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I need to create a bookmark script

alanrosenauer
alanrosenauer

I need to create a bookmark script for our website, but all that I can seem to find is a script that bookmarks to a sidebar, instead of the entire page.

I need to create a bookmark script for our website, but all that I can seem to find is a script that bookmarks to a sidebar, instead of the entire page.

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cor-el
cor-el
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You can't write a script to bookmark a website in Firefox. You can instruct users to press Ctrl+D to bookmark your website.

alanrosenauer
alanrosenauer Question owner

There is no such thing in this world as "Can't".

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator

Users will always have to confirm that action.

See https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/window.sidebar 

javascript: window.sidebar.addPanel("Mozilla Support", "https://support.mozilla.com/", "");
alanrosenauer
alanrosenauer Question owner

Cor-el,

This is what creates the side panel, instead of opening the page in the full page. It seems pretty strange that Firefox would create a browser that would limit the ability of people to easily go back to a page that interests them.

Almost like they created this 'sidebar' ability just to tick off developers (and users alike). So not like Firefox to do this.

the-edmeister
the-edmeister

alanrosena...

That's a Bug from the days of Netscape. There was a Mozilla Bug filed about that issue like 8 years ago, and the developers WONTFIX'd it due to concerns that it could be exploited if fixed.

I have found three different JavaScripts for web pages for the "Bookmark this Page" action; two don't work in Netscape/Mozilla and the third has that unpleasant "sidebar" affect.