On Sun, Apr 11, 2004 at 05:08:44PM +0200, Clemens Fischer wrote: > > thanks. but what are these `bmk-mgr-*' functions? google doesn't turn up > anything useful on the problem of keeping bookmarks into files and HTTP > links alike in the same file. is this what `bmk-mgr-*' are for? then i'd > like to have a pointer to a copy of this jewel :) > bmk-mgr is a (yet unpublished) package of mine that implements a bookmark (in the http link sense) manager. i love emacs-w3m, but w3m's bookmark manager is, imho, quite limited. thus, i implemented a generic one providing, inside emacs, the standard tree-like bookmark list you find in most browsers. bmk-mgr relies on the browse-url api, and is intended to work with any browser, not just emacs-w3m. although i use it on a daily basis, i guess it's still in beta... but if you feel like trying it, be my guest :): i'm attaching it in a tarball. just untar it, add the directory to your emacs load path and (require 'bmk-mgr). it's started with 'M-x bmk-mgr-show-bookmarks'. i'm afraid it's not yet documented, but typing '?' in the bookmarks buffer will give you a list of available commands, and a sample dot-emacs config file is included in the tarball. otoh, i think that its usage is quite straightforward... a functionality you may find interesting is bmk-mgr's ability to import xbel files. if you try it, any comment/critique/suggestion/whatever will be _very_ welcome :) > i wonder why you don't do your customization "the simple way", ie.: > [...] just a matter of personal taste :) your customisation should also work, afaict. cheers, jao p.s. i keep bmk-mgr in an arch archive. for those in the know, you can grab it with tla register-archive jao@gnu.org--2004 http://tao.uab.es/jao/archives/2004 tla get jao@gnu.org--2004/elisp--bmk-mgr--0.1
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