Import/export tabs to a file.

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As the title says, it would be neat to be able to import/export windows and 
tabs to a file.

This should probably be a JSON or possibly XML/HTML file, due to their ease of 
parsing and generation in JS. I'm leaning toward JSON, personally.

The hard part will be reading and writing the file, as JS's I/O capabilities 
are really (really) limited. It may be possible with the new FileReader API.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by pcxunlimited@gmail.com on 16 Nov 2010 at 5:56

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Actually, I'll probably need to use HTML for this, because...

flaviuadrian: "Another thing I'd like to see is exporting and importing tabs to 
a file or clipboard with fully clickable URL's and respective identifying 
icons."

Original comment by pcxunlimited@gmail.com on 16 Nov 2010 at 6:50

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Right click tabstrip, Bookmark all tabs..?

Original comment by temp01...@gmail.com on 16 Nov 2010 at 7:06

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@temp01irc: That adds them to the bookmarks, sure, but doesn't allow for 
importing/exporting them to a file. Yes, you could import/export bookmarks to a 
file, but it's a very roundabout way.

Plus, with my own format, I could specify additional information, which would 
be harder to save via the bookmarks system.

Another problem is with importing: I would need a standard folder which would 
contain the user's tabs in bookmark format. But I would need to be careful to 
choose a name that has a low chance of collisions. Storing it in the bookmarks 
system would also cause it to be synced with extensions like say.. Xmarks.

It's an interesting idea, using the bookmarks system to store tab URLs for 
later use, but I think the purpose of this request is different.

Original comment by pcxunlimited@gmail.com on 16 Nov 2010 at 7:51

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