[POLL] What do you think of using Android bookmarks/history database instead of Zirco own database ?

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Hi people reading this,

For some times now, i've been thinking of making Zirco use the Android stock 
bookmarks/history database, instead of its own database.

Main benefits would be:
* No need to maintain a database, code simplification;
* Bookmarks/history could be shared across browsers;
* Widgets displaying bookmarks would be able to display bookmarks from Zirco as 
well;

Drawbacks:
Almost none, except for the transition: should Zirco bookmarks imported to 
Android database? or simply drop them, forcing users to recreate their 
bookmarks?

Feel free to give your opinion in comments (you can say "i don't care" :))

Original issue reported on code.google.com by J.Devauc...@gmail.com on 21 Jun 2011 at 9:19

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Tl;dr: do use the built in bookmarks. Don't bother with an import feature.

i'm new to android. i've been using an n95 and found the best browser all round 
to be wb4s60 (the built in webkit kludge)
opera mobile was too heavy for the browser. most of the alternative browsers 
felt clunky.
opera mobile I actually used the most (to save monthly bandwidth)

...

on android I seem to have settled on dolphin hd. I tried firefox but it just 
felt alien on a mobile phone.

Zirco is a very compelling offer.

I"ve wondered why other browsers can't use the built in android browser's 
bookmarks. dolphin imported them and that was cool. but it is a very one-way 
thing :(

as a user I would like to enjoy the benefits that you have outlined from 
switching to the built-in bookmarks. using a centralised bookmark store for it 
would feel very liberating.

but as a hacker (no java yet) I see more potential.
please do hook into the native bookmarks. your lighter code base might allow 
you to focus more on maintaining the things that really excite you (and in 
doing so might excite me too)

I don't want to have the be-all and end-all opinion, or dictate your own 
project... so no hard feelings if others (or you) feel differently to me.

thanks anyway for reading, sorry for the long comment, keep up the good work!

Original comment by SneakyWh...@gmail.com on 5 Aug 2011 at 9:33

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I prefer having the same inbuilt database instead of having a different one.

Original comment by dhanikap...@gmail.com on 6 Aug 2011 at 12:11

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Thanks for your answers. So i've made my mind, Zirco will use the stock 
bookmarks database in next version. it's already in the trunk.

Original comment by J.Devauc...@gmail.com on 5 Sep 2011 at 8:26

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