Smart bookmarks are an extended kind of

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used in

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s. By accepting an

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, they directly give access to functions of

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s, as opposed to filling web forms at the respective web site for accessing these functions. Smart bookmarks can be used for

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es, or access to data on web sites with uniformly structured web addresses (e.g.,

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s in a

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History

Smart bookmarks first were introduced in

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on the

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platform in 1997/1998, where they were called ''shortcuts''. The feature was subsequently taken up by

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, Galeon and

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, so they can now be used in many web browsers, most of which are

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based, like Kazehakase and

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. In

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, smart bookmarks appear in a dropdown menu when entering text in the address bar. By selecting a smart bookmark the respective web site is accessed using the text as argument. Smart bookmarks can also be added to the

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, together with their own textbox. The same applies to Galeon, which also allows the user to collapse and expand the textboxes within the toolbar. Smart bookmarks can also be shared, and there is a collection of them at the web site of the Galeon project.

Usage

There are two ways to employ smart bookmarks: either through the assignment of keywords or without. E.g., Mozilla derivatives and also Konqueror requires the assigning of keywords that can then be typed directly into the address bar followed by the term. Epiphany does not allow assigning keywords. Instead, the term is typed directly into the address bar, then all smart bookmarks appear on the address bar, can be dropped down the list, and selected.

References

External links

Smart Bookmarks
at the Galeon site
Smart Bookmarks And Bookmarklets
{{web browsers, fsp Web browsers Smart devices

History

Usage

See also

References

External links