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Secondary Bookmarks File?
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| DavidM 2006-09-02, 1:12 pm |
| I have relocated my FF bookmarks file to a network connected
hard drive,
using the "browser.bookmarks.file" parameter in about:config.
This enables me to always have my current bookmarks whether
I'm using my PC or wireless connected laptop. Seems to work
very well, and doesn't suffer from the delays of having an
internet located bookmarks file as offered by some companies.
However, if I use the laptop away from my home network the
bookmarks file isn't available and Ihave to mess around changing
the config to a local copy.
Is it possible to configure a "secondary" bookmarks file that FF will
pick up if the primary one isn't available?
Thanks, David.
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| DavidM wrote:
> I have relocated my FF bookmarks file to a network connected
> hard drive,
> using the "browser.bookmarks.file" parameter in about :config.
> This enables me to always have my current bookmarks whether
> I'm using my PC or wireless connected laptop. Seems to work
> very well, and doesn't suffer from the delays of having an
> internet located bookmarks file as offered by some companies.
>
> However, if I use the laptop away from my home network the
> bookmarks file isn't available and Ihave to mess around changing
> the config to a local copy.
>
> Is it possible to configure a "secondary" bookmarks file that FF will
> pick up if the primary one isn't available?
> Thanks, David.
>
>
what do you mean by that?
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| Ed Mullen 2006-09-02, 1:12 pm |
| DavidM wrote:
> I have relocated my FF bookmarks file to a network connected
> hard drive,
> using the "browser.bookmarks.file" parameter in about :config.
> This enables me to always have my current bookmarks whether
> I'm using my PC or wireless connected laptop. Seems to work
> very well, and doesn't suffer from the delays of having an
> internet located bookmarks file as offered by some companies.
>
> However, if I use the laptop away from my home network the
> bookmarks file isn't available and Ihave to mess around changing
> the config to a local copy.
>
> Is it possible to configure a "secondary" bookmarks file that FF will
> pick up if the primary one isn't available?
> Thanks, David.
>
>
Not that I know of. Why not just periodically copy your bookmarks file
from the network drive to your laptop? You could even automate it via a
batch file as a scheduled job.
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| DavidM 2006-09-04, 7:12 am |
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"Ed Mullen" <ed@edmullen.net> wrote in message
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> DavidM wrote:
>
> Not that I know of. Why not just periodically copy your bookmarks file
> from the network drive to your laptop? You could even automate it via a
> batch file as a scheduled job.
>
> --
> Ed Mullen
> http://edmullen.net
> http://mozilla.edmullen.net
> http://abington.edmullen.net
> Don't bother me. I'm living happily ever after.
Thanks Ed, that is what I'm doing already, via a batch file run from the
Start menu. However in order to then use the copied file IF I am not
connected to the network it means using about :config in FF to remove
or change the pointer to the networked bookmarks file (then
remember to change it back afterwards).
I know I could keep the bookmarks file on the laptop, and just use
batch files to synchronise it to the networked bookmarks file at
start up and shut down but not yet found a way to auto run a batch
file at shutdown.
David
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| Ed Mullen 2006-09-05, 1:12 am |
| DavidM wrote:
> "Ed Mullen" <ed@edmullen.net> wrote in message
> news:-KidnQI0RpwmIGTZnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d@comcast.com...
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> Thanks Ed, that is what I'm doing already, via a batch file run from the
> Start menu. However in order to then use the copied file IF I am not
> connected to the network it means using about :config in FF to remove
> or change the pointer to the networked bookmarks file (then
> remember to change it back afterwards).
Duh! Of course. Sorry about that. Hmm. You could have two user.js
files. Name them user_local.js and user_remote.js. In the "local" one
have the preference set to:
user_pref("browser.bookmarks.file", "[drive]:\\dir1_the
_network_file_location\\bookmarks.html");
In the "remote" one set it to:
user_pref("browser.bookmarks.file", "[drive]:\\dir1_the
_local_file_location\\bookmarks.html");
> I know I could keep the bookmarks file on the laptop, and just use
> batch files to synchronise it to the networked bookmarks file at
> start up and shut down but not yet found a way to auto run a batch
> file at shutdown.
> David
If you start FF from a batch file, the batch file will pause while FF is
running and then continue once you shut down FF. So, you could include
in the batch file the copy command to reset the user.js file
accordingly. Have two batch files/shortcuts. One for LAN usage and one
for stand-alone (remote) usage. Each would first copy the appropriate
user.js file so the proper bookmarks.html location/file is used. e.g.,
copy user_local.js user.js /Y ... or
copy user_remote.js user.js /Y
There's probably a more elegant way to get there but I think this would
work.
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