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10.4: Use Google Maps with the Address Book widget
Authored by: z5591 on May 29, '05 02:51:14PM

Since I'm an idiot, I have absolutely no idea how to do this. Could a smart person give me step-by-step instructions?



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10.4: Use Google Maps with the Address Book widget
Authored by: reh on May 29, '05 03:02:28PM
  1. Download the script by option clicking on this link
  2. Open the Terminal and type "chmod 755 " (minus the quotes and don't forget the space on the end... DON'T hit enter yet)
  3. Now drag the recently downloaded script into the Terminal and hit enter
  4. Type "sudo " into the terminal (with the space and DON'T hit enter yet)
  5. Drag the script into the Terminal again and hit enter; type your password when prompted
  6. Remove the address book widget from your dashboard and add it again.
  7. Search for a contact with an address and click on the address. You should now get sent to Google Maps. Don't forget to hit Google's satellite link to see images of the area.


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10.4: Use Google Maps with the Address Book widget
Authored by: apikoros on Jun 01, '05 07:57:50AM

reh, I too am a newbie. Following your instructions, at your step 5 I see this in Terminal:

"We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

#1) Respect the privacy of others.
#2) Think before you type.
#3) With great power comes great responsibility."

I was not expecting a lecture. It looked suspect, so I canceled the procedure right there. Was that message to be expected?

If so, I'll try it again, but have another question regarding the last step: just how does one remove the address book widget from dashboard and add it again? Thanks in advance--



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10.4: Use Google Maps with the Address Book widget
Authored by: unixrocks on May 29, '05 03:07:36PM

Sure - do this.

copy the script thats linked in the origional post (open the link in a new window - select all text in the window (command-A) then copy to the buffer (command-C))

create a new file using textedit under your home directory called change_abwidget.ksh - paste the contents of the buffer into the file (command-v) - or to be more accurate create a new file in simple text, copy the contents of the buffer, then save it to your home directory to a file called change_abwidget.ksh

open a terminal window (it will drop you into your home directory where the script is) and enter the following <actual dialog copied and pasted below from terminal but of course your prompt will differ>


[Chris-Computer:~] Chris% chmod 755 change_abwidget.ksh
[Chris-Computer:~] Chris% sudo ./change_abwidget.ksh

AddressBook is currently set for MapQuest server - changing it to use Google server...

Dont forget in order for the change to take affect you must re-launch the AddressBook Widget in Dahsboard.
Just refreshing the widget via Command-R wont force the changes to take affect.
You can also have two copies of the AddressBook running - one with MapQuest the other with Google.




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10.4: Use Google Maps with the Address Book widget
Authored by: ershler on May 29, '05 11:35:58PM

I've tried the following

Macintosh-2:/Library/Widgets ershler$ sudo /Users/ershler/Desktop/GoogleMaps.sh

AddressBook is currently set for MapQuest server - changing it to use Google server...

Dont forget in order for the change to take affect you must re-launch the AddressBook Widget in Dahsboard.
Just refreshing the widget via Command-R wont force the changes to take affect.
You can also have two copies of the AddressBook running - one with MapQuest the other with Google.
Macintosh-2:/Library/Widgets ershler$

Then I removed the Phone Book Widget from the screen and then reinstalled it. But it still goes to MapQuest. I've tried picking up a fresh copy of the widget and rerunning the script. No change.



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10.4: Use Google Maps with the Address Book widget
Authored by: macavenger on May 31, '05 01:30:46PM

You are running into the same problem I had - this hint is for the Address Book widget, not the Phone book widget.

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iMac FP 17" 800MHz OS X 10.4.x



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10.4: Use Google Maps with the Address Book widget
Authored by: matthewfritz on May 29, '05 11:36:24PM

I can't seem to get this to work... I get the following error in Terminal

fritzm% sudo /Users/fritzm/Desktop/address_widgetscript.ksh
/Users/fritzm/Desktop/address_widgetscript.ksh: line 1: {rtf1macansicpg10000cocoartf824cocoasubrtf100: command not found
/Users/fritzm/Desktop/address_widgetscript.ksh: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `}'
/Users/fritzm/Desktop/address_widgetscript.ksh: line 2: `{\fonttbl\f0\fnil\fcharset77 Verdana;}'



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10.4: Use Google Maps with the Address Book widget
Authored by: robg on May 30, '05 09:35:13AM

Looks like you saved the script as RTF -- make sure TextEdit is set to save in plain text mode.

-rob.



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10.4: Use Google Maps with the Address Book widget
Authored by: matthewfritz on May 31, '05 11:16:19PM

Thanks. Now that I set it to txt, I'm getting the "Changing the Address book..." message and close the addressbook widget then reinstall it but it still queries MapQuest...



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10.4: Use Google Maps with the Address Book widget
Authored by: MarcodD on Jul 30, '05 12:14:04PM

Now it's my turn to to an idiot. What is the home directory?



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10.4: Idiot level instructions on how to change the phonebook widget to check google maps?
Authored by: pooper on May 31, '05 12:02:42AM

thanks for the advice, everyone.
can you give me like idiot level instructions on how to change the phonebook widget to check google maps, too?
sorry if this is totally OT, but I'm a total newb and I'm trying to learn.



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