[windsurfer_nyc]

A handy javascript bookmarklet that worked great under Safari 1.2 no longer works under 1.3. I've done the security and java updates, and Safari handles most java pages with no problem, and is snappier than ever. However, this bookmarklet no longer gives a prompt when a word is not highlighted (it works fine when a word is highlighted):

javascript:Qr=window.getSelection();if(!Qr){void(Q r=prompt('Enter%20word%20to%20find%20in%20Wikipedi a%20Dictionary:',''))}if(Qr)location.href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search='+escape(Qr)+'&go=Go'

Any ideas?

[windsurfer_nyc]

Many thanks to Dori Smith who tracked this down as a known bug, reported by the Sci-Fi Hi-Fi Blog, which says "This problem is caused by an unfortunate regression in both Safari 1.3 and Safari 2.0 [and also apparently FireFox 1.0.3 -ed.]: the Javascript “getSelection()” call no longer works properly when invoked through Safari’s “do javascript” AppleScript command."

A workaround is given at JoeMaller.com

This revised version should work, try it in your bookmarks bar:

javascript:Qr=window.getSelection()+'';if(Qr==''){ void(Qr=prompt('Enter%20word%20to%20find%20in%20Wi kipedia%20Dictionary:',''))};if(Qr)location.href=' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search='+escape(Qr)+'&go=Go'