Re: Open Bookmark in active Tab?

[eagleton <eagleton gmx net>]

Hi,
thanks for the suggestions, your solutions are actually better than what
I had in mind (regarding workflow). I guess I've been handling bookmarks
like in the old Netscape days and haven't thought about finding a more
effective way until now. :D

Cheers,
eagleton

Am Montag, den 24.12.2007, 00:03 +0100 schrieb Reinout van Schouwen:
> Hi eagleton,
> 
> Op zondag 23-12-2007 om 21:56 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef eagleton:
> 
> > So my questions are about opening bookmarks in the active tab from the
> > bookmarks window.
> 
> >  - Is there any usability decision I'm not aware of that is the reason
> > > for Epiphany's not being able to open a bookmark from the bookmarks bar
> > > in the active tab instead of a new tab/window?
> 
> The main reason, I believe, is that the bookmarks editor can be run
> without an active Epiphany window, and moreover that it is independent
> >from any currently active open web page. So from the bme's point of
> view, the "active" tab is arbitrary unless there's only one browser
> window open.
> 
> > > - Is it possible to write an extension for Epiphany which enables
> > > Epiphany to open a bookmark from the bookmarks bar in the active tab,
> > > either by left-click or using the context menu?
> 
> That depends on how you define the active tab, I suppose.
> 
> > > I have a list of links I visit every day, so this would be a useful
> > > feature for me, sparing me quite a few clicks. 
> 
> Well, I can suggest an alternative approach: add your daily links to one
> or more topic(s), put those topics on a toolbar (Epiphany doesn't make a
> difference between toolbars or bookmark bars), and use the 'Open in New
> Tabs' option in the resulting topic menu.
> 
> If you have any more questions, feel free to ask :)
> 
> regards,
>