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Re:The best browser bookmarking system is already built-in by eviks on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @05:43AM (#41706376)
> Want to add tags to your bookmarks? Just rename the file Super bookmarking system.url into Super bookmarking system #productivity.url and later you can search your bookmarks with tags, example query in your favorite OS's file search tool: "bookmarking #productivity"

Ok, how do I see the full list of tags and be able to rename a single tag and let it propagate to all bookmarks? Not trivial

> See the video, the drag-and-drop creates a .url shortcut file:

Dragging is worse UI vs a shortcut.

Also, how do you sync with a smartphone?

And what about drag/open on Mac vs Windows where url file formats differ?

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Re:The best browser bookmarking system is already built-in by CRConrad on Saturday October 05, 2024 @07:04AM (#41749042)
> Ok, how do I see the full list of tags and be able to rename a single tag and let it propagate to all bookmarks? Not trivial

SQL-based system, many-to-one links, redefine the tag name in the Tags table without touching the numerical primary key, the bookmarks keep their numerical reference (via a many-to-many BookmarkTags table) to it. That's how you do it.

Stuff like that is probably why browsers use SQL- in stead of file-based bookmarking systems nowadays.

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