Placing a Bookmark on the Bar?
W. eWatson
Tarkus
> In win7 is there some way to place say a link to Google above the tabs?
View > Toolbars > Bookmarks Toolbar
W. eWatson
want what I think are popular links visible somewhere horizontally.
Maybe this doesn't work the same way as XP. In xp, the bar is right
under the navigation bar.
Roy Smith
The answer is so simply you might wind up kicking yourself for not
thinking of it. When you are at a page that you want to add to your
bookmark toolbar, simply click and hold the left mouse button on the
little icon on the left end of the address bar. Then just drag it down
to the bookmark toolbar and release it when it's where you want it.
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Roy Smith
Windows 7 Home Premium
Timestamp: Sunday, February 07, 2010 6:21:37 AM
David McRitchie
In answer to the question, you would drag the icon at the left of the location bar
(address bar) to the bookmarks toolbar.
The bookmarks toolbar is a folder within your bookmarks, so this is the same as
working with any other bookmarks whether on bookmarks toolbar, working with
bookmarks menu, working in the sidebar or to or from the Library list.
You would then see the generic Google icon and the page title in your bookmarks bar.
You can modify the wording with right click, then properties. I say generic because
there are a lot of Google applications and they have chosen to have them all use
the same icon.
Personally, I would not waste the space on bookmarks toolbar for that, because there
are much better alternatives. 1) Search Bar, 2) use of keywords
For more information on the use of keywords see
Firefox Keyword Shortcuts
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/kws.htm
Using a keyword of "g:" for Google, you would simply type into the location bar
g: firefox keyword shortcuts
and it would act exactly the same as if you had used the search bar, or had brought
up the Google search page and entered a search in the one line entry area.
Even better if you wanted to search a site you could make up a keyword shortcut
that invokes a search for within a given site. If you are already on a site you could use
another keyword to search within the site, or within the same directory and subdirectories
if known to Google.
Basically mostly I have folders on my bookmarks toolbar, and I only show 1-3 character
names without any favicons. Folders in Blue and bookmarks in Red. Read about that at
Bookmarks Toolbar Blue/Folders, Red/Bookmarks | userstyles.org
http://userstyles.org/styles/9091
In order to install a style you must first install the "Stylish" extension which really needs
the "Stylish Custom" extension in addition.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/2108
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/12105
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HTH,
David McRitchie, extensions I use are briefly documented on my site
Firefox Custom: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/firefox.htm
Introduction: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/lessons/intro/fx3_intro.htm
Ron Hunter
You can drag the URL down to the Bookmarks Toolbar, and drop it there.
Then when you want to return to that site, just click on the name on the
toolbar. Isn't that what you wanted?
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Ron Hunter -- rphu...@charter.net
Ron Hunter
Toolbar entries. They mean little to me. I use an extension called
Smart Bookmarks Bar that reduces individual entries to only the icon,
until you mouse-over that icon, and they the full entry is made visible.
This allows a lot of individual entries to be on the toolbar while not
taking too much room. I have about half the toolbar space filled with
folders, some with subfolders, and the other half with the entries I use
every day.
W. eWatson
Right now the URL text shows google.com. If I try to drag that to the
bkmrk Toolbar, it shows a black circle with a black line. I can't drop
it anywhere.
Ah,it's the icon at the left of the URL, as mentioned by Roy above. The
little green, red, blue jumble ends up on the bmrk tookbar with Google
next to it.
David Pyles
(Google page loaded) hit Ctrl-D. A window will open, choose Bookmark
Menu from the folder dropdown list.
Dave Pyles
Ron Hunter
Good. You are there. Now click that when you want to go to Google.
You have discovered one of the most powerful, and convenient features of
Firefox.
David McRitchie
Hardly there yet, attach a keyword of "g:" or "g" to that and tuck the
bookmark out of sight into a folder and you've really got a Firefox feature
where you can invoke Google and the search all at once from the location bar.
Ron Hunter
I guess if you don't have a pointing device, and keep your hands on the
keyboard all the time, that would work well for you. Truth is, most of
us surf the web from our mice/or other pointing device, not the
keyboard. Besides, I visit many websites every day, and I doubt I would
want to memorize keywords for each, let alone have to type them in.
But that is the beauty of the flexible nature of the FF interface. You
can use the approach that works best for YOU. And I can use the one
that works best for ME.
David McRitchie
"Ron Hunter" <rphu...@charter.net> wrote in message news:3Z-dnT6n0sPKqfLW...@mozilla.org...
In order to search at Google you have to type in your search arguments
so your hands are on the keyboard. Unless you can select all of the
words you wand in the webpage you would be on beforehand.
Tarkus
Dragging the tab will accomplish the same thing.
David McRitchie
"Tarkus" <karn...@atlantabraves.net> wrote in message news:1_2dnS4a2fO1pPLW...@mozilla.org...
minor adjustment:
Dragging the favicon on the tab will accomplish the same thing.
While we're here might as well point out that both the bookmarks toolbar and the tabs bar can be
be rearranged by dragging items. Though you might want to consider alphabetical arrangement
of bookmarks toolbar with exceptions protected by bookmark separators.
("SortPlaces" has option to include/exclude bookmarks toolbar and/or unsorted bookmarks)
Ron Hunter
Yes, but then Google isn't the only website I visit. Grin.
Ron Hunter
are arranged in logical groups by their use, or what subject they
pertain to. Such as 'files, business, fanfiction, weather, webcams, etc.
David McRitchie
"Ron Hunter" <rphu...@charter.net> wrote
> I would NEVER consider an alphabetical arrangement of bookmarks. Mine
> are arranged in logical groups by their use, or what subject they
> pertain to. Such as 'files, business, fanfiction, weather, webcams, etc.
That's what folders and bookmark separators are for. To find something
within a group sorting alphabetical usually works best. SortPlaces
extensions respects both of those along with folders that you do not
want to sort.
David McRitchie
>> so your hands are on the keyboard. Unless you can select all of the
>> words you wand in the webpage you would be on beforehand.
>
> Yes, but then Google isn't the only website I visit. Grin.
on the search bar, but you said you just use the mouse and
that is not true.
auscompgeek
the address bar will send you to the search engine's home page, as
defined in the search plugin.
Ron Hunter
Within a group, mine are arranged by frequency of use. Works better for me.
Ron Hunter
I use Google 99.99% of the time. That's why Google.com is my start
page. However, use of Google is NOT my main function, and when I am
surfin', my hands are on the pointing device, not on the keyboard, so
using the bookmarks toolbar is more convenient for me. Most of the time
when I am using the keyboard, I am on email/news.
Tarkus
> "Tarkus" <karn...@atlantabraves.net> wrote in message
> news:1_2dnS4a2fO1pPLW...@mozilla.org...
>> On 2/7/2010 4:22 AM, Roy Smith wrote:
>>> On 2/7/2010 4:58 AM, W. eWatson wrote:
>>>> > On 2/6/2010 8:36 PM, Tarkus wrote:
>>>>> >> On 2/6/2010 7:54 PM, W. eWatson wrote:
>>>>>> >>> In win7 is there some way to place say a link to Google above
>>>>>> the tabs?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> View> Toolbars> Bookmarks Toolbar
>>>> > Then what? Do I drag a bmk somewhere. I don't want a sidebar of
>>>> bmkrs. I
>>>> > want what I think are popular links visible somewhere horizontally.
>>>> > Maybe this doesn't work the same way as XP. In xp, the bar is right
>>>> > under the navigation bar.
>>> The answer is so simply you might wind up kicking yourself for not
>>> thinking of it. When you are at a page that you want to add to your
>>> bookmark toolbar, simply click and hold the left mouse button on the
>>> little icon on the left end of the address bar. Then just drag it down
>>> to the bookmark toolbar and release it when it's where you want it.
>>
>> Dragging the tab will accomplish the same thing.
>
> minor adjustment:
> Dragging the favicon on the tab will accomplish the same thing.
Wrong. Dragging any part of the tab will accomplish the same thing.
clarjon1
Really? Dragging the 'tab close' button does nothing :)
David McRitchie
Interesting. In a new profile I can do that.
In my current profile which allows tabs to be squeezed down to a few pixels, tab scrolling
is turned off and I have "Multiple Tab Handler" which provides for a number of added Tab features.
Dragging from the non favicon portion will work until adding one more than will fit on the tabs bar
without the tabs being reduced in width.
David McRitchie
Funny! Just as a matter of interest -- If you only had the fixed position tab close button
instead of on the tab(s), merely depressing the tab close button would close the active tab.
Tarkus
Smart alec! ;)