Closed Bug 68538 Opened 24 years ago Closed 24 years ago

No "New Bookmark" button on toolbar in bookmark manager

Categories

(SeaMonkey :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Product:
SeaMonkey
Component:
Bookmarks & History
Platform:
x86
All
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
trivial

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
VERIFIED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: bzbarsky, Assigned: bugs)

References

Details

(Keywords: polish)

BUILD: linux 2001-02-11-06 and windows 2001-02-10 We have "New Folder" and "New Separator" but no "New Bookmark". A little counterintuitive. There is "File Bookmark", but maybe the wording needs to be changed...
Blocks: 68550
The Bookmarks manager shouldn't *have* a toolbar.
Hewitt, mpt claims that the bookmarks manager shouldn't have a toolbar at all. If it shouldn't you don't have to fix the bug where that toolbar's UI is hosed under Modern.
that's odd, ie bookmarks have a toolbar.
What's wrong with having a toolbar?
Keywords: polish, ui
Errr, this is probably the wrong place for this discussion, but ... The most common tasks carried out in the bookmarks manager are renaming, moving, and deleting bookmarks and folders. Renaming can be done by clicking once (Mac OS) or twice (Windows) on the item, and typing. Moving can be done by drag and drop. And deleting can be done by pressing Delete, by using the context menu, or (someone file a bug, because I bet this hasn't been implemented yet) by dragging the item to the Recycle Bin or Trash. For secondary operations (such as creating new folders), there are ample menus and keyboard shortcuts. Given all that, a toolbar cannot help but take up more screen real estate than its usefulness warrants. In Windows 95, folder windows didn't have (or need) a toolbar. In Windows 98 they have one, but only because of the silly integration of Windows Explorer with Internet Explorer. They still don't need one. In Mac OS Classic, folder windows don't have (or need) a toolbar. In Mac OS X they have one, but the toolbar doesn't provide access to editing operations anyway. Internet Explorer's `Organize Favorites' is a dialog (blech), and it doesn't have a toolbar either.
Alright, you've convinced me that Manage Bookmarks doesn't need a toolbar. I still like the Win98 folder toolbar, though, because the Up button is incredibly useful.
Filed bug 70776 for deleting bookmarks by dragging to the recycle bin.
For the record: I also think the toolbar is useless, I never understood why it was added. Ben Goodger, it would be interesting to hear your opinion/voice on this. Please reply to mpt's comment.
I believe the toolbar was added here to provide more convenient & discoverable access to editing operations. D&D is more of an advanced concept hence the file button. I'm ambivalent on the delete & properties buttons but defend the New Folder button as I do a lot of filing and organization. (And this /is/ an organization window, not an access window).
Also, I meant to close this as WONTFIX. The toolbar was meant to house a set of perceived common management operations. Creating a bookmark by hand is not one of them. Creating a folder and separation lines are more likely.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
fine by me. VERIFIED Wontfix
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
*** Bug 103921 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 156937 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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