--- argv_emulation.py.orig	2009-07-11 12:41:18.000000000 +1000
+++ argv_emulation.py.bjs	2009-08-14 09:33:40.000000000 +1000
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     import traceback
     from Carbon import AE
     from Carbon.AppleEvents import kCoreEventClass, kAEOpenApplication, \
-        kAEOpenDocuments, keyDirectObject, typeAEList, typeAlias
+        kAEOpenDocuments, keyDirectObject, typeAEList, typeAlias, \
+        kAEInternetSuite, kAEISGetURL, typeWildCard
     from Carbon import Evt
     from Carbon import File
     from Carbon.Events import highLevelEventMask, kHighLevelEvent
@@ -23,10 +24,15 @@
                 self.__runapp)
             AE.AEInstallEventHandler(kCoreEventClass, kAEOpenDocuments,
                 self.__openfiles)
+            #AE.AEInstallEventHandler(kAEInternetSuite, kAEISGetURL,
+            AE.AEInstallEventHandler('GURL', 'GURL',
+                self.__geturl)
 
         def close(self):
             AE.AERemoveEventHandler(kCoreEventClass, kAEOpenApplication)
             AE.AERemoveEventHandler(kCoreEventClass, kAEOpenDocuments)
+            #AE.AERemoveEventHandler(kAEInternetSuite, kAEISGetURL)
+            AE.AERemoveEventHandler('GURL', 'GURL')
 
         def mainloop(self, mask = highLevelEventMask, timeout = 1*60):
             # Note: this is not the right way to run an event loop in OSX or
@@ -91,6 +97,18 @@
 
             self._quit()
 
+        def __geturl(self, requestevent, replyevent): # event handler
+            try:
+                listdesc = requestevent.AEGetParamDesc(keyDirectObject, typeAEList)
+                for i in range(listdesc.AECountItems()):
+                    desc = listdesc.AEGetNthDesc(i+1, typeWildCard)[1]
+                    url = desc.data.decode('utf8')
+                    sys.argv.append(url)
+            except Exception, e:
+                print "argvemulator.py warning: can't unpack an GetURL event"
+
+            self._quit()
+
     return ArgvCollector()
 
 def _argv_emulation():