On Tuesday 01 May 2007 16:13, KS wrote: > Amy Templeton wrote: > > KS wrote: > >> Can't there be a common place for bookmarks which all > >> browsers could read? Something like an XML file maybe? ... > >> Or should there be a WWW-standard for such a simple but > >> important feature? > > > > Well, one thing you could do would be to find the bookmarks > > file for your browser. For example, my Firefox bookmarks can > > be found at > > > > ~/.mozilla/firefox/random-default-user-string.default/bookmarks.html > > > > Similarly, my w3m bookmarks are at ~/.w3m/bookmark.html. > > > > Anyway, it could be risky trying to overwrite other > > browsers' bookmark files with links to a single one (in case > > they use a specific format), but one strategy you might use > > could be to bookmark another browser's bookmark file, > > letting you access it from that browser. Just a thought. Or, > > if examining the bookmark files leads you to believe that > > you could safely use the same file without confusing the > > browser, you could maybe just symlink it (but again, be > > careful). > > Yup, I thought about linking other browser's bookmarks but was stumped > at the very first try. I tried opening Konqueror's bookmarks which are > in an xml file (XBEL format?) and Iceweasel complains about the absence > of style information with the xml file!! > > Oh, and Iceweasel's import wizard (probably because it is aimed at > Windoze users) does not offer to import Konqueror's bookmarks either. > > /KS Konqueror can actually Import for IceWeasel and Galeon and such, but uses a differant format to store them. Galeon and Epiphany use the same format, but It cannot export to anything else, or read anything else. I am not sure how Opera handles things, but I would wager it is differant from everyone else as well. So there may be a few options: 1. Create a script (C, python, w/e) that can read each browsers' bookmark file, compare them, and synchronize them every time you exit a browser. This could prove hazardous if you are running the browser at the time it runs. 2. Create a Java applet that keeps bookmarks, and bookmark it on your 'personal toolbar' on all the browsers. Just keep it on your local machine. I don't think you would even need a web server, just an HTML with the applet embedded in it. The applet could get somewhat bloated, though, if there are a large number of bookmarks in it, and because it is Java. Using Java over a PHP script, however, will keep you from having to run a web server. It would have the del.ici.us functionality while remaining local. (Just brainstorming) -- Please do not use HTML mail for fully-textual messages. Matthew K Poer <matthewpoer@gmail.com> Location: GA, USA Web: http://matthewpoer.freehostia.com GnuPG Public Key: 4DD0A9A6 Keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net Thinkpad T21: Debian Etch Sony VAIO PCV-RS 520: Debian Etch
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