Bookmarks out of control & multiplying
bluedog —Fri, 09/05/2008 - 21:07
I'm using Fast Dial v2.1 in FF3 and am having a problem taming my bookmarks.
When I first started using FD2.1, I had a number of sites saved on the front page from when I was using the previous version. After looking at some tutorials on the FD site, I worked out what to do and wanted to change the structure/layout of my FD home page I created some home pages based on topics (eg Firefox, Tech Support, Favourites, etc) with the intention of adding bookmarks to those folders (via the FF Bookmarks menu) so that when I click on say,' Firefox' on my FD home page, all my firefox bookmarks are revealed in thumbnails on the next page.
I'm having a couple of problems, but the main one is that the bookmarks that were originally on my FD home page keep multiplying every time I restart FF and it doesn't seem to matter what I do when I organise them, I can't seem to get them to either remain deleted or stay where I move them to. This doesn't happen with any other bookmarks I have saved since using FD2.1 - just the ones I had from the previous version.
When I go into 'Organise Bookmarks', in my Fast Dial Folder in FF Bookmarks, I have 4 sub-folders which are repeated in sequence below each other 35 times (x4 = 140) folders. I can delete them now (again!) but next time I restart FF they will be back. As they insist on showing up in the same order, any new folders I create are saved after them so they never show up on my FD home page.
I have spent hours looking through the FD forum and FAQ's and have tried many of the suggestions I've seen like clearing the cache, etc but nothing so far has resulted in a permanent solution.
Any help with this frustrating problem would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Bookmarks out of control & multiplying
Submitted by chiaroscuro on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 10:41a comment post on permatabs on Mozilla
I love this add-on. It's been in FF for a long time. Anyway, ever since I've updated Fast Dial https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5721 PT mod doesn't work anymore. I don't know if the FD developers are going to follow all the angry users who don't like the new (buggy) version anymore, but I thought you should know about this problem
Re: Bookmarks out of control & multiplying
Submitted by kerrso05 on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 13:46I have only joned this Forum because I Love Fast Dial but this new version of FD seems to have a lot of problems with it. Like bluedog my bookmarks all multiplied .......so I have spent the last couple of hours having to go through them and deleting them. Also what has happened to the drag and drop? Also when I right click the tab and click on add to FD it doesn't work..................well it says it has added it to FD but when I open FD the bookmark is not there. So guys I don't know what you have done to this version but you have made it worse
Re: Bookmarks out of control & multiplying
Submitted by telega on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 15:14@kerrso05,
Sorry for the inconvenience.
> Also what has happened to the drag and drop?
If cells move unpredictably, then please upgrade to version 2.9, probably this issue is fixed there.
> Also when I right click the tab and click on add to FD it doesn't work..................well it says it has added it to FD but when I open FD the bookmark is not there.
Currently site is added into the main FD page. If it doesn't show up then probably the page is already filled up. If you increase quantity of thumbnails on page it should show up. Probably I'll make folders list displayed in "Add to FAst Dial" context menu, so that target folder can be selected.
Re: Bookmarks out of control & multiplying
Submitted by chiaroscuro on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 17:50@telega
Probably I'll make folders list displayed in "Add to FAst Dial" context menu, so that target folder can be selected.
Sounds good
Re: Bookmarks out of control & multiplying
Submitted by gumanov on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 18:38someone has said that right clicking the FD folder in bookmarks > then clicking sort by name
fixes the issue for them
give it a shot
Re: Bookmarks out of control & multiplying
Submitted by chiaroscuro on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 18:58@mafi0z
someone has said that right clicking the FD folder in bookmarks > then clicking sort by name
fixes the issue for them
Yes it was nomad here
Mafi0z, it would be very interesting don't you think to see if you could to try and reproduce this behaviour
I wonder if the bookmarks settings are messing up Fast Dial Display causing like an Extension conflict
Re: Bookmarks out of control & multiplying
Submitted by kerrso05 on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 19:15Yes, I have the 2.9 version. I never had this problem in the last version.
I thought that I could drag and drop...but maybe I couldn't!!!!
The only way I could fix the multiplying was to delete the profile and start all over again which is very frustrating. I was telling my friends to download this Great Add On but I am beginning to have second thoughts. Personally I don't see the reason in having a bookmark for all the FD entries...I would love to have an option to turn this off.
Re: Bookmarks out of control & multiplying
Submitted by chiaroscuro on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 19:28@kerrso85
Yes, I have the 2.9 version. I never had this problem in the last version.
What was your last version ?
The only way I could fix the multiplying was to delete the profile and start all over again which is very frustrating
Yes this is bad..
Apologies for this.
I would love to have an option to turn this off.
Yes it would seem useful
Certainly FD 1.x was not plagued by these sort of issues
Re: Bookmarks out of control & multiplying
Submitted by kerrso05 on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 20:08As far I remember it was the 2.8 version.
Did you have the Drag and Drop in any version? or am I getting this mixed up with Speed Dial?
Re: Bookmarks out of control & multiplying
Submitted by telega on Sun, 09/14/2008 - 08:41@kerrso05,
You can try version 2.9, it has many fixes over 2.8.
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