting a "how many buttons" war.

 

[~Shard~]

I'm sure a lot of people (including myself) would love to tear this statement apart, but I'll refrain from starting a "how many buttons" war.

Yeah, I hear ya - one could argue that the reason OS X is so simplistic and elegant as that poster said, is the fact that you don't need a 2-button mouse. But as you say, we won't get into that whole debate....

 

[CanadaRAM]

Welcome to MR.. You'll get even better responses if you entitle your posts with something relevant to the question. THis would be the 1,264th thread entiltled "Question" or "Newbie question"

But pertinent to the question, you need to distinguish between getting the URL of the actual graphic, or the URL of the Link the graphic links to.

Of the three main Mac browsers, only Firefox has a Properties window that allows you to see the graphic URL directly. In IE and Safari, you have to choose Open Link In New Window and copy the URL from the Location bar.

All three will allow you to directly copy the Link URL with one mouse click.