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The output of these screenshots would appear perhaps when a bookmark is hovered over or in the '''Manage Bookmarks...''' window. | The output of these screenshots would appear perhaps when a bookmark is hovered over or in the '''Manage Bookmarks...''' window. | ||
Alternatively, the page itself could be saved as an html file instead of an image. This will not only serve the purpose mentioned above, but also allow access to the text on the page(for copy/paste etc). I often bookmark pages because they contain some useful snippet of information and not because I plan to visit them repeatedly. Having a saved copy of the page gives the user offline access to the contents on the day the page was bookmarked. This would be some kind of a simplified archival system. | |||
=== Color in bookmarks === | === Color in bookmarks === | ||
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* The user lost track of the original bookmark, making redundant bookmarks | * The user lost track of the original bookmark, making redundant bookmarks | ||
(no doubt this list can be expanded) | (no doubt this list can be expanded) | ||
:: The GNOME Epiphany browser detects when a link has moved and offers to update the bookmark location. That's pretty handy. | |||
:: [[User:Mikelward|Mikelward]] 03:14, 7 June 2007 (PDT) | |||
Eventually it becomes easier to Google for the links anew rather than hunt through the unweildy bookmark list. Faciliating management of these issues would be very helpful for maintaining a streamlined, functional list. Some possibilities: | Eventually it becomes easier to Google for the links anew rather than hunt through the unweildy bookmark list. Faciliating management of these issues would be very helpful for maintaining a streamlined, functional list. Some possibilities: | ||
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== Favorites on the Start menu == | == Favorites on the Start menu == | ||
Since a part of firefox's appeal is | Since a part of firefox's appeal is its ability to run on older OSs, it would be nice if Firefox bookmarks could be put into the Favorites menu on the start menu. | ||
== Copying bookmarks to pasteboard == | == Copying bookmarks to pasteboard == | ||
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An interesting read is this blog entry: | An interesting read is this blog entry: | ||
http:// | http://www.contentious.com/archives/2005/04/20/furl-delicious-almost-perfect-together | ||
which discusses one user's method of tagging and sharing. It has some good usages that should be considered for a new system. | which discusses one user's method of tagging and sharing. It has some good usages that should be considered for a new system. | ||
== Extend %s Hack == | == Extend %s Hack == | ||
Currently, the %s hack provides a tremendous degree of freedom for customization and is | Currently, the %s hack provides a tremendous degree of freedom for customization and is extremely powerful. But it could become more flexible when it would respond to the three cases: | ||
# keyword only = empty string (and not %s) and it should be optionally possible to supply a different URL for this case | |||
# keyword with option = option string, and | |||
# keyword only but marked text in the website = marked text (the option string should have a higher priority than marked text). This should be optional by checkbox. This would extent all the wonderful search options to the text within the website so that copy and paste can be avoided. | |||
== Dynamic Bookmarks Search -- LiveFolders == | == Dynamic Bookmarks Search -- LiveFolders == | ||
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The menu's purpose is fast access to frequently visited websites, also referred to as FAVORITES. In principle, its function is similar to program menus or to sidebars with a small number of items. In contrast to the function of favorites, there is a large number of bookmarks that have been saved because they were interesting or valuable. This personal WEB INDEX is a "permanent history" of marked websites. Searching this INDEX can provide pre-selected information very quickly. Tagging seems a perfect tool to categorize these bookmarks for the WEB INDEX in a very flexible, quick, and simple way. | The menu's purpose is fast access to frequently visited websites, also referred to as FAVORITES. In principle, its function is similar to program menus or to sidebars with a small number of items. In contrast to the function of favorites, there is a large number of bookmarks that have been saved because they were interesting or valuable. This personal WEB INDEX is a "permanent history" of marked websites. Searching this INDEX can provide pre-selected information very quickly. Tagging seems a perfect tool to categorize these bookmarks for the WEB INDEX in a very flexible, quick, and simple way. | ||
For more details please see: http:// | For more details please see: http://pubnotes.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/rethinking-bookmarks-ui/ | ||
== Machine-readable/processible bookmarks == | == Machine-readable/processible bookmarks == | ||
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After reading enough reports in mozilla.feedback, bugzilla, etc., it is clear to me that it would be useful to incorporate some sort of bookmark backup within the browser. This needs to be something fairly simple - just an easy one touch way to backup their bookmarks so that all is not lost in the event something happens during update, etc. As bookmarks are the lifeblood of many users, I think this is a useful thing to consider. And I realize there are extensions available to do this, but many users either do not know about them or aren't willing to go the extra length to install an extension. | After reading enough reports in mozilla.feedback, bugzilla, etc., it is clear to me that it would be useful to incorporate some sort of bookmark backup within the browser. This needs to be something fairly simple - just an easy one touch way to backup their bookmarks so that all is not lost in the event something happens during update, etc. As bookmarks are the lifeblood of many users, I think this is a useful thing to consider. And I realize there are extensions available to do this, but many users either do not know about them or aren't willing to go the extra length to install an extension. | ||
== Sort entries in a live bookmark alphabetically instead of chronologically == | |||
I use live bookmarks to display my bookmark collection from a social bookmarking service. However inside a single live bookmark, moazilla displays the entries (each entry being a different bookmarked url) in the order in which I added them on the social bookmarking service. I would like the option to make them appear sorted alphabetically, instead of sorted by time of addition. | |||