From c4495e964ed5c78296826d35a672953ec1e5628b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patanjali Somayaji Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:07:22 +0000 Subject: Added in help documentation about bookmark system --- help/C/epiphany.xml | 142 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 138 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'help') diff --git a/help/C/epiphany.xml b/help/C/epiphany.xml index 913cebc1f..7314531c6 100644 --- a/help/C/epiphany.xml +++ b/help/C/epiphany.xml @@ -130,23 +130,48 @@ To Open the Bookmarks Window You can open the bookmarks window in the following ways: - + + Applications menu Choose Internet Web Bookmarks - . + . + - + + Command line Type epiphany -b, then press Return. - + + + + From the Bookmarks menu + + Choose + Bookmarks + Edit Bookmarks + from the &fr; main window. + + + + + + From the &fr; toolbar + + + Click on the Bookmarks button in the toolbar of the + main window. + + + + @@ -408,6 +433,115 @@ you can choose items related to the display of the web page. Overview of the Epiphany Bookmarks System + The &fr; bookmark system is quite different from the + heirarchical file folder method used by most + broswers. This design is in keeping with two design + principles: + + + Building a browser with the simplest interface possible. + + + Avoiding the need for the user to remember addresses of + sites that the user wants to visit. + + + + + The hierarchical way of organising bookmarks does not work + well for most people. Instead of this approach, &fr; + follows a database like approach. An address related to a + bookmark is stored with some metadata associated with + it. This metadata is then used to retrieve a bookmark + later. Future versions of &fr; will provide useful ways of + searching for and retrieving bookmarks using this + database. + + + In the &fr; bookmark system, addresses are organised by + associating each address with one or more topic. For + example, if one were to store a bookmark for + GNOME + Developers home page, in any other browser, the user + might store it under the following hierarchy: + + Development -> GNOME -> GNOME developers home page + + + + In &fr;, the same page could be associated with two + topics: + + Development -> GNOME developers home page + GNOME -> GNOME developers home page + + Now the user can access this bookmark by typing the + topic "GNOME" or "Development" in the location + bar. The user can also type in any of the words "GNOME", + "developers", "home" or "page" in the location bar. Either of these + methods drops a list containing the required bookmark. For + all ways to access bookmarks, see + + + + No Subtopics + + &fr; allows only a single level of topics. Topics cannot + have sub-topics. + + + + + + To Access a bookmark + + The primary way to access bookmarks is the bookmarks + window. To open the bookmarks window, see . + A separate window is used for organising bookmarks because + that makes it easier to navigate, and also allows it to + have search and edit + functionalities in the same place. The bookmarks + collection can be directly edited from the desktop. In the + same place, it is now possible to edit the bookmark title + inline, add more topics, remove bookmarks, associate them + to more topics with drag and drop, edit properties of a + bookmark, etc. + + + The bookmarks can also be + accessed by: + + + Typing in a topic in the location bar of the main + window drops down a list of bookmarks of that category. + + + A word typed into the location bar are automatically + searched in the bookmark database and matching bookmarks + are shown in a drop down list below the location bar. + + + The menu item Bookmark gives a menu of all the + different topics. Bookmarks related to these topics can + then be accessed from submenus here. This is closest to + the traditional method of accessing bookmarks, and is + provided to keep compatibility. + + + The bookmark bar can also be used to access your + bookmarks. + Choose + View + Bookmarks Bar + + to add the Bookmark bar. However, each topic and + bookmark needs to be configured in the Bookmarks dialog + to be shown on this bar. This can be used to organise + most frequently used bookmarks. + + -- cgit v1.2.3