Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues
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newoperanut last edited by
Opera 37 for computers
Win XP Pro1--I can't find anything on bookmarks in the Opera Help file. Firefox is my default browser, but I use Opera for a particular set of sites because it's faster.
I've imported my bookmarks from FF, but the particular folder I use heavily is now 6 sub-folders deep. In FF, I can move such a folder or individual bookmarks up in the hierarchy or remove bookmarks. I can't find any way in Opera to manipulate FF bookmarks, although I have no trouble manipulating Opera bookmarks. Is the FF bookmark folder locked into its status when imported?
.............................2--LastPass has disappeared from my extension menu, although the extension page tells me it's installed.
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3--How do I keep the bookmark sidebar permanently? It's gone now and I can't find anything in Help about getting it back
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newoperanut last edited by
3--re: sidebar. All my imported bookmarks were in the sidebar and disappeared with it. That sort of solves the problem of the bookmarks being buried ,-)
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lando242 last edited by
I can't find any way in Opera to manipulate FF bookmarks
Have you tried the Bookmarks Manager?
It's gone now and I can't find anything in Help about getting it back
Ctrl + Shift + S
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newoperanut last edited by
I just reopened Opera after several hours, and the sidebar and LastPass icon mysteriously reappeared.
Now the sidebar's gone again. CTL+SHF+S gives me a little plus sign on the left, and when I click it, the extension page appears in a new tab. No sidebar, no bookmark managers. Is it somewhere in the main Menu? -
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newoperanut last edited by
I have something whose icon looks like a 2-legged table that I got from the menu. The bookmarks appear in the sidebar, but I can't do anything like renaming, moving or removing. I downloaded an other extension called "V7 bookmarks," but it blanks out the sidebar completely.
I don't know what Speed Dial does. It just produces a blank page when I click it.
This browser has become a disappointment. The manual is missing so many things. It had been so easy to use a few years ago, more intuitive and with fewer "improvements." It's going the way of Firefox.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
can't do anything like renaming
Right click > Edit?
moving
Have you tried to drag the bookmark to the folder you want?
removing
Right click > Move to Bin.
I don't know what Speed Dial does
In menu? It opens your Speed Dial page (also knows as Start Page)
It had been so easy to use a few years ago, more intuitive and with fewer "improvements."
AS an Opera user since the 1990's i think i can say that it's easier to use nowadays.
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newoperanut last edited by
I'm not a newbie; I've been computing 20 years. I wouldn't bring it up if I already succeeded.
The rt-click menu has this for both Opera and FF bookmarks:
"Open in new tab
in new window
in private window
background tab"No"edit."
The bookmarks will not drag; I get the "do not enter" symbol.
Speed-dial is not my homepage; changed it long ago to NYTimes.com. OK, so now SD shows my bookmarks interactively, but I want to do that on the sidebar of a webpage. Speed-Dial takes up an entire window. Is that possible?
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newoperanut last edited by
I also downloaded this extension yesterday:
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/v7-bookmarks/?display=en
The "please wait" icon spins, but nothing comes up.I was just thinking: maybe the newest Opera can't run properly on Win XP.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
The rt-click menu has this for both >Opera and FF bookmarks: "Open in new >tab >in new window in private window >background tab"
No"edit."
Try selecting the bookmark and click on the edit icon, the one that looks like a pen.
. Is that possible?
Only by using an extension.
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newoperanut last edited by
I have no "edit" icon that looks like a pen, a bus or a sweet potato.
I'll do the editing in Speed Dial.
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A Former User last edited by
which version of Opera do you have?
for XP, latest is 36.0.2130.75
(you can find it in O-button >> About Opera) -
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newoperanut last edited by
I uninstalled and reinstalled, but nothing has changed. I can interact with the Opera bookmarks in the toolbar, but not the Firefox ones in the sidebar. They're in a folder called "Other bookmarks," and I can't drag that into the toolbar on top.
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A Former User last edited by
select all inside that folder and drag it where you need it
you can't move that folder (other/imported bookmarks) -
newoperanut last edited by
Nothing moves, but I just D/L this, and it lets you produce that rt-click menu. I have about 1500 bookmarks, so orderly sorting is important.
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/bookmarks-by-the-side/?display=enI'm getting the feel of Opera. Some of the functions that are native to Firefox have to be added to Op with extensions.
Thanks to everyone who helped
