A simple idea for managing & sharing bookmarks between Opera and PIE -->

[snovvman]

I do not use TF3D. For you who like TF3D/Opera bookmark integration, this will not work for you.

I use both Opera and Pocket Internet Explorer (with PIE + extension), they shine in different ways. PIE is lighter, loads faster, and can be more stable. Clearly, Opera can load more complex pages and the touch interface is superior.

Goals: I always wanted a way for 1) Opera and PIE to share a unified bookmark list and 2) easily creating/updating bookmarks on the PC and just update once for Opera and PIE to see the same list.

Problems: PIE uses individual files while Opera uses opera6.adr. It would require more work to edit opera6.adr manually every time there is a change or update. I found a converter tool but it did not work properly.

Solution: Create a simple HTML page with links to my bookmarks, and set both PIE and Opera's home page to this local file.

A sample code would be:

<a href="https://mobile.paypal.com/us/">PayPal Mobile</a>

<a href="http://google.com/gwt/n">Google Mobilizer</a>

I have each category uder a heading, and clickable links under it. When I load each browswer, I am presented with an organized list of links that I can select. I don't need to chose "favorites" or "bookmark". It is laid out for me when the browser loads.

You can use something as simple as Word (or Notepad) to create the html file. It's a bit of work the first time, future updates are easy.

To set the PIE home page to a local file, the syntax is: file://\<directory\file>

Example (from my Diamond):
file://\Internal%20Storage\apps\bookmark\mob-fav.htm

Note: The %20 is used by PIE & Opera to identify "space"

For Opera:
file://localhost/<directory/file>

Example:
file://localhost/Internal%20Storage/apps/bookmark/mob-fav.htm



Important
This is not for everyone. Some people do not like PIE, or Opera, and use one or the other. I am certain that there are better ideas. I am simply sharing my solution. It works well for me. If it helps someone, great.


Enjoy...

[speedy1979]

Well if you already have a lot of bookmarks loaded in opera's format. Then you can replace the opera.adr file on your desktop (save the one on your desktop elsewhere first) then use the export function to save your bookmarks into a single html file.

[bugsy90]

have you ever seen tinyhomepage.com? I have it as my homepage on all of my browsers and it's just a set of links...

[MadlyAlive]

I use Foxmarcks for Firefox to sync between my multiple PC's and laptops. I wish they would implement something along that line for WinMo where I can sync the bookmarks with Opera or IE when I make a change.

Anyone ever try just taking the bookmarks.html file from Firefox (if you use it) and set that as your home page on your TP?

[tx_jaycee]

I use this bookmark converter it's free and easy to use and works with a variety of browsers.

http://www.magnusbrading.com/bmc/

[Compusmurf]

Foxmarks for firefox is great. They also are now in beta testing for IE and Safari I believe. If you use firefox, try syncing your bookmarks to IE, then in IE move them to mobile favorites and sync and they should be on your phone. Of course this will get them to mobile IE on your phone and won't help much for opera unless there's an import I missed somewhere....

[eenieMINI]

Sounds like an easy enough way to keep things straight. Thanks for the idea.