I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing, but I have wondered too if the bookmark settings in FF3 are incompatible with Fast Dial.

As you probably know, organizing bookmarks in FF3 is different from FF2. In FF3 it seems from what I can see, that there are basically 2 options for organizing bookmarks - by name and unsorted. (I understand there are other means available but they're more complex and require some knowledge of code).

If you sort by 'name', you can only sort alphabetically. If you sort by 'unsorted' theoretically, you should be able to drag and drop folders to organize them in the order you want by using the following method (cut and pasted from Mozillazine) -

* Open the Bookmarks menu and hold the SHIFT key to move a folder (Mouse tips), and drag-&-drop an item to reposition it

OR:

* In the Bookmarks Manager, go to "Views -> Sort -> Unsorted" in Firefox 3 ("View -> Unsorted" in Firefox 2) and simply click-drag-&-drop an item in the right-side pane to reposition it. You can select more than one item with Shift or Ctrl as usual.

Note: Instead of Drag-&-Drop you can also use Cut-&-Paste (Organize menu or context menu in the Bookmarks Manager).

I've tried both methods but can't get either to work. I can't get the first option to work at all and when I try to use the second option, I only have limited success. I can move some folders to where I want them, but others I can't. It looks like I can't re-order folders to a date before the date that folder was created (ie I can't move a folder created on 6/9/08 to a position before a folder that was created on 24/08/08).

So although you can move folders to the order you want them in on Fast Dial, maybe it is the organzing limitations in FF3 which prevents them from remaining in that order??

I'm not a programmer or computer expert in any field but I'm just suggesting that proposition based on logic and would be happy to be proven wrong. I'd just like to be able to order my folders based on my own preferences.

@bluedog

I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing, but I have wondered too if the bookmark settings in FF3 are incompatible with Fast Dial.

It is tempting to come to this conclusion is n't it ?

Especially after nomads post here

I also wonder if this post has any bearing on this matter.

This post is also of interest

@bluedog

Interesting chiaroscuro - both posts touch on issues Fast Dial users have been experiencing so it seems like a plausible explanation.

Yes, it is tempting to believe that they might be related in some way.

I guess at least if it can be determined that the problems lie with firefox, it will save everyone on this forum from scratching their heads trying to find a solution with FD

My feelings exactly.

Or at least begin to investigate the nature of the relationship between Firefox Bookmarks Settings and Fast Dial

nomads post I mention above strongly suggests that there is one.