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From: 105 on 3 Jan 2010 19:24
hi,

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.
From: Doc O'Leary on 4 Jan 2010 12:52
In article <03512246$0$1270$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>,
105 <cortical(a)internode.on.net> wrote:

> 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.

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. 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.

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From: 105 on 5 Jan 2010 17:37
On 5/01/10 4:22 AM, Doc O'Leary wrote:
> In article<03512246$0$1270$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>,
> 105<cortical(a)internode.on.net> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> 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.


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.

From: TaliesinSoft on 5 Jan 2010 18:35
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.

--
James Leo Ryan --- Austin, Texas --- taliesinsoft(a)me.com

From: Doc O'Leary on 6 Jan 2010 12:58
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. 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.

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