164662 - should be able to drag url (from location bar) into bookmarks menu to file a bookmark

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 114962

(SeaMonkey :: Bookmarks & History, enhancement)

Description

[Alex K]

I used to really like the file bookmark option in netscape 4.6, but can see why
it was dropped. I thought if this idea you might like.

when you drag a URL (from the location bar) make the bookmarks menu be a DnD
target when you drag a URL over it, the bookmarks menu opens up and other menus
also open up. if you drop the URL into a bookmark menu entry the bookmark is
added to that.

it would be beautifully visual and intuitive?

Comment 1

[Sebastian Biallas]

WFM Win 98, drag the siteicon (not url) into Bookmarkmenu..

Comment 2

[Alex K]

I'm running under Linux BTW.
yes the siteicon is what I meant, thanks.
I'm sure there are issues with DnD under linux (or any X) but since both areas
are in the same application it's probably not quite as difficult?

Comment 3

[R.K.Aa.]

Looks like a dup of good old bug 18052 - which for some reason is made dup of a
fixed bug. (It isn't fixed testing with a current CVS, Linux)
Related: bug 114962

Comment 4

[Alex K]

Excellent, you know it's a good idea when someone else has had it before you :)

just for the record, I'm talking about the bookmarks menu at the top (with File,
Edit, View, etc...) not the bookmarks menu in the peronsal toolbar (which I
don't have viewable)

feel free to close this as a dupe if you feel it warranted

Comment 5

[timeless]

we've had problems w/ drag and drop into the menubar, especially under X (when
it messes up, your x server ends up stuck and there might be no way to use X w/o
killing it...)

Comment 6

[Pierre Chanial]

Bolian has fixed the X server problem, btw

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 114962 ***

Comment 7

[:deanis74]

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