On OS X (Panther): I have a bunch of bookmarks in Netscape; does anyone know
how I can get Safari to import them? It claimed to do it once, the first
time I ran it, but at that time I didn't have them imported into Netscape
yet. Does anyone know if there is any way to get it to do it again? Please
cc: to mlevin77@comcast.net if you know. Thanks!!


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Mike Levin
mlevin77@comcast.net

On 11/22/03 4:18 PM, in article BBE54AFC.1C08%mlevin77@comcast.net, "Michael
Levin" <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote:

> On OS X (Panther): I have a bunch of bookmarks in Netscape; does anyone know
> how I can get Safari to import them? It claimed to do it once, the first
> time I ran it, but at that time I didn't have them imported into Netscape
> yet. Does anyone know if there is any way to get it to do it again? Please
> cc: to mlevin77@comcast.net if you know. Thanks!!
>

The only way to import into Safari is the following:

1. Export the Netscape bookmarks in html format.
2. Launch Safari.
3. Drag the Netscape Bookmark file into the Safari window.
4. Safari opens the file as a list of bookmarks.
5. Open a new Safari window.
6. Change this window to view your bookmarks.
7. Resize both windows so you can see both.
8. Drag the bookmarks ONE AT A TIME from the first window to the second.

Of course, you'll have to create new folders, etc. in Safari.

I tried dragging an entire folder, and it does not work.
I tried dragging a selection of bookmarks, and only one moved.

This is essentially what Safari tells you to do in Help.

Brian

In article <BBE54F0C.4DD0F%behni@comcast.net>,
Brian Paul Ehni <behni@comcast.net> wrote:

> On 11/22/03 4:18 PM, in article BBE54AFC.1C08%mlevin77@comcast.net, "Michael
> Levin" <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > On OS X (Panther): I have a bunch of bookmarks in Netscape; does anyone know
> > how I can get Safari to import them? It claimed to do it once, the first
> > time I ran it, but at that time I didn't have them imported into Netscape
> > yet. Does anyone know if there is any way to get it to do it again? Please
> > cc: to mlevin77@comcast.net if you know. Thanks!!
> >
>
> The only way to import into Safari is the following:
>
> 1. Export the Netscape bookmarks in html format.
> 2. Launch Safari.
> 3. Drag the Netscape Bookmark file into the Safari window.
> 4. Safari opens the file as a list of bookmarks.
> 5. Open a new Safari window.
> 6. Change this window to view your bookmarks.
> 7. Resize both windows so you can see both.
> 8. Drag the bookmarks ONE AT A TIME from the first window to the second.
>
> Of course, you'll have to create new folders, etc. in Safari.
>
> I tried dragging an entire folder, and it does not work.
> I tried dragging a selection of bookmarks, and only one moved.
>
> This is essentially what Safari tells you to do in Help.

Actually, there are other ways to do this - editing Safari's .plist
preference file is one, but, for those who don't want to mess with that
sort of stuff, try Safari Enhancer:

<http://www.lordofthecows.com/safari_enhancer.php>

Lots of other options as well, b ut you can import from different
browsers and HTML files - much easier than drag and dropping and
recreating bookmark folders.

Regards

Sean

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On 11/22/03 6:49 PM, in article
sean-A8C7FE.11494323112003@news-server.bigpond.net.au, "Sean McNamara"
<sean@macassist.com.au> wrote:

> http://www.lordofthecows.com/safari_enhancer.php


WOW! Thanks for the info!

Brian