Re: URL storage and search - Bookmark+ vs Org Mode

[Roland Everaert <reveatwork@gmail.com>]

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I have discovered récently, the extension "Export Tabs URLs". I suppose I
could build a function to read the data from the produced file and convert
all the entry to org. The only hard part is to check for duplicates, I
suppose.


On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 5:05 AM Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> wrote:

> org agenda search can find urls, as can isearch, all, occur, etc.
>
> org-capture extension can save to org from gui browser.
>
> copy all urls extension used to save all tabs from firefox in org link
> format.  idk what teh best replacement is for webextension.
>
> in principle, it should be possible to create a gui browser extension
> in which you can open all selected headers' urls in the gui browser.
> and also mark tabs in gui browser save to org headers with a tag.
> thus, you could have a topic dedicated to researching food processors
> [or whatever topic], and load up a set of tabs, then edit those tabs
> in firefox, then save back to org.  optionally deleting the ones with
> that tag that are not being saved.  however, it's just an idea.
>
>
> On 2/20/19, stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I use Org Mode to store all bookmarks. I save it as "Bookmarks.org",
> > then use helm-org-rifle to quick locate the category headline, if failed
> > find wanted bookmarks, then use Isearch to search text. You can create a
> > helper command to quickly auto open bookmarks org file, and auto toggle
> > quick locating and search. All in one command. Using Org, you can add
> > extra info anything you want to take note about bookmarks, not just URL
> > and title.
> >
> > Roland Everaert <reveatwork@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I am still debating with myself which one is the most appropriate to
> store
> >> and
> >> search for URLs.
> >>
> >> The bookmark(+) feature is interesting because it provides a dedicate
> >> interface for bookmarking any kind of resources including URLs, but I
> >> find the interface to search for bookmarks and to jump between different
> >> bookmark file strange if not inefficient.
> >>
> >> On the other hand, Org-mode don't provide any dedicated interface
> >> for storing and searching URLs, but switching from Org Mode file to the
> >> next one and searching for data is much more intuitive.
> >>
> >> Hence, what is the experience of the community with both tools and how
> >> you store your internet bookmarks, both to store a particular article or
> >> the
> >> home page of a website?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks for your time,
> >>
> >> Roland Everaert.
> >
> >
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