10-27-2010, 11:36 PM | #1 |
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An online editor for Kindle browser bookmarks file
Organizing the browser bookmarks on a Kindle is a job for a real Jedi
Basically, one can only add a bookmark, rename it or delete it. No sorting, no custom URLs... This seems to annoy many people (myself included). To solve the problem, I've created an online Kindle Bookmark Editor. It takes the binary bookmarks file and enables you to edit it easily and intuitively. I've tested it with Kindle 3, not sure if other devices are compatible... I hope you'll find it useful. P.S. And since this is a developer's forum - here's some technical info. The bookmarks_wv file is simply a serialized java.util.ArrayList, containing bookmark objects of class com.amazon.ebook.booklet.browser.BookmarkItem. The BookmarkItem, in turn, has only two fields: title and url, both of type String. The rest was straight-forward |
10-28-2010, 03:51 AM | #2 |
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Brilliant! Does this allow you to use bookmarklets?
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10-28-2010, 09:00 AM | #3 |
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Well, you can add bookmarklet URLs.
Unfortunately, the browser does not recognize the "javascript:" protocol, and instead of executing the script, opens it in google search. There's a possibility to use bookmarklets through the "Article mode" menu (which actually executes /usr/share/browser/readability/readability_min_utf16.js in the current page's context). Too bad that the "Article mode" resets whenever you surf to a different page... |
10-28-2010, 10:59 AM | #4 |
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Thank you, anmipo! I just tried out your editor and it worked like a charm.
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10-28-2010, 03:17 PM | #5 |
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I am one of those who probably need more help, so HELP.
I think I have installed the jailbreak. At least I have screensaver hack working. What else do I need to do. I do not find that file or folder tree. My k3 was plugged into usb and I saw files/folders but not that one. Thanks in advance (or tell me this is over my head!) |
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10-28-2010, 05:26 PM | #6 |
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Great work! Is there a (Java) editor that can edit these serialised data files directly?
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10-28-2010, 08:55 PM | #7 | |
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However, it's easy to read/write this file from your own Java program: Code:
//open an input stream for bookmarks_wv ObjectInputStream objectInputStream = new ObjectInputStream(inputStream); ArrayList<BookmarkItem> bookmarks = (ArrayList<BookmarkItem>) objectInputStream.readObject(); //do something with the bookmarks ObjectOutputStream objectOutputStream = new ObjectOutputStream(outStream); objectOutputStream.writeObject(bookmarks); //close streams |
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10-28-2010, 09:06 PM | #8 | |
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If "SSH" and "telnet" sounds Chinese to you, it's probably better not to mess with them at the moment, as you risk bricking your Kindle. |
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02-22-2011, 11:32 AM | #9 | |
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Error: java.io.IOException: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.lab126.booklet.browser.BookmarkItem |
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02-22-2011, 05:35 PM | #10 |
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what are user name and password for kindle 3 to access via ssh?
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02-22-2011, 07:48 PM | #11 |
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02-22-2011, 09:15 PM | #12 |
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Well, you ain't no Jedi, but your app is nice. Thanks
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07-16-2011, 05:22 AM | #13 |
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Send browser hangup signal instead of reboot?
Hi,
would it be possible to send the browser a HUP signal rather than restart the entire device? I use lauchpad to switch between two bookmark files and it is quite time-consuming to restart the entire framework to force a reload of the bookmark file. Just forcing a shutdown / reinitialisation of the browser should be much fast. Many thanks for any hints. -Arik |
08-15-2011, 06:10 PM | #14 |
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oy vey
Mr. animpo can you please help me, I want to edit the internet browser bookmark file on my kindle 3, the link you provided "http://kindle-bookmark-editor.appspot.com/" instructs you to grab the file but I can't find it in my kindle even after enabling to see hidden and protected system files, what program do I need to "see" the internet browser bookmark file in my kindle, your help will be very much appreciated
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08-19-2011, 04:40 AM | #15 | |
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If you feel uncomfortable with jailbreaking or SSHing, than it is probably safer to avoid this approach, as you might brick your Kindle. Unfortunately, currently there is no way to make bookmark editing more user-friendly... |
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