[DHTML] Modified Bookmark Site script

[Gephri]

I've got the same problem/question:
is there a way for Mozilla bookmarked pages to open in the main screen rather than the sidebar?

[Revelation 888]

This script works in Opera v9.10 but has anyone had troubles in opera v9.20, I can't seem to get it working

[tweakerxp]

I've got the same problem/question:
is there a way for Mozilla bookmarked pages to open in the main screen rather than the sidebar?

Yeah, I've got the same problem. Anyone have any ideas?

[Roger Huston]

Hello,

How do I modify the code so that the page does NOT load in FF's Side BAR? Every time I use the code, the "Load this bookmark in the sidebar" is checked. I do not want that. How do I turn that off?

Thanks,

-Roger

[Peikel]

Hello,

I guess there's still no solution to the Firefox/sidebar problem?
Thanks for the script anyway!

Pei

[towleroad]

is there any reason it wouldn't be mentioned on the download page? Anyone have a fix for it?

[pjrobertson123]

I can confirm what Revelation 888 said
This doesn't work in Opera >9.2 (I'm using 9.21) It just takes you to the 'bookmark' page as a link

[chornee]

Still no solutions for the sidebar thing ? I dont use any frames or anything and it uses the side bar, almost makes it worse than it not working in Firefox

Anyone got any ideas on a work around for this ?

[jscheuer1]

I can confirm what Revelation 888 said
This doesn't work in Opera >9.2 (I'm using 9.21) It just takes you to the 'bookmark' page as a link

I didn't write this script and don't particularly like the 'bookmark this' concept, the browser already has that capability. Each browser does it differently, and not all browsers expose this capability to javascript as fully as does IE. This result in Opera seems adequate to me.

Still no solutions for the sidebar thing ? I dont use any frames or anything and it uses the side bar, almost makes it worse than it not working in Firefox :(

Anyone got any ideas on a work around for this ?

See above. In FF the same basic concept holds, it does however expose the sidebar bookmark to scripting. This is an acceptable fall back, but if you want it to do nothing in FF, just replace the code for FF with:

return;

<script type="text/javascript">
/***********************************************
* Bookmark site script- © Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
***********************************************/

/* Modified to support Opera (v9 tested) */
function bookmarksite(title,url){
    if (window.sidebar) // firefox
    	return;
	else if(window.opera && window.print){ // opera
		var elem = document.createElement('a');
		elem.setAttribute('href',url);
		elem.setAttribute('title',title);
		elem.setAttribute('rel','sidebar');
		elem.click();
    } 
	else if(document.all)// ie
    	window.external.AddFavorite(url, title);
}
</script>

It would also be a nice touch to script the link. Change this:

<a href="javascript:bookmarksite('Yahoo', 'http://www.yahoo.com');">Bookmark Yahoo</a>

to:

<script type="text/javascript">
if(document.documentElement.filters||window.opera)
document.write('<a href="javascript:bookmarksite(\'Yahoo\', \'http://www.yahoo.com\');">Bookmark Yahoo</a>');
</script>

That way only IE and Opera will see it.

[chornee]

I dont think people want it to do nothing the question was more if there is any way possible for it to work correctly. But it doesnt look like there is.

O well, I dont see why the only way to do it in Firefox is in the sidebar, thats just stupid.