[SOLVED] Firefox in Ubuntu Natty does not have Bookmark Manager
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Heh yes this does seem weird at first because it is somewhat `hidden', but it's not that it is not there. Just go to Bookmarks -> Show All Bookmarks, and then under 'Import and Backup' you have both 'Import HTML' as well as 'Export HTML'. Enjoy!
In FF 4 when you click "show all bookmarks" a window "Library" should pop up and the menu option on right "import and backup" does the job, see screenshot
If your using Firefox5, it seems to be a little buggy I think. I've seen several weird things with 5. Such as not opening a new tab on a right click and choosing that.
Actually 4 did some unexpected things sometimes too.
I see that your menu items are missing in your bookmarks organizer.
I don't have an answer for you other than Firefox isn't getting everything fixed before releasing.
You might try a reinstall. Or look around to see it there is a show menu item configuration that you need to have checked.
I run firefox from shell, the older version 3.6.18,
it is good, no need the latest version, and i can import bookmark, there is "organize bookmark" icon to click and import html file.
I believe I know the issue... you are running Unity, and I have not tried this while running Unity, which is why I did not understand what had happened, but it occured to me after I looked at your picture... the menu items for the bookmark manager you have are not there as you see, but they are in the top Unity panel... this is an effort to make a global menu panel for all applications, and thereby ensure more screen space for window content. So next time you open firefox normally, just go to the top Unity panel, and you will see your menu items appear as you hover your mouse over it!
EDIT: P.S.: I would urge you to get rid of the older version and move to FF4 - now FF5 - since it is crisper and faster. Once you get used to handling things in the Unity panel, you will think - "Why the hell did they design anything otherwise before?"
Last edited by manzdagratiano; 06-30-2011 at 02:24 PM.
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