Bookmark Site Script not working in Opera

Script Title: Bookmark Site

URL: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/addbook.htm

The current release of Opera will not add a bookmark from this script. I understand that this issue applies to Opera 7+ which blocks programmed clicks.

The workaround is to write the links in Javascript, and write one for Opera with embedded links to create the bookmark:

Code:

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<script type="text/javascript">
var sidebarurl = "http://www.jesus.org.uk/sidebar.htm"; // Change as required
var sidebartitle = "Jesus Army pages"; // Change as required
var url = this.location;
var title = document.title;

function bookmarksite() {
        if (window.sidebar && window.sidebar.addPanel){ // Firefox
                window.sidebar.addPanel(sidebartitle, sidebarurl,"");
        }
        else if ( document.all ) { // IE Favorite
                window.external.AddFavorite(url, title);
        }
        else if (window.opera && window.print) {
                // do nothing
 }
        else if (navigator.appName=="Netscape") {
                alert("Please click OK, then press <Ctrl-D> to bookmark this page.");
        }
 }

 if (window.sidebar && window.sidebar.addPanel) {
  document.write('<a href = "javascript:bookmarksite();">Bookmark Site</a>');
  }
 else if (document.all) {
  document.write('<a href = "javascript:bookmarksite();">Add to Favourites</a>');
 }
 else if (window.opera && window.print) {
        document.write('<a href = "'+sidebarurl+'" title="'+sidebartitle+'" rel="sidebar">Bookmark Site</a>');
 }
 else if (navigator.appName=="Netscape") {
  document.write('<a href = "javascript:bookmarksite();">Bookmark this page</a>');
}
 </script>

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This script can just be put in the body of the page where the bookmark link is required.

Opera and Firefox put a bookmark in the sidepanel. For this the best idea is a specific mini page that gives a selection of links for your site, and which has a line <base target=_content> in the head section of the page so that clicks on the mini page will open in the main page of the browser

There may be some difficulty getting this to work inside a frameset. This version overcomes that problem. As before, any apostrophes in the title need to be escaped with backslashes.

Code:

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<script type="text/javascript">
sidebarurl = "http://www.jesus.org.uk/sidebar.htm"; // Change as required
sidebartitle = "Jesus Army pages"; // Change as required

if (window.sidebar && window.sidebar.addPanel) {
  document.write('<a href = "#" onClick="window.sidebar.addPanel(\''+sidebartitle+'\', \''+sidebarurl+'\',\'\');return false;">Bookmark Site</a>');
  }

else if (document.all) {
  document.write('<a href = "#" onClick="window.external.AddFavorite(location.href, document.title);return false;">Add to Favorites</a>');
  }

else if (window.opera && window.print) {
  document.write('<a href = "'+sidebarurl+'" title="'+sidebartitle+'" rel="sidebar">Bookmark Site</a>');
  }

else if (navigator.appName=="Netscape") {
  document.write('<a href = "#" onClick="alert(\'Please click OK, then press <Ctrl-D> to bookmark this page.\');return false;">Bookmark this page</a>');
  }
</script>

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Google Chrome seems to think it is a Netscape browser in this code, and works OK.