Xestión de marcadores

5.1. Overview of the Epiphany Bookmarks System

The Epiphany bookmark system is quite different from the hierarchical file folder method used by most browsers. 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.

Epiphany follows a database like approach to organise bookmarks. An address related to a bookmark is stored with some metadata associated with it. This metadata is then used to retrieve a bookmark later.

In the Epiphany bookmark system, addresses are organised by associating each address with one or more topics. 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 Epiphany, 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 Sección 5.2 ― Para acceder a un marcador

Subtemas

Epiphany allows you to create a single level of topics. Sub-topics are created automatically based on your existing bookmarks and topics.

As a user, you may have a very specific way of arrange your bookmarks into a hierarchy. Epiphany does not support the ability to explicitly construct a hierarchy, and so sometimes you might get frustrated that the hierarchy Epiphany builds isn't exactly what you want.

To ensure that you get the best hierarchy possible:

  • Use topics that will come to mind first when trying to recall the bookmark.
  • Use temas múltiples para os marcadores.

5.2. Para acceder a un marcador

The primary way to access bookmarks is the bookmarks window. To open the bookmarks window, see Sección 2.2 ― Para abrir a xanela de marcadores. 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 with 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.
  • Bookmarks and topics can be added to the toolbars for easy access. To add a bookmark or topic to a toolbar, drag it from the bookmarks window to the toolbar.

5.3. Para crear un marcador novo

You can create new bookmarks in several ways.

Xanela do navegador
  • To bookmark the currently viewed page, choose Bookmarks ▸ Add Bookmark....
  • To bookmark a link in the currently viewed page, open the link context menu and choose Bookmark Link....
Xanela de historial

To bookmark the currently selected history link, choose File ▸ Add Bookmark.... Alternatively, choose Add Bookmark... from the history link context menu in the history window.

5.4. To Select Bookmarks and Topics

You can select bookmarks and topics in several ways. Táboa 2 describes how to select items in the bookmark window.

Táboa 2Selecting Items in the Bookmarks Window
Tarefa Acción
Selección dun marcador ou tema Prema no marcador ou tema
Select a group of contiguous bookmarks Press-and-hold Shift. Select the first bookmark in the group, then select the last bookmark in the group.
Selección de varios marcadores Press-and-hold Ctrl. Select the bookmarks one by one.
Select all bookmarks in a topic Choose Edit ▸ Select All.

5.5. To Open a Bookmark in a New Window or Tab

To open a bookmark in a new window perform the following steps:
  1. Select the bookmark that you want to open.
  2. Choose File ▸ Open in New Window. Alternatively, choose Open in New Window from the context menu of the bookmark.
To open a bookmark in a new tab perform the following steps:
  1. Select the bookmark that you want to open.
  2. Choose File ▸ Open in New Tab. Alternatively, choose Open in New Tab from the context menu of the bookmark.

5.6. Para crear un tema novo

To create a new topic, choose File ▸ New Topic in the Bookmark window. A new topic is created, you can now enter the name of the topic. The topics will appear as submenus in the Bookmarks menu.

Alternatively, you can create a new topic on-the-fly when you add a bookmark. See section Sección 5.7 ― Para engadir un marcador a un tema.

5.7. Para engadir un marcador a un tema

To add a bookmark to a topic, choose Properties from the bookmarks context menu in the bookmarks window. Type each topic you want to add this bookmark to in the Topics entry. You can create a new topic on-the-fly by typing its name and selecting Create topic “(name)” from the autocompletion menu.

Alternatively, you may click the Show all Topics expander arrow to show all currently available topics. The list of topics is sorted by relevance, with the most relevant topics on top. Choose the topic(s) to add this bookmark to simply by selecting them. Press Close when you have finished.

5.8. Para eliminar un marcador dun tema

To remove a bookmark from a topic, choose Properties from the bookmarks context menu in the bookmarks window. By editing the Topics entry, remove each topic from which you wish to remove this bookmark.

Alternatively, you may click the Show all Topics expander arrow to review all currently selected topics. The list of topics is sorted so that the currently selected topics come first. Choose each topic from which you wish to remove this bookmark, simply by selecting it, and press Close when you have finished.

5.9. Para renomear un marcador ou tema

To rename a bookmark or topic perform the following steps:

  1. Select the bookmark or topic that you want to rename in the bookmarks window.
  2. Choose File ▸ Rename.... Alternatively, choose Rename... from the context menu of the bookmark or topic. The name of the bookmark or topic is selected.
  3. Type a new name for the topic or bookmark, then press Return.

5.10. Para borar un marcador ou tema

To delete a bookmarks or topics perform the following steps:

  1. Select the bookmark or topic that you want to delete from the bookmarks window.
  2. Choose Edit ▸ Delete. Alternatively, choose Delete from context menu of the bookmark or topic.

5.11. Para editar as propiedades dun marcador

To edit a bookmark's properties, such as it's title and address, select Properties from the bookmark's context menu in the bookmarks window.

5.12. Para buscar nos marcadores

To search through your bookmarks, enter you search term in the Search field. Epiphany will search through all your bookmarks no matter which topic is currently selected.

5.13. Para copiar o enderezo dun marcador

To copy the address of a bookmark perform the following steps:

  1. Seleccione un marcador.
  2. Choose Edit ▸ Copy Address. Alternatively, choose Copy Address from the bookmark's context menu.

5.14. To Add a Bookmark or Topic to the Toolbar

You can add a bookmark or topic to the toolbar in the following ways:

Menú Ficheiro

Select the bookmark or topic you wish to add, and choose File ▸ Show on Toolbar.

Arrastrar e soltar

You can drag and drop bookmarks and topics from the bookmarks window onto the toolbar.

Opening all the bookmarks in a topic

If a topic has been added to the toolbar, all the bookmarks in that topic can be opened in new tabs by choosing Open in New Tabs from the menu item of the topic. The new tabs will open at the right of the current tab. All already opened tabs will be preserved.

5.15. To Remove a Bookmark or Topic From the Toolbar

You can remove a bookmark or topic from the toolbar in the following ways:

Menú Ficheiro

Select the bookmark or topic you wish to remove, and choose File ▸ Show on Toolbar.

Editor da barra de ferramentas

You can remove bookmarks and topics from the toolbar using the toolbar editor as described in Sección 10.3 ― Para editar as súas barras de ferramentas.

5.16. Marcadores intelixentes

5.16.1. Introdución

Bookmarked Searches are a special kind of bookmark that can take one or more arguments. By using Bookmarked Searches, web searches and queries can be performed without loading a query page first.

All of your Bookmarked Searches will appear in a drop down menu if you enter some text in the address bar, as shown in Figura 2. By selecting the Bookmarked Search, a query using the given text will be performed.

Figura 2Bookmarked Search in address bar drop down menu

It is also possible to add a Bookmarked Search to a toolbar by selecting Show on Toolbar from the bookmark's context menu. If you do so, you will see its name and a text box, as shown in Figura 3. You can enter text into the box and press enter to perform the function of the Bookmarked Search.

Figura 3Bookmarked Search in the toolbar

5.16.2. To Create a Bookmarked Search

Bookmarked Searches can be created by finding out what address a site uses for searching, for example http://www.google.com/search?q=SEARCHPHRASE will start a Google query for SEARCHPHRASE.

To make this address a Bookmarked Search, perform the following steps:

  1. Add a bookmark for http://www.google.com/search?q=SEARCHPHRASE
  2. Abra unha xanela de marcadores.
  3. In the Address field of the bookmark's Properties dialog, replace SEARCHPHRASE with %s.
  4. (Optional) If you want the Bookmarked Search to appear on the toolbar, as shown in Figura 3, select Show on Toolbar from the bookmark's context menu.

5.16.3. To Resize a Bookmarked Search on the toolbar

To set the size of an entry field for a Bookmarked Search, right-click on the bookmark in the Edit Bookmarks dialog and select Properties from the context menu. In the Address field, add %{width=NUMCHARS} to the end of the address, replacing NUMCHARS with your desired width. For example, use http://www.google.com/search?q=%s%{width=15} to set the width of a Google search field to 15 characters.

5.16.4. Arquivador de marcadores intelixentes

An archive containing lots of Bookmarked Searches is available at the Galeon web site.