Method, apparatus, and program for creating bookmark symlinks
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorPaul B. Schroeder
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Abstract
A bookmark editor in an Internet web browser application allows a user to create symbolic links between bookmarks and bookmark folders. The bookmark editor may also detect when a bookmark already exists for a document and prompt the user to create a link rather than a new bookmark for the same document. The user may then keep a folder, subfolder, or bookmark and link to it via a symbolic link. When a bookmark is added to a folder or subfolder, the user does not need to duplicate that bookmark for a linked folder or subfolder.
Claims29
A method in a data processing system for creating symbolic links to bookmarks, comprising:
- receiving a request to create a new bookmark for a document;
- in response to receiving the request, determining whether a reference bookmark already exists for the document;
- if the reference bookmark for the document already exists, creating a symbolic link;
- and
- linking the symbolic link to the already existing reference bookmark, wherein a new bookmark is not created.
A method in a data processing system for creating symbolic links to bookmarks, comprising:
- receiving a request to create a symbolic link for a document to an already existing reference bookmark;
- in response to receiving the request, identifying the already existing reference bookmark;
- creating the symbolic link to the already existing bookmark;
- and
- linking the symbolic link to the already existing reference bookmark.
A method in a data processing system for creating a plurality of symbolic links to bookmark folders from a single reference bookmark folder, comprising:
- receiving a request to create a symbolic folder link to an already existing reference bookmark folder;
- in response to receiving the request, identifying the already existing reference bookmark folder;
- creating the symbolic folder link to the already existing bookmark folder;
- and
- linking the symbolic folder link to the already existing reference bookmark folder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.