Re: [Epiphany] Some more input about bookmarks

[Esben Haabendal Soerensen <esben haabendal dk>]

Marco Pesenti Gritti <mpeseng@tin.it> writes:

>> > 4.  Why `topic'? What percentage of people arrange all their bookmarks
>> >     by topic? Is it really desirable to try and increase this
>> >     percentage, by using the word `topic' rather than `folder'? Back
>> >     when I used bookmarks at all (before I started relying on Google
>> >     instead), I had Daily, Weekly, and Monthly folders for bookmarks I
>> >     visited that often. They weren't `topics'.
>> 
>> Ok, don't know in which ground do you base your opinion, but for that
>> matter I've always ordered my bookmarks and files regarding their
>> "topic", so topic makes a lot of sense to me. Obviously, this is not the
>> point. If we want to achieve a point where people abandons hierarchical
>> modes of arrangement (and IMHO that's what the Bookmarks Editor current
>> implementation is all about) of bookmarks, calling the conceptual group
>> where you attach a bookmark "Folder" makes no sense at all. We could
>> better drop this whole topic idea and return to the old menu concept for
>> that matter :)
>
> I dont think the real life concept of folder implies the hierarchy
> concept. So maybe we can use it ;)
> It has the advantage to be more generic and to not introduce a new term.

I don't see how "folder" is a more generic concept than "topic".  Just
different.

It would be unnatural to be able to put a bookmark in to more than one
folder at a time.

I for one find multiple topics a good thing.  It is the single one
reason that I am switching over from Galeon, and I believe it is the
biggest asset in this project.  Going back to plain folders would
remove the main incentive for people to try out Epiphany.

/Esben
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