Applescript: Open current Safari tab in Chrome (Troubleshoot of working script)

Here is an AppleScript that should help you. Open AppleScript Editor and save this as a script. I have modified the source that I found here to support taking arguments on the command line.

Use it like this:

osascript new_window.scpt http://www.google.com http://www.stackoverflow.com

Of course, replace the URLs above with your own URLs.

new_window.scpt

on run argv
    tell application "Safari"
        if (count argv) = 0 then
            -- If you dont want to open a new window for an empty list, replace the
            -- following line with just "return"
            set {first_url, rest_urls} to {"", {}}
        else
            -- `item 1 of ...` gets the first item of a list, `rest of ...` gets
            -- everything after the first item of a list.  We treat the two
            -- differently because the first item must be placed in a new window, but
            -- everything else must be placed in a new tab.
            set {first_url, rest_urls} to {item 1 of argv, the rest of argv}
        end if

        make new document at end of documents with properties {URL:first_url}
        tell window 1
            repeat with the_url in rest_urls
                make new tab at end of tabs with properties {URL:the_url}
            end repeat
        end tell
        activate
    end tell
end run

You could even create an alias for this in Terminal and be able to use it easier. I would add the following to ~/.bash_profile:

alias newwindow='osascript /path/to/new_window.scpt'

Call newwindow whatever you want. Save .bash_profile and restart Terminal for it to work.

In case anyone is looking for a similar solution for Google Chrome, here is a different take on the same idea.

chrome_new_window.scpt

on run argv
    tell application "Google Chrome"
        if (count argv) = 0 then
            make new window
        else
            tell (make new window)
                set URL of active tab to item 1 of argv
                repeat with the_url in the rest of argv
                    open location the_url
                end repeat
            end tell
        end if
        set active tab index of first window to 1
        activate
    end tell
end run

Window > Show Next Tab

Should display the keyboard shortcut to switch between open tabs, I have mine custom set but I believe the default keyboard shortcut is :

Control+-->

However if you want a specific tab to be populated corresponding to the number you can set custom keyboard shortcuts within Automator or go Ian's route

I was able to reproduce your desired results with Automator in conjunction with the AppleScript you provided :

Automator Walkthrough :

Follow the link to my Discussion

The general parameters are the same and I'm sure you smart enough to figure it out.

1. Services Receive : NO INPUT
2. In : Select Safari so this service isn't available outside the application
3. Drag and Drop the 'Run AppleScript' action to the workflow
4. Include the AppleScript code you provided
5. Save the service - I saved mine in increments
6. System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > General > Safari Tab 3 (whatever you named yours)
7. Create your shortcut : For some reason Apple has blocked CMD+#'s even though those shortcuts aren't used in the app as far as I diagnosed. I was able to successfully replicate your desired results with ⌥+⌘+3, but your computer, do what makes you happy
8. Enjoy for $0

EDIT If you use ⌥+⌘ + 1/2 they are already reserved for the History Menu (so you should change these in Keyboard > Shortcuts by altering the keyboard board shortcut for that menu title) and then ⌥+⌘ + 1/2 will be up for grabs again

RE-EDIT Apparently ⌘+#s are reserved for jumping to bookmarks. Since I don't have any it didn't prompt anything on my end. But again, all menu title keyboard short cuts can be altered with no work at all in the keyboard shortcut area in system preferences. So looks like you can use your Command + 1-9 buttons