PS: Remove the spaces in my link (http:// bookmarklets .awardspace .com /chat/)
On Apr 30, 5:06 pm, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been making a lot of bookmarklets lately and working with > bookmarks and the bookmarks bar. I've been thinking on what would be > the best way to organize bookmarklets, because bookmarklets are small > little tools and you might have a lot. So I put them in a folder on my > bookmarks bar to the right most area. This way I can easily access > them. But then this folder has gotten to cluttered, and the only way I > could organize them is by adding subfolders. > > This is of course the best way to currently organize my bookmark(let) > s, and I'm not saying it's bad. But what I'm saying is, that I > suddenly got an idea from this whole experience. I thought about what > it would be like to have a search bar in the bookmarks bar. I'm not > talking about a clunky, take-up-all-the-space type of search bar. I'm > talking about one that automatically expands when you type into it. > Kinda like one of my bookmarklets: > > http:// bookmarklets .freehostia .com /chat/ > > If you were to run the bookmarklet form that page you'd find a little > blue thing appear at the bottom right of the page. If you where to > click it or press ctrl+space, you'd find that you'd be able to type in > it. But notice how it automatically expands as you type. This is how I > recommend a bookmarks search bar in the bookmarks bar would behave. > The search bar should start out as the size of a folder icon in the > bookmarks bar. Once you start typing though, it expands and moves all > the bookmarks to the right of it. Also as you type, it displays a drop > down menu of all the bookmarks related to the current search keyword > (s). You can then use the arrow keys or mouse to select a bookmark > from this menu. > > I know what you could be thinking; why not just open the bookmarks > manager and use the search feature there. Well because it require more > effort to find what your looking for. With a bookmarks search feature > right on the bookmarks bar, you could find exactly what your looking > for on the fly. It would be so much more intuitive! Heck, what if you > made the "Other bookmarks" folder the search bar and when you focus/ > click on the search bar it'll display the drop down list that "Other > bookmarks" would have displayed anyway. > > This idea just came to mind and so I thought I'd share it. I'm all for > a search bar in the bookmarks bar. Although I recommend it being on > the right with auto-expand ability. > > With a search bar I wouldn't have to navigate through numerous > subfolders to get to where I want. All I would need to do is start > typing the name of the bookmarklet I'm looking for. Of course I would > still organize my bookmarks into subfolders, but with a bookmarks > search bar I could easily access them. > > Optionally in this request, a tags feature for every bookmark would > come in handy with a search bar. This way I can add a bookmarklet tag > or * tag to all my bookmarklets so that I can just start with the that > tag and it'll bring up all of my bookmarklets. > > Whew. Sorry for the long post. What is your personal opinion on this > request? Do you think it would come in handy? Would you use it? Even > if you don't use it, do you think others would find it useful? Your > thoughts? > > Thanks for taking the time to read this. Cheers! > > Note: please don't use my bookmarklet other then for example purposes > here, 'cause the server that I have isn't a good server and can't > handle people using it. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
