Make Safari open links from other applications in current space

_Instructions.md

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20091013114424722

_Script.scpt

on open location theURL
	tell application "System Events"
		if (count of windows of process "Safari") = 0 then tell application "Safari" to make new document
	end tell
	tell application "Safari" to open location theURL
end open location

Info.plist

<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.apple.AppleScript.SafariURLHelper</string>
<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
<array>
  <dict>
    <key>CFBundleURLName</key>
    <string>SafariURLHelper</string>
    <key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
    <array>
      <string>http</string>
      <string>https</string>
    </array>
  </dict>
</array>
<key>NSUIElement</key>
<true/>

@mfilej Thanks for sharing! Since the Mac OS X Hints forum is now read-only, I was wondering if you might know how to address one small thing with this script/app: namely, do you know how to force it to only count windows on the user's active desktop/space? More specifically, this is for people that use more than one monitor, who want Safari to open a new window on their active desktop/space even in cases where a Safari window may be open on their inactive desktop/space (by inactive, I mean visible on another monitor/desktop/space, but not the location of the user's active window).

Under this scenario, all monitors will have their own separate space (Mission Control → Displays have separate spaces). Also, if it's not possible to account for one's active space/desktop when counting windows, then the following locations would also work: (1) cursor/mouse or (2) dock.

Thanks for any help you can lend!!

Hi @jasondm007, unfortunately I don't know how to achieve that. I also stopped using the script because it was a bit unreliable.

Hi @mfilej - Thanks for getting back to me.

No problem. I'll keep poking around, and let you know if I find a better solution. Thanks!