HowTo

For the moment it will be assumed that you know how to copy bookmarklets into your favorites bar or folder. For example, Mac IE5 users can just highlight the bookmark text and copy it to the clipboard. Then command-K will bring up the favorites editor. Enter a suitable name - I used Snipper - and then paste the text of the javascript into the Address field. Now's a good time to change the action URL.

Once the favorite has been saved it can be dragged to the Favorites Bar. Here's what mine looks like now:

Submission of a snippet to your weblog can obviously only be actioned if you are already logged in as administrator for your site. Forgetting to log-in will cause the server to complain like so:

You will get a similar error message if you forget to change the /YOURSITE/YOURWEBLOGPATH/weblog_post part of the script or make a mistake in the path. The best way to check is to go to your weblog page and submit a posting in the usual way and make a note of the URL there.

Weblogger in Action

You can see the result in the December 11th entry of Duncan's Jotter.

Enjoy!

Mac IE5 version

javascript:var t=document.title;var u=document.location.href;var s=document.getSelection();if (s!='') s='\n<blockquote>'+s+'</blockquote>';var cta='<a href=\''+u+'\'>'+t+'</a>'+s;var wf='width=640,height=480,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=1,menuBar=0,scrollBars=1,resizable=1'; var snipper=window.open ('', 'Snipper', wf);with(snipper.document){write('<form method=\'POST\' action=\'http://www.free-conversant.com/YOURSITE/YOURWEBLOGPATH/weblog_post\'><input type=\'text\' name=\'subject\' value=\''+t+'\' size=\'80\'><br><textarea name=\'body\' rows=\'15\' cols=\'80\' wrap=\'virtual\'>'+cta+'</textarea><br><input type=\'submit\' name=\'newmessage\' value=\'Create New Message\'></form>');void(close())}

PC IE5 version

javascript:var t=document.title;var u=document.location.href;var s=document.selection.createRange().text;if (s!='') s='\n<blockquote>'+s+'</blockquote>';var cta='<a href=\''+u+'\'>'+t+'</a>'+s;var wf='width=640,height=480,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=1,menuBar=0,scrollBars=1,resizable=1'; var snipper=window.open ('', 'Snipper', wf);with(snipper.document){write('<form method=\'POST\' action=\'http://www.free-conversant.com/YOURSITE/YOURWEBLOGPATH/weblog_post\'><input type=\'text\' name=\'subject\' value=\''+t+'\' size=\'80\'><br><textarea name=\'body\' rows=\'15\' cols=\'80\' wrap=\'virtual\'>'+cta+'</textarea><br><input type=\'submit\' name=\'newmessage\' value=\'Create New Message\'></form>');void(close())}

Netscape 4 version

The following bookmarklet has been tested with Mac NN4.08. I've no reason to believe it won't work on a PC.

Please note that I've found the Mac NN4.08 to have a limit of 500 characters in a javascript bookmarklet. Hence the sparsity of the following code which as it stands is 498 characters in length. When you modify the www.free-conversant.com/YOURSITE/YOURWEBLOGPATH/ portion make sure you don't exceed the limit, i.e. you have only two more characters in hand.

Please let me know if it works in a Win version of the Netscape browser(s).

javascript:var t=document.title;var u=document.location.href;var s=document.getSelection();var cta='<a href=\''+u+'\'>'+t+'</a> '+s;var d=window.open('','d');with(d.document){write('<form method=\'POST\' action=\'http://www.free-conversant.com/YOURSITE/YOURWEBLOGPATH/weblog_post\'><input type=\'text\' name=\'subject\' value=\''+t+'\' size=80><br><textarea name=\'body\' rows=15 cols=80 wrap>'+cta+'</textarea><br><input type=\'submit\' name=\'newmessage\' value=\'Post\'></form>');void(close())}