Jul 28
2010
This was a quick plugin I put together last night when I got too frustrated to work on my actual jobs. It lets you define a single shortcut key which, after you input your Instapaper username and password, will let you send the currently-selected article in Google Reader straight to Instapaper. It works fine with themes like Helvetireader (Safari extension), and functions in both list view and expanded view.
Click below to download, unzip the extension and double click it to install. Head for Preferences->Extensions and set up your Instapaper username and password, and pick a hotkey. The default hotkey is “i”, which doesn’t interfere with existing Google shortcuts. Tailor to taste.
The only issue I’m having right now is that it doesn’t fail properly if you have an incorrect user/pass combination. It tells you it succeeded, but doesn’t post to your account. I’ll have to add a verification step at some point in the process. For now, if things aren’t showing up in Instapaper for you, check your username and password in the Extensions preferences. Be sure to check out Instapaper Beyond, too!
Download:
GReader Instapaper — Adds single-keystroke sending of the current article in Google Reader to your Instapaper account. More Info
Jul 26
2010
Instapaper Beyond version 1.8.9 is another small release with a couple of usability enhancements. Thanks to everyone who’s been submitting ideas and bugs, I’ll do my best to keep up!
This release includes:
- Alphabetical sorting of the help HUD (A-Z,a-z)
- Edit a bookmark with “E” (Shift-E)
- you can tab through the fields and submit with Enter, returning you to your listing
- Scroll animation when navigating bookmark lists
- makes it more obvious which direction the page just scrolled you in when selecting a bookmark partially or entirely offscreen.
Download:
Instapaper Beyond for Safari 5 — Instapaper Beyond for Safari adds full keyboard navigation and Ajax loading of text views to Instapaper (http://www.instapaper.com). This extension is for Safari 5 with extensions enabled. More Info
Jul 25
2010
Update: I just pushed out version 1.8.8 with a minor fix for some spacebar-in-forms issues. The download link and auto-update file have already been updated. Thanks to John P for the bug report!
This is relatively minor update for Instapaper Beyond, the Safari extension which gives you full Ajax loading and keyboard control over Instapaper. It does, however, have one very cool new feature, and one often-requested fix.
The new feature is type-ahead folder selection in the popup HUDs for Move To and Go To Folder. When the HUD pops up, you can just start typing and it will find the first folder that matches the letters you’ve typed and select it. The arrow keys function as usual, and enter or right arrow will open the selected folder. If you type a few letters and then hit backspace or escape, it will clear the filter field. If you pause for a second, then start typing again, it will start a new filter, QuickSilver/Launchbar style.
The other noticeable change is that it works better with Greystyled now. It’s not perfect, as Greystyled wants to do its own thing with the Ajax-loaded text versions and there’s a major conflict. I check for Greystyled now, though, and give it a little leeway. The text view will not look like it does in Greystyled without IB loaded, but it will work for you.
If you have Instapaper Beyond loaded, it will either update automatically, or show up in your available updates if you have auto-updates turned off. If you haven’t loaded it, download it below and give it a try!
Instapaper Beyond for Safari 5 — Instapaper Beyond for Safari adds full keyboard navigation and Ajax loading of text views to Instapaper (http://www.instapaper.com). This extension is for Safari 5 with extensions enabled. More Info
