120061 - use nicknames for long URL's

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: Location Bar, enhancement)

Description

[Jeroen Janssen]

Often URL's are long, I can bookmark them, but my bookmark file becomes quite
large. To make this more easy to use I propose nicknames for URL's. These
nicknames could be stored in the bookmarkfile. 

Example:
- use the nickname "bugzilla" for "http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi"
- use the nickname "home" for "http:// <some long url> /home"

This enhancement would speed up the interaction with the browser and can be
configured to personal wishes.

regards,
rob tillaart "[e-mail]"
(by means of [e-mail])

Comment 1

[Olav Vitters]

Goto Bookmarks->Manage bookmarks
Click on a bookmark
Select properties
Fillin your nickname in the 'keyword' field

You can also do stuff like:
Create a bookmark with:
  Location=http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=%s
  Keyword=bug
Now type in the URL Bar: bug 120061
You will go to http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120061
Mozilla sometimes needs to be restarted before the above example works.

Comment 2

[Quinn Yost (mythdraug)]

Such functionality already exists.   Look for "Keyword" while editing
the properties of an individual bookmark.

Comment 3

[Cormac F]

Confirmed and marking INVALID.

Comment 4

[Christopher Aillon (sabbatical, not receiving bugmail)]

vrfy invalid.

Jeroen, you can learn more about this cool feature at these links:

http://www.mozilla.org/docs/end-user/keywords.html
http://mozillanews.org/index.php3?article=55