Javascript question (or... Why does Safari ****ing hate me?)

[Kionae]

Ok... Let's say that someone (me) wants to create one of those nifty little "Bookmark this site!" links so that all one has to do is click the link and boom! Bookmarked.

So here's what I'm using (not my code... javascript really isn't my thing. I found this in a script library.):

<script type="text/javascript">

function bookmarksite(title,url){
if (window.sidebar) // firefox
	window.sidebar.addPanel(title, url, "");
else if(window.opera && window.print){ // opera
	var elem = document.createElement('a');
	elem.setAttribute('href',url);
	elem.setAttribute('title',title);
	elem.setAttribute('rel','sidebar');
	elem.click();
} 
else if(document.all)// ie
	window.external.AddFavorite(url, title);
}
</script>

<li><a href="javascript:bookmarksite('My Site','http://www.mysite..com')">Bookmark Us!</a></li>

Now, this works beautifully in IE and Firefox, but it doesn't do a damn thing in Safari. Is there a way to invoke the "Add Bookmark" dialogue box in Safari using javascript? Or am I stuck with only supporting every other browser on the planet.

And while we're on the subject... WHY DOES SAFARI SUCK SO MUCH?! I have to fight with it constantly when if comes to the nifty things everyone else supports. :P

[YopY]

According to this page, only IE allows a site to add itself to a favorites link :/. Haven't been able to find anything either using Googol, but I'm sure you already tried that.

Either all the stuff I found are carbon-copies of the one you posted above, and/or they haven't been tested in Safari. In other words, from what I've seen all you can do is show a message about how to add the page to the user's bookmarks in Safari when the browser is Safari.

[Kionae]

Figures. I always knew Safari was ****tarded. I can't find a decent javascript WYSIWYG editor that works in it, either.

[YopY]

Put a giant Firefox ad on your site if Safari is detected, .

[Kionae]

Originally Posted by YopY

Put a giant Firefox ad on your site if Safari is detected, .

I don't think my boss would like that. They're pretty Mac obsessed here, and Safari seems to be the browser of choice for the non-web-addicted (i.e. those who haven't yet learned the joys of using FireFox). XD