From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Samuel Wales Subject: Re: URL storage and search - Bookmark+ vs Org Mode Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:18:24 -0700 Message-ID: References: <871s42txvq.fsf@gmail.com> <87a7ipn6un.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:48254) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gxIDQ-00036L-CA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:18:41 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gxIDP-0008JP-4t for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:18:40 -0500 Received: from mail-lf1-x12d.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::12d]:45763) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gxIDO-00088R-OW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:18:39 -0500 Received: by mail-lf1-x12d.google.com with SMTP id h10so2748230lfc.12 for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:18:27 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: Roland Everaert Cc: emacs-orgmode 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 wrote: > I have discovered r=C3=A9cently, the extension "Export Tabs URLs". I supp= ose I > could build a function to read the data from the produced file and conver= t > 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 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 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 toggl= e >> > 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 UR= L >> > and title. >> > >> > Roland Everaert 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 ho= w >> >> 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: >> >> What is misopathy? >> >> https://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-some-diseases-are-wron= ged.html >> >> The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. And ANYBODY >> can get it at any time. >> >> > --=20 The Kafka Pandemic: 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.