joannaex
12th October 2008, 04:27 PM
I've noticed many users asking how to sync their IE/Firefox bookmarks on their PC with the Opera Browser included in the latest devices. I decided to look into it a bit and see if I could find a quick and easy way of doing it. First of all there is no way to Sync with the device because ActiveSync/WMDC only supports IE Bookmarks and of course Microsoft will neve aknowledge the existence of any other browser.
OK, so the idea is pretty simple. We convert our bookmarks from whatever browser we use, into Opera browser format and then we move them to the device:
1. First step is to download this very nice, open source, and free programme called BookMarkBridge (http://bookmarkbridge.sourceforge.net/downloads.html) and install it on your PC.
2. Open up the application:
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6234/93130573bz4.png
You will notice it contains a source browser section and a destination browser section.
3. If the browser you wish to use is not on the list, simply click on Add in the corresponding section to add it. Needless to say that if you want to remove a browser from the list, you have to select it and click on delete:
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/1129/75564659am5.png
In the exaple below I have selected Firefox as my source and Opera as my destination browser.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8378/68275532mc5.png
4. Click on the settings button on the program's main page to change the settings for each browser. There you will be able to modify the bookmark file paths.
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8537/86337704xs3.png
You do not need to have Opera installed on your machine to make this work. Simply create a new text document in the folder of your choice and rename it to Opera6.adr. Then simply select this file as the Opera bookmark File.
You will also notice that right underneath the bookmark file path is an option that will prevent this file from being edited. What this program actually does is combine/merge the bookmark files. First it will read all bookmarks contained in the source browsers and then combine them in one list. It will then save that list in the correct format in the destination browser's bookmark file. For example, if the source browsers are IE and Firefox and Opera is the destination, it will create an Opera6.adr (in the select path) that will include the bookmarks from both browsers.
5. Clicking on the View button on the program's main page, you can see a list of the bookmarks contained in the source browsers and you can select to ignore the ones you don't want moved to the destination browser.
6. Last but not list, clicking on Merge will begin the process. Once completed, all you need to do it take the Opera6.adr from the folder you selected in the settings, and copy it to the \windows\Opera9 folder in your device.
An alternative application:
vbBKM (BookMark Manager) (http://bkm.sourceforge.net/en/vbbkm.html) Not hard to use either, includes import and export features.
OK, so the idea is pretty simple. We convert our bookmarks from whatever browser we use, into Opera browser format and then we move them to the device:
1. First step is to download this very nice, open source, and free programme called BookMarkBridge (http://bookmarkbridge.sourceforge.net/downloads.html) and install it on your PC.
2. Open up the application:
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6234/93130573bz4.png
You will notice it contains a source browser section and a destination browser section.
3. If the browser you wish to use is not on the list, simply click on Add in the corresponding section to add it. Needless to say that if you want to remove a browser from the list, you have to select it and click on delete:
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/1129/75564659am5.png
In the exaple below I have selected Firefox as my source and Opera as my destination browser.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8378/68275532mc5.png
4. Click on the settings button on the program's main page to change the settings for each browser. There you will be able to modify the bookmark file paths.
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8537/86337704xs3.png
You do not need to have Opera installed on your machine to make this work. Simply create a new text document in the folder of your choice and rename it to Opera6.adr. Then simply select this file as the Opera bookmark File.
You will also notice that right underneath the bookmark file path is an option that will prevent this file from being edited. What this program actually does is combine/merge the bookmark files. First it will read all bookmarks contained in the source browsers and then combine them in one list. It will then save that list in the correct format in the destination browser's bookmark file. For example, if the source browsers are IE and Firefox and Opera is the destination, it will create an Opera6.adr (in the select path) that will include the bookmarks from both browsers.
5. Clicking on the View button on the program's main page, you can see a list of the bookmarks contained in the source browsers and you can select to ignore the ones you don't want moved to the destination browser.
6. Last but not list, clicking on Merge will begin the process. Once completed, all you need to do it take the Opera6.adr from the folder you selected in the settings, and copy it to the \windows\Opera9 folder in your device.
An alternative application:
vbBKM (BookMark Manager) (http://bkm.sourceforge.net/en/vbbkm.html) Not hard to use either, includes import and export features.