On 12/22/06, Michael Feher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Still on the topic of hierarchical organization...has there been any talk of > adding something like a dot separator > a la Java to tags to be able to sub-tag bookmarks? I think this would be a > great feature and would not detract > from the ability to see things as a cloud, etc. in delicious as it is done > now.
I've not responded to these kinds of call for functionality in the past, but just to put on record my belief and evidence its unnecessary here's my POV YMMV. Hierarchical structures of folders are a straitjacket, based on "a place for everything and everything in its place." In fact its more like "one and only one place for anything." But if you enjoy the results you can have them in del.icio.us by tagging with the folder names you wish in the hierarchy and accessing thus for example: http://del.icio.us/Hamish.MacEwan/Open+del.icio.us (this indirectly illustrates a problem with '.' notation for "sub.folders" This gives you complete freedom to restructure the hierarchy (because it is imposed rather than innate), the only thing missing is the mnemonic assistance I sometimes get by traversing the hierarchy looking for *just* the right place to put things, that properly belong in two or more places, a contingency wonderfully coped with by tagging. Thus del.icio.us can give you any hierarchical view you wish, while also allowing the greater flexibility of a single level of folders and multiple membership, AKA tagging. > Mike Hamish. -- http://protopage.com/Hamish.MacEwan
