Response:
One is constantly learning and discovering new things, even
regarding
something as elementary as bookmarks (what with all the
complicated problems
that are posted here in PCWorks; at least, complicated for
my mind). Forget
my addendum below. I just realized that your file,
originally Hugh's "html
file 2006-11-16" and then my "html file
2006-11-20" does keep changing every
day. That's amazing (not my realizing it but that it does
keep changing).
Therefore, what I did was just make a shortcut from the
bookmark file in
"C:Documents and SettingsCompaq_OwnerApplication
DataMozillaFirefoxProfilesj3bmgvqr.default" (for
those looking for it,
keep in mind that "Application Data" is an
invisible folder), and placed
that bookmark in my first level Start menu. You can put it
on your desktop
or wherever.
And Hugh, I'm using FF 1.5.0.8 and in My Computer, Toos,
Folder Options,
View, I don't see any "enable common tasks" line.
Am I looking in the wrong
place?
> From: Hugh Vandervoort
> Bookmarks are nothing more than a list of files. Why
there's no "Find"
> feature in the browser is beyond me. As a practical
matter, I long ago
> created two files on my desktop, where they are easily
accessible: A
> complete copy of the bookmarks folder. This is
searchable using the "find"
> feature. You must enable common tasks in folder options
for this to work.
> I seldom find it necessary to use this feature because
I've been
> bookmarking a long time and my folder names are well
chosen. I can't tell
> you how many favorites folders I've seen that are
completely
> undifferentiated, containing no folder names at all.
Same with "My Docs".
> Another folder, which I labeled "Daily", that
contains all the blogs and
> pages that I tend to visit -you guessed it-daily
>
> Harold B. wrote:
>> Addendum ... Here's an idea if you do look for
bookmarks in your list.
>> Instead of the Start menu (why put it there when
you are not always
>> online?), put that html file 2006-11-20 (modified
as necessary and you
>> can rename it "Bookmarks") into your
Firefox folder that is by default in
>> your Bookmark Bar. Exactly where would depend upon
how you have that bar
>> arranged.
>>
>>> It still puzzles me, Hugh. I found it much
easier to find any bookmark
>>> in Windows 95 (I was using Netscape then). In
those versions, there was
>>> a "Find" feature. Your way I have to
open all the bookmarks in a Firefox
>>> browser, click Ctrl+F, and enter what I am
looking for. Why can't
>>> progress mean moving ahead in whatever features
need improving and
>>> certainly not moving backwards in any other
features?
>>
>>> According to what you suggest, I put a shortcut
from that
>>> "bookmarkbackups" folder into the
Start menu to give me easier access
>>> (rather than following that long path to the
folder, "C:Documents and
>>> SettingsOwnerApplication
>>>
DataMozillaFirefoxProfilesky2x3ez2.defaultbookmarkbacku
psbookmarks-2006-11-20.html".
>>> Only modification necessary is that, as I'm
showing now, the last date
>>> listed is 2006-11-20 and I'm trying to figure
out how it got there. ---
>>> Harold
> ------------------------------
Response:
Peter, your suggestion is good and I never thought of it,
but even there,
something I think I was able to do with other browsers some
years ago, with
the side bar and/or the bookmark manager, yes, entering the
name of the
bookmark will find it, however, I often change the name of
said bookmark and
there was a time (maybe I'm thinking about Netscape some
years ago) that one
was able to *enter the URL* (which unlike the name wouldn't
ordinarily be
changed) and find said bookmark that way; or just to find
out if I have a
certain bookmark where the name would't help but the URL
would. And if
that's not a run-on sentence, then I don't know what is 
>
> From: Peter Kaulback
> Harold, in FF when you click on Bookmarks, then
Organize Bookmarks... and
> this opens the Bookmark manger where right at the top
is a convenient
> search field. Or you can click on
View/Sidebar/Bookmarks or simply Ctrl-B
> with the convenient search field at the top there too.
>
> Personally I prefer Opera and it's bookmark manager.
It's the one browser
> I use in both Windows and Ubuntu, I just click on
Panels and I can browse
> mail, history, and bookmarks at once. Just my 2 cents.
--- Peter Kaulback
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