URL storage and search - Bookmark+ vs Org Mode

URL storage and search - Bookmark+ vs Org Mode

[Roland Everaert]

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

[stardiviner]

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

[Samuel Wales]

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.
>
>
> --
> [ stardiviner ]
>        I try to make every word tell the meaning what I want to express.
>
>        Blog: https://stardiviner.github.io/
>        IRC(freenode): stardiviner, Matrix: stardiviner
>        GPG: F09F650D7D674819892591401B5DF1C95AE89AC3
>
>


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

[Roland Everaert]

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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.
> >
> >
> > --
> > [ stardiviner ]
> >        I try to make every word tell the meaning what I want to express.
> >
> >        Blog: https://stardiviner.github.io/
> >        IRC(freenode): stardiviner, Matrix: stardiviner
> >        GPG: F09F650D7D674819892591401B5DF1C95AE89AC3
> >
> >
>
>
> --
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>
> What is misopathy?
>
> https://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-some-diseases-are-wronged.html
>
> The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. And ANYBODY
> can get it at any time.
>
>

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

[Samuel Wales]

there are firefox extensions that will export all tabs to custom
format.  thus you could set org links.  i do not know whether there
are any that can import custom format.

however, before webextensions, there was a firefox extension that had
both features.  thus there might already be a webextension that can
import and export org links to the clipboard.

not quite as awesome as a hypothetical org-capture with selection of
tabs and import, but i found it useful.


On 2/22/19, Roland Everaert <reveatwork@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > [ stardiviner ]
>> >        I try to make every word tell the meaning what I want to
>> > express.
>> >
>> >        Blog: https://stardiviner.github.io/
>> >        IRC(freenode): stardiviner, Matrix: stardiviner
>> >        GPG: F09F650D7D674819892591401B5DF1C95AE89AC3
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> The Kafka Pandemic: <http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com>
>>
>> What is misopathy?
>>
>> https://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-some-diseases-are-wronged.html
>>
>> The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. And ANYBODY
>> can get it at any time.
>>
>>
>


-- 
The Kafka Pandemic: <http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com>

What is misopathy?
https://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-some-diseases-are-wronged.html

The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. And ANYBODY
can get it at any time.