Solved Cannot Move Bookmarks on Bookmarks Bar
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@Ayespy Oh come on. This is a basic function that exists in every browser. As does the ability to drag & drop links to sub-folders on the bookmarks toolbar. You shouldn't have rolled out the browser until such basic functions were completed. And it's not just the bookmarks that are useless. It's the zoom button being a tiny icon at the bottom right side of the screen, because those who need to use it really need it to be difficult to see & access to begin with? Then there's the fact that every button you add to the toolbar, moves the search & home button over to the left. Eventually ending up on the left side of the screen. Crucial functions. Ignored, locked in or simply not working. Vivaldi is the perfect example of how to screw up an otherwise great browser. Well done.
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@kouldb I don't have any priorities. I don't work for Vivaldi.
One person's "basic functionality" is another person's "pointless frill." I'm one person who does not need a bookmarks bar that does all the tricks. I essentially set it and forget it. When I need to add or change something, I use the panel.
That's not to say there are not thousands of users who find a full-featured bookmarks bar essential. There surely are. Vivaldi certainly must provide the expected. It stays alive, however, by providing the unexpected. That is what attracts eyeballs, generates tech news articles, and grows the user base. (a necessity, not a nicety, as one person is funding the entire project out of their own pocket) Then at the same time, work is always going forward on the fundamentals. There will never be a time when everyone is happy with the balance of what does and does not get attention. But in time, all of the spaces will be filled.
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@kouldb - When there is so much to do, and only a few developers to do the work, they have to prioritise things that matter most. The Bookmarks Bar issues have an easy workaround, at least for most users, by using the Bookmarks Panel. There, one can edit, drag and drop, delete, rename etc. It may be a basic function, but it already exists β just not where you want it.
For me, the drag and drop functionality (20 votes) is much more important than the Context Menu in Opened Bookmarks Bar Folders (72 votes).
Everyone's priorities are different. With some 1,370 feature requests the developers have to focus their energies in the place that they decide is the top priority. It is not a decision made by Ayespy or anyone outside of the Vivaldi Team.
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As this is still an issue in 05/2020 I would like to point developers to this one as it is still annoying.
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@sjetesjete It is no longer an issue.
- In Bookmarks Bar folders one can simply drag and drop bookmarks anywhere within that folder's tree.
- On the Bookmarks Bar one can drag folders or bookmarks around by holding down shift. The need to hold shift is new, and is consistent to moving buttons on other toolbars.
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@Pesala I just noticed this in 2020! I generally organize/place my bookmarks onto the toolbar when I save them lol, out of curiosity, any idea which version "hold shift" function was implemented?
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@optical823 It was in this latest update or the one before.
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@Pesala Thanks for the hint, even though it's a bit confusing to memorize pressing shift while draging as most people have learnt from other browsers that this is not required. Sorry, don't want to moan: I am glad that it's finally possible
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