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derek started following the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks.

A comment on the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

Well, just because you don't want it doesn't mean it isn't a good idea to have it as an option. For Form Data I would really recommend Roboform, as it very securely stores passwords and links username, website and password in one file (encrypted). So if I click the Ebay link, it starts a new tab, opens the login page for Ebay and logs me in, all from the one click... genius!! And the personal data function is way better than the others I have seen.

As for syncing only some bookmarks that is already implemented in the profiles part of Foxmarks, set up two profiles, one for work bookmarks and one for private ones and then just use different profiles at different locations. Personally I don't mind mixing both and just collapsing the folders I am not using. Of course if you have some really dirty bookmarks... ;) -- I can see the need.

And until extensions are synced I can only suggest doing what another user here suggested. Bring up all the install pages of your add-ins and save them into one bookmarks folder. If you get to a fresh computer setup foxmarks to get the bookmarks and then open that folder to new tabs and install them all. Simple!! – Phillo, on November 17, 2008 11:03

A comment on the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

Well, just because you don't want it doesn't mean it isn't a good idea to have it as an option. For Form Data I would really recommend Roboform, as it very securely stores passwords and links username, website and password in one file (encrypted). So if I click the Ebay link, it starts a new tab, opens the login page for Ebay and logs me in, all from the one click... genius!! And the personal data function is way better than the others I have seen.

As for syncing only some bookmarks that is already implemented in the profiles part of Foxmarks, set up two profiles, one for work bookmarks and one for private ones and then just use different profiles at different locations. Personally I don't mind mixing both and just collapsing the folders I am not using. Of course if you have some really dirty bookmarks... ;) -- I can see the need.

And until extensions are synced I can only suggest doing what another user here suggested. Bring up all the install pages of your add-ins and save them into one bookmarks folder. If you get to a fresh computer setup foxmarks to get the bookmarks and then open that folder to new tabs and install them all. Simple!! – Phillo, on November 17, 2008 11:03

Forcen replied on November 15, 2008 14:18 to the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

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devilfutility replied on November 15, 2008 05:54 to the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

I tend to use my browsers for different things and don't want certain things synced. For example, I really don't want to sync most of these things between work and home computers. II honestly can't see the need to sync Cookies. How does that help me. I don't even want my History synced - even between home computers, and if it was an option I'd turn it off. I definitely don't want Form Data synced. I would also disable that - given the option. I don't want Open tabs or Open Windows synced.

I do however want my extenstions synced - very much so. This is my top wish. I would also want most of my browser settings synced - including those for the plugins I want synced.

I would also like to have an easy way to tell a browser not to sync specific bookmarks or bookmark folders.

Brad Brown Jr started following the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks.

TJ replied on November 12, 2008 16:59 to the problem "With google chrome it's impossible to add the facebook application" in Ping.fm:

I have a similar problem with this. I also can't add all apps, but the other issue I have is with some of the functionality inside of the apps such as links not working, buttons not working, incorrect behavior. Have they figured anything out for that yet??

hairyasian replied on November 10, 2008 10:03 to the question "Why doesn't Ping.fm update my Gtalk Status?" in Ping.fm:

any luck w/ this? the only other service i've found is the one adrienne mentions above, but i'm reluctant to sign up for another service. incorporating this feature into ping would be a godsend.

Forcen started following the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks.

lk1 replied on November 08, 2008 16:31 to the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

The most valuable extension to sync is NoScript.

As you visit the web, you are making decisions about who to trust and who not to trust. You have to do that all over again with each browser that isn't synchronized.

For quadruple bonus points, you could share your choices with other people...

lk1 started following the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks.

Phillo replied on November 07, 2008 10:08 to the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

In fact something I have always thought would be great is sharing your own list of addons with friends. Doing it JDs way is excellent: you can drag and drop the bookmark folder into your mail application (try it if you haven't, it is superb) to get a list of all locations hyperlinked in the mail. NICE...

Phillo replied on November 07, 2008 10:07 to the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

I second the idea JD had as brilliant: merely syncing the install locations of all add-ons... very smart!! Will do that until FM decides to do something about it in their great tool!

A comment on the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

Hi John and JD,
That was an interesting point made, JD, in fact the answer is simpler than you think. The thing to sync in this case is NOT the extension or its settings rather you want to sync the ENTIRE set of variables within firefox. Whilst this might seem daunting at first, it really is (AFAIK) just a list of key/value pairs in text form. If THAT could be synced (and there is no reason why not) you can sync the entire browser in one fell swoop. Great idea actually.

So don't attach that level of syncing on a per-extension level, just do it globally and make the tool separate from Foxmarks as it really IS a new tool... – Phillo, on November 07, 2008 10:05

A comment on the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

Hi Dee,

I don't quite agree with you on this one: let me explain:
Google profits massively from ads, this is true, in fact I would love to know their daily income from ads, but one thing puts google far above the competition. They pride themselves on having non-intrusive ads, so no banners and no flashing gimmicks just a line of text placed smartly on a webpage, or a text column dedicated to paying subscribers (on google search). The number of times I have used GMail and simply not noticed the ads is amazing.

As such I do not believe they have anything against blocking banners, in fact if they suppress the blocking of banners they might lose customers.

Just my two pennies... – Phillo, on November 07, 2008 10:00

John replied on November 06, 2008 14:16 to the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

JD, fair comment re the difficulties of trying to manage third-party/proprietary data stores and configs. extensions can do what they like when it comes to this i guess and, without a firefox enforced standard API for config management, no third-party such as Foxmarks is gonna be able to manage them effectively. then again some of that extension config stuff is going to be machine specific (e.g. drive assignments, paths, other installed programmes, etc) so maybe its best left unmanaged?...

i do like your simple list-of-addons-as-a-bookmark-folder idea though, i'll do that for now.

A comment on the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

John, I don't think that extension synchronization at that level is even worthwhile. Someone on another thread suggested this, and this is what I do. I have a bookmarks folder that contains links to the download sites of all of the extensions that I use. When I go to a new machine, I just download Foxmarks, sync, then "open all in tabs" on that folder. Pretty simple to quickly plow through the installation that way. But extensions like Tabmix Plus introduce quite a few configuration options, and that is what can become time consuming. And, of course, I can never remember which options to check, so I end up with the browser behaving differently. So I think the real value is not just automating the install of the extensions but also the configuration of those extensions. But syncing just the install would be a good place to start. – JD, on November 06, 2008 13:44

A comment on the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

Hmm. Is it really likely that Google will ever enable messing with ads and banners and such? Doubt it.
Chrome is developed and handled by a firm that profits solely from web ads. Enabling script/iframe/ad blockers seems like their worst nightmare.
So, slick as it may be, the only truly & fully open-source and therefore user-biased browser would be Firefox. – Dee Es, on November 06, 2008 12:58

John replied on November 06, 2008 10:55 to the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

Yeah doesn't have to be complicated, just manage the list of addons, including some metadada (their version and install/update URLs for instance) and then foxmarks can simply comapre this against the local state and call the Firefox extension uninstall/install APIs for the required merge/sync actions. Not very hard.

A comment on the idea "How about syncing extensions ?" in Foxmarks:

Hi Nacho,

I disagree with you, not only is it not a must it is not required. All I want is for my list of extensions to be named. I would let the normal firefox extension update mechanism take care of the rest.

Ideally, it would be nice to be able to remove some extensions from being used. Let's say you use a dubious extension at home (for say downloading films P2P), well it would be nice to tell the sync mechanism to NOT sync that one extension. – Phillo, on November 06, 2008 09:24