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From: 105 on 7 Jan 2010 16:06 On 6/01/10 10:05 AM, TaliesinSoft wrote: > On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:36:46 -0600, 105 wrote (in article > <03512246$0$1270$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>): > >> when adding a bookmark in Safari (4.0.4), the pop up menu in the resultant >> dialogue "...and choose where to keep it" >> >> Is there something that makes the list of folders a expandable/collapsible >> structure (like the triangles in finder) >> >> trying to find the target folder in a long list of folders is an absolute >> pita, every time. > > One can indeed create a nested structure of bookmarks using the "Add > Bookmarks Folder" option in Safari's "Bookmarks" menu. Such folders are > displayed with an open/close wedge. > Unless I am missing something, no open/close wedge in Bookmarks >> Add Bookmarks... dialogue. Yes the structure is nested, but it is not expandable/collapsable. Within the Show All Bookmarks sub-panel yes, but not in the dialogue
From: 105 on 7 Jan 2010 16:12 On 7/01/10 4:28 AM, Doc O'Leary wrote: > In article<00cd4427$0$15576$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, > 105<cortical(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > >> On 5/01/10 4:22 AM, Doc O'Leary wrote: >>> >>> Just show your bookmarks and drag the icon from the location bar to >>> where you want it. I think the whole idea of a special "add bookmark" >>> UI is outdated when the browser can maintain a history going back >>> months. >> >> A history is not organised in a logical structure other than date. >> Also it is volatile; it can be cleared. > > So? I think you misunderstand my point. I never said you should > organize your bookmarks *exclusively* by history. I just said that the > ability to present the *current* URL as already being bookmarked (and > thus able to be organized with the existing bookmark UI) makes the sheet > Apple uses a questionable choice. > >> I would much rather be taken to the current URL in that history >>> than be shown a special sheet that has the crazy-huge popup you mention. >>> >> >> What works for you obviously does not work for me. > > Since it isn't implement that way, it doesn't even work for me. Your approach re history; works for you, not for me. What I > *do* do with the current implementation is as I described: switch to the > bookmarks view and drag the icon to where I want it. The only time I > invoke the sheet is for a bookmark I want to keep around briefly, but is > otherwise unorganized (e.g., a particular blog post I've commented on > that I will regularly check for replies over the next few days, but will > ditch after that). In those cases, what works for me is to just jam > them all in the bookmarks menu; I never deal with that huge popup that > has drawn your ire. >
From: Tom Stiller on 7 Jan 2010 16:51 In article <00cfd1d8$0$15570$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, 105 <cortical(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > On 6/01/10 10:05 AM, TaliesinSoft wrote: > > On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:36:46 -0600, 105 wrote (in article > > <03512246$0$1270$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>): > > > >> when adding a bookmark in Safari (4.0.4), the pop up menu in the resultant > >> dialogue "...and choose where to keep it" > >> > >> Is there something that makes the list of folders a expandable/collapsible > >> structure (like the triangles in finder) > >> > >> trying to find the target folder in a long list of folders is an absolute > >> pita, every time. > > > > One can indeed create a nested structure of bookmarks using the "Add > > Bookmarks Folder" option in Safari's "Bookmarks" menu. Such folders are > > displayed with an open/close wedge. > > > > Unless I am missing something, no open/close wedge in Bookmarks >> Add > Bookmarks... dialogue. Yes the structure is nested, but it is not > expandable/collapsable. > > Within the Show All Bookmarks sub-panel yes, but not in the dialogue When I click the "+" symbol (to the left of the URL), I get a small dialog where I can enter the name for the bookmark and a popup menu of all the current bookmark locations, expanded to show the nesting. -- Tom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF
From: Barry Margolin on 7 Jan 2010 22:42 In article <tom_stiller-444B8B.16514607012010(a)news.individual.net>, Tom Stiller <tom_stiller(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > In article <00cfd1d8$0$15570$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, > 105 <cortical(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > > > On 6/01/10 10:05 AM, TaliesinSoft wrote: > > > On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:36:46 -0600, 105 wrote (in article > > > <03512246$0$1270$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>): > > > > > >> when adding a bookmark in Safari (4.0.4), the pop up menu in the > > >> resultant > > >> dialogue "...and choose where to keep it" > > >> > > >> Is there something that makes the list of folders a > > >> expandable/collapsible > > >> structure (like the triangles in finder) > > >> > > >> trying to find the target folder in a long list of folders is an > > >> absolute > > >> pita, every time. > > > > > > One can indeed create a nested structure of bookmarks using the "Add > > > Bookmarks Folder" option in Safari's "Bookmarks" menu. Such folders are > > > displayed with an open/close wedge. > > > > > > > Unless I am missing something, no open/close wedge in Bookmarks >> Add > > Bookmarks... dialogue. Yes the structure is nested, but it is not > > expandable/collapsable. > > > > Within the Show All Bookmarks sub-panel yes, but not in the dialogue > > When I click the "+" symbol (to the left of the URL), I get a small > dialog where I can enter the name for the bookmark and a popup menu of > all the current bookmark locations, expanded to show the nesting. Isn't that exactly what he said? The problem the OP is complaining about is that the menu is too long, because all the nested folders are expanded. -- Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
From: Tom Stiller on 7 Jan 2010 23:00 In article <barmar-2B19F7.22421607012010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Barry Margolin <barmar(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote: > In article <tom_stiller-444B8B.16514607012010(a)news.individual.net>, > Tom Stiller <tom_stiller(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > In article <00cfd1d8$0$15570$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, > > 105 <cortical(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > > > > > On 6/01/10 10:05 AM, TaliesinSoft wrote: > > > > On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:36:46 -0600, 105 wrote (in article > > > > <03512246$0$1270$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>): > > > > > > > >> when adding a bookmark in Safari (4.0.4), the pop up menu in the > > > >> resultant > > > >> dialogue "...and choose where to keep it" > > > >> > > > >> Is there something that makes the list of folders a > > > >> expandable/collapsible > > > >> structure (like the triangles in finder) > > > >> > > > >> trying to find the target folder in a long list of folders is an > > > >> absolute > > > >> pita, every time. > > > > > > > > One can indeed create a nested structure of bookmarks using the "Add > > > > Bookmarks Folder" option in Safari's "Bookmarks" menu. Such folders are > > > > displayed with an open/close wedge. > > > > > > > > > > Unless I am missing something, no open/close wedge in Bookmarks >> Add > > > Bookmarks... dialogue. Yes the structure is nested, but it is not > > > expandable/collapsable. > > > > > > Within the Show All Bookmarks sub-panel yes, but not in the dialogue > > > > When I click the "+" symbol (to the left of the URL), I get a small > > dialog where I can enter the name for the bookmark and a popup menu of > > all the current bookmark locations, expanded to show the nesting. > > Isn't that exactly what he said? The problem the OP is complaining > about is that the menu is too long, because all the nested folders are > expanded. Yeah [hangs head sheepishly]. -- Tom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF
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