Bookmarks Menu item should open last viewed bookmark folder
Categories
(Fenix :: Bookmarks, enhancement)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
People
(Reporter: boek, Unassigned)
References
Details
From github: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/10606.
Why/User Benefit/User Problem
As a user, I would like to maintain context when viewing bookmarks in Fenix, especially if I am a switcher where this is a common feature.
What/Requirements
- When I open the bookmarks menu item, I am taken to the last bookmark folder I had viewed
- Fixing https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/10462 so that users do not have to descend back to the root of bookmarks when exiting bookmarks
Acceptance Criteria (how do I know when I’m done?)
If I was last looking at my desktop bookmarks toolbar in Fenix and closed the page and reopen Bookmarks, I am taken back to that folder.
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Updated•2 years ago
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Comment 1•2 years ago
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This also used to be an issue on ios but was fixed a few years ago (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309018)
Have been using Firefox Mobile since it became available. FF is my main driver on desktop too. Sync between the two is a wonderful & critical feature.
At some point many months ago, FF Mobile stopped remembering the last used folder for more than 15 or 20 minutes. It keeps reverting to the base Bookmarks folder.
I have over a decade worth of bookmarks synced, more or less carefully arranged in folders. Because FF Mobile also does not allow folding nested folders, I have to scroll thru a ridiculously long list of bookmarks and folders to get to the Mobile Bookmarks section. FF UX is so excellent in so many other ways, this is quite a surprising bug / lack of feature to exist for so long.
I am a developer, but largely web oriented backend/frontend. In the old days of XUL I could hack in there and have an alright chance of finding/fixing something. Since it appears FF Mobile is largely Kotlin, this is probably too heavy a lift for me to participate in currently.
However, I would like to stay on top of this issue (so writing this commend to get CCed if/when there is any action). If there is anything I can do [as someone w/out Kotlin skills], any pointers/links as to how to further this fix would be appreciated.
All the best, and thank you to the many volunteers working on FF/Mozilla projects to keep the web open.
Best Regards,
Morgan
😌🙏
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Comment 3•11 months ago
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According to the comment from bug 1859176
I noticed that switching happens when browsing the bookmarks.
So the last open folder in bookmarks (where you can always use X to exit) is set to be used for new bookmark.
This may be the reason why it defaults to ROOT folder.
You should use the "X" button to quit bookmark UI (this will stay on the last visited folder) , not by clicking back button / swiping gesture (this will update the last visited folder to the upper folder every time you click).
I basically never navigate via browsing bookmarks w/ FF Mobile.
I am typically opening many tabs whilst in line, eating food, etc., and scanning the Pixel/Google news feed. Am trying to bookmark these tabs as I open them, so that it's easier to consume on the large screen if/when desired. Thus I am never encountering an X, just a checkmark (to OK the placement of the bookmark I just added, then clicked "Edit" to ensure it was going to the correct folder).
That's how I noticed that they often weren't showing up in the "Mobile News" bookmark folder I created (and assumed FF would stick to as default). So I started clicking "Edit" every time I add a bookmark, to ensure I know if it's going to root "Bookmarks" or to "Mobile News".
Within a relatively short timespan, the folder works and sticks at my last used bookmark folder. But at some point reverts back to "Bookmarks". Definitely without my having navigated anywhere else (in the Bookmarks section).
In going thru the Settings last night, noticed the 'open last tab' vs. default 'open blank tab after 4 hours'.
Thinking this might just be the right amount of time over which my last used folder disappeared, I switched that to 'open last tab'.
Will keep track over the coming day(s) and report results back here.
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Comment 5•9 months ago
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(In reply to jackyzy823 from comment #3)
According to the comment from bug 1859176
I noticed that switching happens when browsing the bookmarks.
So the last open folder in bookmarks (where you can always use X to exit) is set to be used for new bookmark.
This may be the reason why it defaults to ROOT folder.You should use the "X" button to quit bookmark UI (this will stay on the last visited folder) , not by clicking back button / swiping gesture (this will update the last visited folder to the upper folder every time you click).
When browsing bookmarks via the bookmark manager on Firefox Android, this does not work. Maybe this only works when saving a bookmark. Note when browsing bookmarks, Firefox ios remembers the last bookmark folder (this problem only happens on Firefox Android).
I am still having this issue. The setting I changed did not fix it.
To be clear, I don't browse bookmarks on the phone. I am opening tabs from a news feed, and bookmarking the interesting ones.
It saves the MRU (most recently used) bookmark for a few hours. But after something like 4 - 6 hours, tho sometimes sooner, it defaults back to the root Bookmarks folder.
Combined w/ the fact that the bookmark list is not collapsible on mobile, and I have decades of bookmarks...it makes it really awkward to find folders in the incredibly long list.
I wish I already had some Kotlin, and I'd get in there...
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Comment 7•9 months ago
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(In reply to morgan from comment #6)
I am still having this issue. The setting I changed did not fix it.
To be clear, I don't browse bookmarks on the phone. I am opening tabs from a news feed, and bookmarking the interesting ones.
It saves the MRU (most recently used) bookmark for a few hours. But after something like 4 - 6 hours, tho sometimes sooner, it defaults back to the root Bookmarks folder.
Combined w/ the fact that the bookmark list is not collapsible on mobile, and I have decades of bookmarks...it makes it really awkward to find folders in the incredibly long list.
I wish I already had some Kotlin, and I'd get in there...
p.s. Whilst you wait for this to bug to get fixed, there are free online services you can use if you are willing to do so. For example Zoho Notebooks :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zoho.notebook
allows you to save links (as link cards) to a default folder. Then on your desktop browser you can access these links via :
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