What is the "Bookmarks Commander" add-on and how can I use it?

This is an NC-liked bookmarks manager that simplifies operations such as moving items between two panes. If an operation is permitted, its button is active on the toolbar section. Note that all the operations that this extension supports have an assigned keyboard shortcut. All the shortcuts start with "Ctrl" on Windows and Linux operating systems and "Command" on the Mac operating system. The key that is needed to be pressed is underlined in the commands section. For instance, to copy the links of selected items in the active pane press the Ctrl + C or Command + C combination. You can see the shortcut of each action by placing your mouse over the designated button. This extension can copy the links, titles, or bookmark unique ids of the selected items, move them to the other pane, or open them in background tabs. Also, it can create new bookmarks and directories if it is permitted. To open a bookmark in the active tab use the Enter key. To open in a background tab use Ctrl + Enter or Command + Enter keys. To toggle between the two panes use the Tab key. The active pane can be easily distinguished by its white background color. You can also use Ctrl + 1 or Command + 1 to move to the left pane and Ctrl + 2 or Command + 2 to move to the right pane. All the operations except the moving between panes are being performed on the active pane. To use the extension as a bookmarks viewer, switch each pane to a frequently used directory. Then use the left and right arrow keys to navigate between panes and up and down keys to select items (you can alternatively use the first character of the bookmark or directory name for the selection to jump to the nearest match). Now press the Enter key to open the selected item in the current tab. Note that if this extension is going to be used as a bookmarks viewer, it is recommended to change the opening mode to "popup" mode so that the extension opens as a popup window. You can even assign a keyboard shortcut for the opening of the extension's interface in the extensions manager window of your browser.

What's new in this version?

Please check the Logs section.

Why are the moving buttons disabled on the root directory?

No extension is allowed to modify the root directory of bookmarks. This is your browser limitation to keep the root directory clean.

keyboard shortcuts:

Where does the extension paste items when moving between panes?

All the selected items are placed below the first selected item of the destination directory. On version 0.4.8, if you use drag and drop to place items, you will get the position indicator. If you need to drop the selected items inside a directory, use the Shift key while dropping (the position indicator also reflects this).

How can I change the order of items on a single directory?

Ask the extension to show the same directory on both panes (Ctrl/Command + M). Now on one pane place the active item to the location where you need the selected items to get moved next to this item. Now switch to the other pane and select all the items that needed to be rearranged and press the Ctrl + left/right arrow key to rearrange the items in both panes. Alternatively, you can drag items from the source pane to the destination pane too. Note that the extension always pastes entries below the first selected entry.

Can I open the interface of the extension in a new window instead of the default tab view?

You can change the opening behavior of the extension from the right-click context menu items over the browser action button. There are three supported modes: "window", "tab", and "popup".

I mostly use a single pane of this add-on. Is it possible to hide one of the panes?

As of version 0.2.2, there is a new command (Ctrl/Command + S) to switch between one and two-pane modes. Note that in one-pane mode, the second pane is only hidden. So all operations are still functional between panes, but to declutter the commands section, some buttons that are dependent on both panes are hidden.

Is it possible to use this extension to transfer a set of bookmarks inside the selected directory (tree) to another machine (selected bookmarks with all their children)?

As of version 0.2.4, you can select a single or multiple nodes (bookmark, directory, or both) in the active view and press the Ctrl + Y or Command + Y to yank them as a JSON array to the system's clipboard, then open another instance of this extension on the destination browser and press Ctrl + P or Command + P to insert the tree to the current node if it is a directory or after the current node if it is a bookmark. This way you can simply export a set of selected bookmarks between different machines. If the two browsers are not on the same machine, use Ctrl + Shift + Y or Command + Shift + Y to generate a JSON file, then move the file to the destination machine and open it in a text editor and copy its content to the clipboard. Now you can use Ctrl + P or Command + P to paste the tree to your browser.

Can I open selected links on new tabs by just using my mouse?

Select the items either by holding Ctrl/Command key while clicking on each item or select the first item and use the Shift key to select the last item (the extension selects all items between these two for you). Now right-click on a selected entry and press "Open Link in New Tab".

Can I use the browser "Back" and "Forward" buttons to navigate views?

As of version 0.2.8, this extension pushes the current paths to the browser history, so you can use the browser buttons to go back and forth between views.