299433 - To make deerpark automatically import Internet Explorer favourites in windiows.

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: Migration, enhancement)

Description

[Bryan]

Hi,
We need to make deerpark import Internet Explorer favourites in windows.
This will be great for uesre that are moving form internet explorer to firefox.

Comment 1

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

Bookmarks->Manage Bookmarks then File->Import... works fine for me. Or even just
File->Import in the main Firefox window.

Comment 2

[Bryan]

Hi,
I am very sorry I menty automatically.
Most users will not know how to do that.

Comment 3

[Adam Guthrie]

Firefox only launches the import wizard if there are no other existing profiles.
Otherwise, it's assumed that the user has already imported stuff, or chose not
to import it. And if they do want to import it, they could use the steps that
Gavin described.

But, if you're trying to get this feature implemented if there /is/ a profile,
good luck. You're trying to do almost the complete opposite of a aviary1.1 blocker.

Comment 4

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

Invalid again. Adam summed it up quite nicely. First-time users are given the
option of importing bookmarks (and all other settings), those with existings
profiles need to do it manually.

Comment 5

[Adam Guthrie]

Firefox only launches the import wizard if there are no other existing profiles.
Otherwise, it's assumed that the user has already imported stuff, or chose not
to import it. And if they do want to import it, they could use the steps that
Gavin described.

But, if you're trying to get this feature implemented if there /is/ a profile,
good luck. You're trying to do almost the complete opposite of a aviary1.1 blocker.