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“Bookmark this site” script

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I know this has been done elsewhere — and better. Just want to put down for posterity.

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">
var url = "url_goes_here";
var desc = "text_description_here";
function BookMark() {
   var ver = navigator.appName;
   var num = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
   if ((ver == "Microsoft Internet Explorer")&amp;&amp;(num &gt;= 4)) {
      window.external.AddFavorite(url,desc);
   } else {
      alert("To bookmark, press Ctrl-D");
   }
}
</script>

Still looking for Gecko alternative…

Update: By gulay! I got it!

<a href="url_goes_here" onClick="javascript:BookMark();" rel="sidebar" title="Site_title_here">Bookmark this site</a>

Geez, it was that simple.

Update: Here’s a more compact version, without the need for the Javascipt above.

<a href="url_goes_here" onclick="javascript:window.external.AddFavorite('url_goes_here','page title');" rel="sidebar" title="page title">Bookmark this site</a>

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Written by Ian Dexter

July 21st, 2005 at 4:22 pm

Posted in Play

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