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To save a single page - yes (to be precise, it simulates key presses and does not rely on any mouse action). The saving of the web page part is actually handled

To save a single page - yes (to be precise, it simulates key presses and does not rely on any mouse action). The saving of the web page part is actually handled by another script I wrote few days back (https://github.com/abiyani/automate-save-page-as https://github.com/abiyani/automate-save-page-as), and it was the only option I could find to automate saving a page (as rendered by the chrome). I will be very happy to learn of any other alternative for this task. This particular script (orkut-community-downloader) uses "automate-save-page-as" script to download every single page, and therefore contain the (simple) logic for navigating through all the posts, polls, and later on changing the links to point to local copy, symlinking stuff to save space, and providing support for "resuming" the download operation. Do you mind sharing what bugs you are facing (and which platform you are testing on), so I can try and fix them ? If HN comments doesn't seem a fit place, then feel free to email me (ID: <username>@gmail.com).

fiatjaf 12y ago
Well, I'm using Linux Mint with Cinnamon and I've seen a "Save page as" dialog after the orkut community listing page was opened, then the script tried to write the path in the "Name" field of the dialog. It failed to erase the default name then failed write the slashes, resulting in a name like `homefiatjaforkut-community-downloaderPrevious-name-of-thepage.html` and error that (luckly) caused the program to stop.
- anuragbiyani 12y ago
  Can you test the following keystrokes manually and let me know the outcome with your browser: 1) Open any page in chrome 2) Press Ctrl+S 3) Press "Right" arrow key exactly once 4) Type some string, say "-suffix" 5) Press "Home" key exactly once 6) Type in some directory name with "/" at the end, say: "/tmp/" 7) Press Enter. Sorry if this sounds pedantic, but this is the actual sequence of key stroke the script will mimic in this case, so just want to make sure that work in the first place. Alternatively can you try https://github.com/abiyani/automate-save-page-as https://github.com/abiyani/automate-save-page-as script in isolation (with --suffix command line flag). PS: Under usual circumstances, the name field will should be replaced by something like this by the script (before pressing enter in the "Save as" dialog box): "/fully/expanded/dest/directory/path/<original_page_title>-000X.html"
  - fiatjaf 12y ago
    It works almost always :P (I mean the sequence of commands. It's kinda nice, now that you explained it. I'll try running your script from another computer.)

fiatjaf 12y ago

Well, I'm using Linux Mint with Cinnamon and I've seen a "Save page as" dialog after the orkut community listing page was opened, then the script tried to write the path in the "Name" field of the dialog. It failed to erase the default name then failed write the slashes, resulting in a name like `homefiatjaforkut-community-downloaderPrevious-name-of-thepage.html` and error that (luckly) caused the program to stop.

anuragbiyani 12y ago
Can you test the following keystrokes manually and let me know the outcome with your browser: 1) Open any page in chrome 2) Press Ctrl+S 3) Press "Right" arrow key exactly once 4) Type some string, say "-suffix" 5) Press "Home" key exactly once 6) Type in some directory name with "/" at the end, say: "/tmp/" 7) Press Enter. Sorry if this sounds pedantic, but this is the actual sequence of key stroke the script will mimic in this case, so just want to make sure that work in the first place. Alternatively can you try https://github.com/abiyani/automate-save-page-as https://github.com/abiyani/automate-save-page-as script in isolation (with --suffix command line flag). PS: Under usual circumstances, the name field will should be replaced by something like this by the script (before pressing enter in the "Save as" dialog box): "/fully/expanded/dest/directory/path/<original_page_title>-000X.html"
- fiatjaf 12y ago
  It works almost always :P (I mean the sequence of commands. It's kinda nice, now that you explained it. I'll try running your script from another computer.)