Closed
Bug 53263
Opened 24 years ago
Closed 24 years ago
manage bookmarks: replace File->new submenu with Insert menu
Categories
(SeaMonkey :: General, defect, P3)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
RESOLVED
FIXED
People
(Reporter: jruderman, Assigned: german)
Details
The manage bookmarks window has a confusing file menu.
New bookmark
New >
New folder
New separator
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New navigator window
New message
New address book card
New blank page to edit
It doesn't make sense to me that "new folder" and "new navigator window" are
grouped together, because one creates something in bookmarks while the other
opens a window. Also, "new bookmark" and "new folder" /aren't/ grouped
together, which makes it non-obvious how to make a folder or a separator.
Netscape 4 had all three items (new bookmark, folder, separator) in the File
menu just below "new", but I think the file menu isn't the right place for
them. It would be more appropriate to put them in a new Insert menu (not Edit
because Edit is already long). An Insert menu would also leave plenty of room
for extra items such as "Add current page" (bug 53261).
Mozilla 2000 091808, Windows 98, Classic skin.
Comment 1•24 years ago
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This is another manifestation of general problem also seen in bug 41911: are
Bookmarks (and address books, for that matter) best presented as files, or
folders? If they are files, then you Insert stuff in them, as Jesse suggested.
If they are folders, though, you create New items in them.
IE's approach is to have bookmarks as folders -- not just on the user level,
but also on the file system level (with a hidden file to remember the correct
ordering of bookmarks and positioning of separators). I like this approach,
because it means the user can perform rudimentary bookmark management with
their file manager of choice, as an alternative to having to fire up Mozilla.
Therefore, I think Bookmarks should be presented as a folder, which in turn
means that I think the current position of the bookmark/folder/separator items
is correct.
Reporter | ||
Comment 3•24 years ago
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See also bug 60549, which complains about the redundancy of "new -> new folder".
Comment 4•24 years ago
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So it's been almost two months without comment. Is that enough time to wait?
Reporter | ||
Comment 5•24 years ago
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This was fixed in the new bookmarks manager window by removing the "new window"
options and by putting "new bookmark", "new folder", and "new separator" at the
top level of the file menu.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Comment 6•24 years ago
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Chaning the qa contact on these bugs to me. MPT will be moving to the
owner of this component shortly. I would like to thank him for all his hard
work as he moves roles in mozilla.org...Yada, Yada, Yada...
QA Contact: mpt → zach
Updated•20 years ago
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Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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