Suggestion re: Lists and Folders! - 168 views
started by Yoni Blumberg on 07 Apr 09
started by Yoni Blumberg on 07 Apr 09
started by Yoni Blumberg on 07 Apr 09
started by Yoni Blumberg on 07 Apr 09
I would like to see Diigo either incorporate a separate page for each bookmark so that when the link is clicked it goes to a profile of the page with all the information about the link AND/OR (and this second part is the more important one) I would like to see what lists I have a bookmark saved in no matter where I am looking at that bookmark.
Basically, when I look at my bookmarks in a list, I cannot see what other lists I have put the bookmark in. This may not be a problem for many people because they do not have crosslisted bookmarks. However, many of my pages relate to multiple things I plan to use them for and so I have chosen to create multiple lists.
One feature I do not "miss" (because Furl never had it) but that I would VERY much like to see included, is the ability to use "subfolders." I would love if I were able to have lists within lists. For example, this would allow me to have a folder for Design and then a couple of subfolders for pictures, and articles, and graphic design, etc etc. I could use common tags and browse all things with the same tag, but this is a little more work. Moreover, if that is the suggestion, then I might as well not use lists at all. That's an option, but it makes it harder to organize your bookmarks. I think having the option to organize how you choose is exceptionally important.
On a final, related note, I would like to be able to add a bookmark to multiple lists when I bookmark it. In Furl, I was able to add to multiple Topics and Tags at once which was essentially the equivalent.
I hope these suggestions are taken into account and incorporated in the future.
> I would like to see Diigo either incorporate a separate page for
> each bookmark so that when the link is clicked it goes to a
> profile of the page with all the information about the link
Diigo About
At http://www.diigo.com/user/Yblumberg for a few of your bookmarks, follow the 'About' link.
From my POV the Diigo About page for a bookmark is sort of in the right direction, in that I expect to see more 'About' than is offered, but a few key things are missing. Diigo About teases me.
Orientation and cross-referencing
> AND/OR (and this second part is the more important one) I would
> like to see what lists I have a bookmark saved in no matter where
> I am looking at that bookmark.
+1
Expressions 'orientation' and 'breadcrumb trail' come to mind.
Breadcrumb trail approach may less important (and for some types of view, a trail would be fairly meaningless) but when both orientation *and* trail are missing I find myself frustrated … maybe only momentarily, but a succession of small frustrations are enough to make me lose a train of thought.
> Basically, when I look at my bookmarks in a list, I cannot see
> what other lists I have put the bookmark in. This may not be a
> problem for many people because they do not have crosslisted
> bookmarks. However, many of my pages relate to multiple things I
> plan to use them for and so I have chosen to create multiple
> lists.
Diigo Watchlist
It's hard to recall what's possible with Diigo Watchlist features, they have been broken for a while now, but I have a sneaking suspicion that you'll find some of what you want if/when Watchlist-related services resume.
Cross-referencing: Diigo groups
> … the more important one) I would like to see what … I have a
> bookmark saved in no matter where I am looking at that bookmark.
For a moment, removing the word 'lists' from that paragraph, there's some of the cross-referencing ability when you share/copy a bookmark to groups.
A few months ago, Diigo made a subtle change that dramatically improved the behaviour of annotations that are made to a bookmark post-addition to a group. There's now limited synchronicity between the various iterations/representations of a bookmark, so from your My Bookmarks you should see all groups with which a bookmark has been shared. Good so far. And where multiple groups have views of a bookmark: some types of annotation are echoed to each of the groups. However: an annotation that is addressed to a single group may not be echoed to the public (even if you wish the publicity), may not be echoed to your My Bookmarks view of things. For such limitations there may be workarounds. If you need pointers to relevant topics, let us know (but I guess that you're more focused on the lists aspect at this time).
Regards
Graham
> benefit? I find the differences between public and private
> highlights, and public/private/group stickies and comments quite
> disorientating. …
Sure. I'll spin this off to a separate topic …
> … the whole shebang …
@ David
You may be interested in http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/the-about-page-should-state-and-link-to-the-groups-with-which-a-page-is-shared-8752 and more broadly, http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/tag/about.diigo.com
> … I could use common tags and browse all things with the same tag …
Common Tag format seems to be the way to go. More on this in a separate topic.
In the meantime, http://groups.diigo.com/Web2/bookmark/tag/%22Common+Tag%22
> at least one other topic that focuses more closely on the notion of lists within lists,
> but I can't find it at the moment
Found it, thanks to Google:
http://groups.diigo.com/group/Diigo_HQ/content/554608#9
>> a list of … lists … using the v=p trick