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Article posted on Mar 25
Hampr extension and Firefox 4.0
- Posted by Ryan Finnie on March 25, 2011, 4:20 pm
Firefox 4.0 was released this week, and while the Hampr extension is technically compatible with it out of the box, it's not ideal. Firefox 4.0 for Windows defaults to hiding the menu bar in favor of an "app menu", a dropdown next to the tab bar. Because the Hampr extension's default mode (on Windows and Linux) is to replace the Bookmarks menu with the Hampr menu, the user will never see the Hampr interface unless they've changed the default Firefox behavior and are showing the main menu bar.
I will go into some more detail about the tech below, but for the impatient, there are one of two things you can do immediately to fix this:
A) Enable the main menu bar.
- Click "Firefox", hover over "Options", and click "Menu Bar".
- Hampr will be waiting for you on the main menu bar, no restart necessary.
B) Switch the Hampr extension to "Toolbar button" mode.
- Click "Firefox", then "Add-ons", then "Extensions". Click "Options" on the line for Hampr.
- For "Display mode", select "Toolbar button". Click "OK" for the restart warning, then "OK' for the options dialog.
- Click "Firefox", hover over "Options", and click "Toolbar layout".
- Drag the Hampr button (which looks like a yellow folder) to a convenient location, for example next to the address/search bar.
- Click "Done" and restart Firefox.
Hampr has two more modes, "Add to main menu bar" and "Add to bookmarks menu", but unfortunately both are made useless by Firefox hiding the main menu bar. The first is obvious, but "Add to bookmarks menu" would seem useful, since the Firefox bookmarks menu is shown in four locations, depending on layout:
- From the main menu bar, if the main menu bar is visible.
- From the app menu, if the main menu bar is hidden.
- From the bookmarks dropdown button on the address bar, if the main menu bar is hidden.
- From the bookmarks toolbar, if the bookmarks toolbar is visible and the main menu bar is hidden.
The problem is, while they all look identical, they're actually four completely separate copies as far as Firefox is concerned. The Hampr extension only knows how to hook into the bookmarks menu of the main menu bar, so "Add to bookmarks menu" only displays on the main menu bar's bookmarks menu.
I will look into adding new functionality to hook into these menus, but it will probably take a lot more code, so it's not going to be immediately. In the meantime, enabling the main menu bar is probably the easiest choice if you are an avid Hampr user.
(Firefox 4.0 for Linux doesn't seem to default to hiding the main menu bar. And due to severe technical restrictions with OS X (namely, a menu bar dropdown cannot be changed while it is open), main menu bar integration was never available for Mac to begin with.)
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Article posted on Jun 24
Hampr Mobile updated
- Posted by Ryan Finnie on June 24, 2010, 8:03 pm
Hampr Mobile, the Hampr interface designed for WebKit-based mobile phone browsers (iPhone, Android, WebOS) has received a facelift today. Text has been updated to look better on the higher resolution of the new iPhone 4 released today (while looking just as well as it did before on other phones' browsers), and the theme has been prettied up, with a new brushed metal theme. Some new iPhone-specific options have been added. If you add Hampr Mobile to your home screen (press the "+" sign at the bottom, then select "Add to Home Screen"), a new, high-resolution icon is added that is iPhone 4 compatible. Give it a try!
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Article posted on Jan 7
Hampr Mobile compatible with iPhone, Android, Pre
- Posted by Ryan Finnie on January 7, 2010, 12:42 am
Two years ago, an "iPhone" version of the Hampr web interface was released, optimized for the iPhone web browser. Well, here we are in The Future, and the same interface works equally well on many WebKit-based mobile browsers. The Hampr Mobile interface has been tested on:
- iPhone (all versions)
- Android 1.6 & 2.0 (including T-Mobile G1, Droid, and the upcoming Google Nexus One)
- Palm Pre/Pixi (and presumably future WebOS-based mobile phones)
In light of this, the interface is now available a https://www.hampr.com/mobile/webkit (the old URL, https://www.hampr.com/iphone, will continue to work). When you log into https://www.hampr.com/, the mobile link at the bottom-right corner of the page will be customized according to what mobile device it detects ("iPhone Version", "Android Version", etc), but the interface itself is the same for all WebKit-based mobile devices.
All phones listed above allow you to bookmark the Hampr Mobile interface and save the bookmark on your home screen. No "App" needed! And of course, while on the desktop, be sure to download the Hampr Firefox extension.
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Article posted on Jan 1
Hampr Firefox extension 2.2 released
- Posted by Ryan Finnie on January 1, 2010, 2:39 pm
Hampr is a free, centralized, personal bookmark manager. Hampr is designed for users who want access to their bookmarks from several locations, such as home, work and school. Hampr is similar in concept to del.icio.us, but is not public in nature.
Changes in version 2.2 of the Hampr Firefox extension include:
- Extension is now aware of Firefox's Offline mode, and will not try network operations when Offline.
- A copy of a recent server refresh will be stored locally periodically, and will be used when a new window is opened and the extension is accessed, before the extension has had a chance to get updates from the server.
- Extension has been tested against Firefox 3.6 beta.
Please visit the extension home page and give it a try! Hampr is fully OpenID-enabled; for information about creating an account, please visit the login page.
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Article posted on Oct 10
Hampr Firefox extension 2.1 released
- Posted by Ryan Finnie on October 10, 2009, 6:57 pm
Hampr is a free, centralized, personal bookmark manager. Hampr is designed for users who want access to their bookmarks from several locations, such as home, work and school. Hampr is similar in concept to del.icio.us, but is not public in nature.
Changes in version 2.1 of the Hampr Firefox extension include:
- Fixed URL handling when adding a link via the context menu (right-click) when the link is also an image
- Improved caching efficiency of the Quick Add and Delete functions
- Localized the "Firefox Bookmarks" submenu text
- Adding a link via the context menu now pre-populates the title based on best guess: link title attribute (often set by WordPress themes), link text content, link image title attribute, or link image alt attribute
- Stylized the context menu items with icons (on supported platforms)
- Context menu items are hidden when the user is not logged in
Please visit the extension home page and give it a try! Hampr is fully OpenID-enabled; for information about creating an account, please visit the login page.
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Article posted on Jun 1
Hampr Firefox extension 2.0.0 released
- Posted by Ryan Finnie on June 1, 2009, 2:01 am
Hampr is a free, centralized, personal bookmark manager. Hampr is designed for users who want access to their bookmarks from several locations, such as home, work and school. Hampr is similar in concept to del.icio.us, but is not public in nature.
After a lengthy development period, I am proud to announce the second major release of the Hampr Firefox extension. The Hampr Firefox extension can be installed on multiple computers, which will all have concurrent, convenient access to your entire Hampr bookmark collection.
The 2.0.0 extension is a complete rewrite, and introduces new major functionality. The most visible change is the placement. By default, the extension installs itself in the same place as the Bookmarks menu (on Windows and Linux), but you can choose instead to place is next to the Bookmarks menu, as a sub-menu, or even as a toolbar menu button. Other new features include:
* Added tags support
* Bookmarks display can be picked: recent, untagged, or specific tag
* Added ability to load more bookmarks
* Added page context menu integration
* Added network caching
* Many added display preferences
* Many bug fixes and minor enhancements
Please visit the extension home page and give it a try! Hampr is fully OpenID-enabled; for information about creating an account, please visit the login page.
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