Context Menu in Opened Bookmarks Bar Folders
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@pesala said in Context Menu in Bookmarks Bar:
@a2forbes said in Context Menu in Bookmarks Bar:
It is kind of infuriating not to be able to open as a new tab with a middle click
You can open bookmarks in a new tab with right-click, or in the same tab with left-click.
I also want to be able to rename and delete them directly from there as well. Like mentioned earlier, yes for these things I can go to the bookmarks panel open it up and edit them there. I usually end up accidentally opening them but I attribute that to user error and unfamiliarity more than anything else. It is still an uncomfortable experience when other browsers provide the direct ability to edit the bookmarks in these subfolders on the toolbar.
@a2forbes said in Context Menu in Bookmarks Bar:
I know they too will find this jarring.
Just because you do, it does not mean that others will. It very much depends on their workflow.
That is fair, their workflow may and is likely different than mine. But similarly others could also find it worse.
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@a2forbes said in Context Menu in Bookmarks Bar:
I also want to be able to rename and delete them directly from there as well.
That is obvious, and it is why I started this thread, but it does not stop you opening bookmarks in a new tab from Bookmarks Bar folders. Middle-click is the shortcut for opening links in a new background tab — use the standard shortcut of Shift+Click (or non-standard Right-click) to open them in a new foreground tab.
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@pesala said in Context Menu in Bookmarks Bar:
@a2forbes said in Context Menu in Bookmarks Bar:
I also want to be able to rename and delete them directly from there as well.
That is obvious, and it is why I started this thread, but it does not stop you opening bookmarks in a new tab from Bookmarks Bar folders. Middle-click is the shortcut for opening links in a new background tab — use the standard shortcut of Shift+Click (or non-standard Right-click) to open them in a new foreground tab.
You are right, I misspoke about the irritating component. I do use right click to open a new tab and it is just habit that I haven't changed that other browsers allow. But it also means I cannot open these items in a new window (I do this with YouTube to bring the videos to my second monitor a lot). I don't think we disagree on any of the points other than you clarifying ways to open up bookmarks in subfolders in a new tab. Thanks for clearing that up and apologies for my previous stubbornness.
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For me too, this is one of the main gripes that keeps me from switching to Vivaldi as my main browser. I work with many toolbar bookmarks a lot. Having to do the detour through the bookmarks panel, and re-finding the bookmarks in the folder structure, every time I want to rename or delete a bookmark takes a lot of time and effort.
As @MatthewS2077 has pointed out, this already works for bookmarks that are on the top level in the toolbar, as well as for the folders, but not for bookmarks within those folders. So the current behaviour is not just inconvenient for some users' workflows, but also actually inconsistent.
I also don't expect it to be much work to implement, seeing as it already works properly on the top-level. All this ticket would ask for is to apply the same handling to all elements.
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@anamon said :
I also don't expect it to be much work to implement
@ayespy said in Main shortcomings of Vivaldi:
@vahid-moosavi As there are multiple ways to organize and edit bookmarks, the extensive coding to build a context menu for the bookmarks bar is not a high priority.
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@pesala
you really need to improve the wording in your first post and title to specify that you are referring to subfolders in the bookmarks bar, not root folders. otherwise, people may overlook this feature request as something that already exists. -
In the bookmarks bar folder drop down menus, the right click menu is missing. This problem is especially bad because we can't right click on a subfolder to open it as a group of bookmarks. Please fix.
[bug report submitted]
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cmon people, its a simple missing right-click function that already exists on other bookmarks, so obviously it doesn't require some ground breaking coding. How many years will it take to fix this ? Ugh
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I actually use the bookmarks bar to access all of my bookmarks (I also use the speed dial). In addition to my most common bookmarks across the top, I have a folder called "BOOKMARKS" which contains the rest of my 99.9% bookmarks. It's quick to access, but I really miss these features discussed here.
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Have they still not added context menu to folders on the bookmark bar?
My work flow heavily requires manipulating bookmarks within folders. The folders are categories of bookmarks and the bookmarks are more often items to remember and delete rather than permanent "I visit this website a lot". Folders are categories going across, bookmarks are items going down. In the tab and panel everything is going down without directional distinction. I regularly move and delete bookmarks within folders.
I hate having to use the bookmark tab or panel. Not only is there no directional distinction between items. It is also more effort to use. I do not even like having any sort of panel. I want minimum use of space for anything that is not the website context. I could press a key to open the bookmark panel. Then I would need to press a different key to close all panels as pressing the bookmark panel key only closes the bookmark panel and leaves open the panel menu.
Whatever, I am going to use a different web browser that fits my workflow.
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@mrghostmark The panels don't need to be left open.
A quick press of F4 or a mouse gesture is all that is needed to show or hide them.
The Bookmarks Bar is great for quick access to frequent sites, and for quickly adding the active tab to a folder, but it's not designed for organising, renaming, and deleting bookmarks.
Visiting sites is something I do many times a day; editing bookmarks is something I do now and then.
Vivaldi is still relatively new and the Team is small. People have been waiting for this request since the Bookmarks Bar was first introduced about three years ago, but I understand that it takes a lot of work to code.
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@matthews2077 This is a big wish for me. If I might add, accessing the context menu in sub-menus with use of another key (alt/shift/ctrl) might be a way to facilitate this without changing the current function (open in new tab)
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The related feature request Drag Configurable Bookmarks Bar Folders would be more useful to me than a right-click menu.
- Editing or deleting bookmarks is something I do rather rarely
- Reorganising bookmarks is something I do more often.
I have no idea whether they would be easy to fix at the same time, or require completely different code.
What is clear after nine months¹ and over 50 upvotes is that it is not a simple thing to add.
¹ Actually, much longer than nine months. I created this feature request not because I need it myself, but because it was a frequent request in previous feature request threads. Drag and Drop support was also requested ages ago. Four years ago: @stardust said in (History of) Vivaldi Feature Requests:
- Bookmarks drop down menu on the Address Bar with full d&d support
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I totally agree that it is really necessary to allow right click context menu for bookmark sub-folders. If I want to delete a bookmark from a drop-down menu in the bookmarks bar, I have to go through a long, tedious process.
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This is a critical important opportunity, it must be! I hope the developers will hear us!
Mod Edit: Threads merged.
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@AlexZorg The developers heard us about three years ago, soon after the Bookmarks Bar was first introduced. Clearly, a lot of users want this, but it is not a critical issue, as there are other ways to sort, rename, and delete bookmarks.
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@Pesala in a totally annoying way, yes
Every browser has it. Except vivaldi. Unbelievable. -
@siegson This is true, but it's not something you can flip a switch or wave a wand, and it works. It does have to coded by hand, line by line, until it works. It's some thousands of lines of code.
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@Ayespy ok patience mode back on again