How to bookmark a page to always open in a set container?

UserNaem commented 7 years ago

Last time I checked, it was possible to bookmark a URL with the name of a container, making Firefox open that page in the specified container from this bookmark. I can't find anything referencing this functionality in any manuals, however. Was is removed? Or maybe I wasn't looking hard enough?

(Having to hold the new tab button for a whole second to get the containers menu feels terribly slow, by the way.)

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klint commented 7 years ago

You still get this feature by opening the page in its container and then clicking on the Containers button (last time I checked anyway ☺️)

UserNaem commented 7 years ago

Doesn't seem to be working, either.

tmottabr commented 7 years ago

You need to open the page in a specific container you want to bind and them click in the plugin icon and check the option "always open in container".

But this only work to bind and address to one single container, so everytime you open that address it will go to a tab from that specific container. If you want to use the same page on multiple containers with distinct accounts them you need to open a container tab and them open the bookmark for each container.

I would like to be able to have bookmark set to a specific container without binding the address to a container so i can have multiple bookmarks for the same address each opening in a distinct container.

groovecoder commented 7 years ago

As @tmottabr said - there's a feature to always open a site in a container. This seems like a duplicate of https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/323 ... please re-open if not.

MurzNN commented 5 years ago

This is not a duplicate, containers are often needed for use two logins on one site. For example, I use 3 gmail accounts and we to have separate bookmarks for each of them, that will open bookmark in needed container.

klint commented 5 years ago

I agree, this is not a duplicate of #323, as this one is about storing a container information at bookmark level to always open this bookmark in this context by default - without further action of the user when he opens the bookmark. Whereas #323 is about giving the user a way to user to choose the context at the time when he opens the bookmark.

internetionals commented 5 years ago

At work I have to be logged in with multiple identities in the same cloud platform. This means that simply assigning that site to a specific container doesn't work. And we also encounter a similar problem when using specific role accounts (separate users for normal and admin work) with web applications.

Allowing a bookmark to open the site in a specific container would allow me to create separate bookmarks for the different accounts.

jugaltheshah commented 5 years ago

Wanted to chime in and reiterate what other folks have said. It would be super helpful to designate a container at the bookmark level, so as to always open a bookmark in an arbitrary container. This enables myriad use cases, like being able to create bookmarks to the same service (e.g. Gmail) for different uses, like Personal & Work.

Being able to assign a URL to always open in a container is not the same, and is actually counter-productive, as if you assign Gmail to Work, for example, the process to open Gmail in a Personal container is then circuitous.

xenoplayed commented 5 years ago

The same applies for me. I use multiple accounts for Microsoft tools (home, work, university) that need to be clearly separated. It would be really great if I could assign a container to a bookmark and that bookmark opens the page in the appropriate container. It is important that the container is not assigned to a URL, but to the individual bookmark. It should be possible to have e.g. 3 bookmarks with the identical url.

dafeder commented 5 years ago

Agreed - this would be a great feature, and is not a dupelicate

mewwts commented 5 years ago

+1, not a duplicate.

nba2 commented 5 years ago

+1, would be a very helpful feature.

mvdan commented 5 years ago

https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/1050 is similar, but not the same issue.

@groovecoder any chance this issue can get a second look? Are you open to contributions?

mewwts commented 5 years ago

Can we reopen or create a new issue for this?

bugz8unny69 commented 5 years ago

Or might be even more useful if user could associate a particular bookmark with a particular Container so that it automatically opens in the right Container. So when I left-click "Facebook" bookmark it opens in "Facebook" container, when I left-click my Online banking website it automatically launches into "Finances" container.

Source https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/323#issue-211632110

Last time I checked, it was possible to bookmark a URL with the name of a container, making Firefox open that page in the specified container from this bookmark.

It would be really great if I could assign a container to a bookmark and that bookmark opens the page in the appropriate container.

I'm a bit confused, isn't what #323 is trying to imply here?

mewwts commented 5 years ago

To me #323 is about right-clicking on a bookmark and opening it in a specific container. The way I understand this issue is being able to create, say, 3 bookmarks that each open a specific link, e.g. gmail, in different containers.

mvdan commented 5 years ago

It seems like comments here are being sent to the void, so I've opened https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/1443 in case any active developers aren't aware of the situation.

bugz8unny69 commented 5 years ago

3 bookmarks that each open a specific link, e.g. gmail, in different containers.

From my point of view, how is this different from the latter? I believe both issues are the same albeit slightly different in workflow. That as if I am following you response correctly.

a particular Container so that it automatically opens in the right Container. So when I left-click "Facebook" bookmark it opens in "Facebook" container

The way I understand this issue is being able to create, say, 3 bookmarks that each open a specific link, e.g. gmail, in different containers.

From my view, that's exactly what the other issue is trying to solve. Isn't it to associate a container with a bookmark? If not, please clarify.

The intent here is to consolidate issues.

bugz8unny69 commented 5 years ago

@mvdan

It's not that it's going to a void, there is no one available to work on it. The one's who were active recently have went AWOL. Perhaps opening a issue to open existing issue my not be the way to go. And from what I understand @UserNaem should be able to reopen, however re-opening the issue doesn't necessarily mean any work will get done on it. Bear in mind, that issue has more votes, and more likely to see attention.

mvdan commented 5 years ago

The intent here is to consolidate issues.

We can agree there. But as others said, #323 is mainly about manually opening a bookmark in a specific container. It does mention that it would be nice to set a default too, but it's entirely possible that the issue will be closed/fixed without implementing both features.

Also, what I meant by "the void" is that it's easy for closed issues to go unnoticed. I also don't expect every open issue to be implemented. I'm simply suggesting that it would be good to keep this issue open, just to ensure this feature request doesn't fall through the cracks.

Ultimately, whether to have two open issues or one is up to upstream. I didn't open #1443 to tell them what to do; I opened it so that they can make a decision and act on it.

MichaelTunnell commented 4 years ago

FINALLY! We can now start to advocate for this feature again after waiting for 3 years for it to be acknowledged that it is indeed a separate issue.

In the meantime though, there are some 3rd party solutions with this extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-url-in-container/

and this other interesting method explained by @GodKratos, https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/323#issuecomment-495058238

E1k3 commented 4 years ago

If this issue is going to be worked on, I suggest not making the solution exclusive to bookmarks. A container specific URL prefix similar to the search keywords (see about:preferences#search) could be used in bookmarks as well as manual input in the address bar.

An example of the behavior I suggest would be a container named Banking with the container keyword cbank. The URL mybank.com could then be opened in that contained by typing cbank mybank.com in the address bar and opening URLs like these from a bookmark would do the same thing.

bgshacklett commented 4 years ago

One use case to keep in mind is having multiple bookmarks which open in separate containers, which a container-linked URL prefix would not solve for.

E1k3 commented 4 years ago

One use case to keep in mind is having multiple bookmarks which open in separate containers, which a container-linked URL prefix would not solve for.

Would you mind elaborating on that? Given two containers, one with the keyword cone, the other with the keyword ctwo, I would be able to save two bookmarks cone example.com and ctwo example.com, which open the same site in seperate containers.

bgshacklett commented 4 years ago

My apologies; I misread.

atimholt commented 4 years ago

I consider containers to be fundamentally broken without this. This functionality is the only way I would ever even begin to consider using containers. This is like being gifted a brand new car without tires, doors, seats, steering-wheel, or engine.

MichaelTunnell commented 4 years ago

@atimholt

I consider containers to be fundamentally broken without this. This functionality is the only way I would ever even begin to consider using containers. This is like being gifted a brand new car without tires, doors, seats, steering-wheel, or engine.

As i mentioned previously, you can do this already with a 3rd Party extension. This thread is about implementing it natively which would be better however saying that its fundamentally broken without it is a bit of an exaggeration in my opinion. Luckily for you in this case, there is a solution to fix the thing you find broken so enjoy. :D

RobOo-Github commented 4 years ago

Hi, I agree a native solution would be preferable, but doesn't https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/container-bookmarks/ do what you are after?

Roy-Orbison commented 4 years ago

@RobOo-Github Reading the About section of that addon makes it seem like a fragile stop-gap measure. It appears not to support containers with spaces in their name, and break bookmarks that have a fragment (because that's where the addon stores the desired container).

The add-on that @MichaelTunnell recommended is probably a better solution.

piecevcake commented 4 years ago

Hi, I agree a native solution would be preferable, but doesn't https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/container-bookmarks/ do what you are after?

No it's an unworkable shambles last time I looked. Set up a rule which opened all my bookmarks, linls and external links for a url in 1 container. Which container tabs does already. which I did NOT want.

https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/1429

piecevcake commented 4 years ago

3 years... still broken. This functionality is the only way I would ever even begin to consider using containers. This is like being gifted a brand new car without tires, doors, seats, steering-wheel, or engine.

Roy-Orbison commented 4 years ago

@piecevcake

still broken

Know the difference between bug and feature. You believe (as do I) that this functionality should be built in, but it's not. Therefore the feature needs to be added, because it's not 'present but broken' which would constitute a bug.

Try https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-url-in-container/ as suggested, which does exactly what you're after, I use it frequently. I even wrote a simple bookmarklet to help create new contained bookmarks:

javascript:(function(c,u){c&&(c=c.trim())&&(u=prompt('URL?',location))&&(u=u.trim())&&prompt('Contained URL to copy and bookmark:','ext+container:name='+encodeURIComponent(c)+'&url='+encodeURIComponent(u))})(prompt('Container name?','Personal'))

Add that code as the URL of a new bookmark named Containerize URL or similar. Running it will provide three prompts: the container name (which defaults to Personal but you can change that in the bookmarklet), the URL you wish to bookmark, and the result. You copy the result and create a bookmark from it. It's not ideal, but it's not "broken".

piecevcake commented 4 years ago

@atimholt

I consider containers to be fundamentally broken without this. This functionality is the only way I would ever even begin to consider using containers. This is like being gifted a brand new car without tires, doors, seats, steering-wheel, or engine.

As i mentioned previously, you can do this already with a 3rd Party extension. This thread is about implementing it natively which would be better however saying that its fundamentally broken without it is a bit of an exaggeration in my opinion. Luckily for you in this case, there is a solution to fix the thing you find broken so enjoy. :D

@piecevcake

still broken

Know the difference between bug and feature. You believe (as do I) that this functionality should be built in, but it's not. Therefore the feature needs to be added, because it's not 'present but broken' which would constitute a bug.

Try https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-url-in-container/ as suggested, which does exactly what you're after, I use it frequently. I even wrote a simple bookmarklet to create new contained bookmarks:
javascript:(function(c,u)%7Bc&&(c=c.replace(/%5E%5Cs+%7C%5Cs+$/g,''))&&(u=prompt('URL?'))&&(u=u.replace(/%5E%5Cs+%7C%5Cs+$/g,''))&&prompt('Contained%20URL:','ext+container:name='+encodeURIComponent(c)+'&url='+encodeURIComponent(u))%7D)(prompt('Container%20name?','Personal'))
Add that code as the URL of a new bookmark. Running it will provide three prompts: the container name (which defaults to Personal but you can change that in the bookmarklet), the URL you wish to bookmark, and the result. You copy the results and create bookmarks from them. It's not ideal, but it's not "broken".

@Roy-Orbison

what do you call a brand new car which the manufacturer forgot to put an engine in? I would call it broken.
I tried the bookmarklet, thank you, but could not find any bookmark created by it. So perhaps you can clarify whether if I assign Bookmark1 of URLx to "Personal" container, then Bookmark2 of the same URL to "Work" container, when I click on each, it will open that URL in the specified container?
Like everyone else has been saying, I do not want to open URLs in a container. Have you missed the entire discussion above? Or does your add-on actually open different bookmarks of the same URL in different containers, as has been requested?

Roy-Orbison commented 4 years ago

@atimholt & @piecevcake

I believe the term is "choosing beggar". No one is giving you a car, and you haven't bought one. No one is saying correlating a specific bookmark with a container is bad, indeed, that's why this issue is still open, because it would be good. I, too would like this to be native, but understand that someone has to put time and effort into doing this, and that someone is probably not you.

@piecevcake the bookmarklet (not an add-on) does not create bookmarks, it container-ises a URL, and you can save that container-ised URL to a bookmark, yourself, or a desktop shortcut, or anywhere else you put usable URLs. The resulting URLs only open in the named container, e.g. if you created two separate bookmarks from these container-ised URLs:

ext+container:name=Foo&url=https://mozilla.org
ext+container:name=Bar&url=https://mozilla.org

then each bookmark will always open the same original URL but do so in different containers, the exact behaviour requested in this issue. You can create bookmarks manually by right-clicking a folder (I just use "Other bookmarks") and selecting "New". It requires a bit of extra effort, but it works.

Have you missed the entire discussion above?

No, it is you who has not read others words thoroughly, nor apparently bothered to read any of the add-on description/documentation.

extremegf commented 4 years ago

@Roy-Orbison This is genuinely a good solution. Let me summarize the steps needed for this to work:

Install this extension it requires no permissions.
Open bookmark manager Library -> Bookmarks > All Bookmarks
Create a bookmarklet by clicking Organize -> New Bookmark, Name: Containerize a Bookmark Location: javascript:(function(c,u){c&&(c=c.trim())&&(u=prompt('URL?',location))&&(u=u.trim())&&prompt('Contained URL to copy and bookmark:','ext+container:name='+encodeURIComponent(c)+'&url='+encodeURIComponent(u))})(prompt('Container name?','Personal'))
Put it somewhere accessible - for example at the top of the list in Ctrl+B Bookmarks Bar - you can't launch a bookmarklet by searching for it in the address bar.
Go to the site you want to run in a specific container.
Click the "Containerize a Bookmark", pick the container name and copy the link.
Create or edit some existing bookmark to set it to this link.

Now when you call the bookmark it will open in the specified container. It seems like a lot of work but in my case I have maybe 4-5 often used bookmarks which I really want to be auto-containerized. The frustration this saves me is worth it.

grahamperrin commented 3 years ago

Container Bookmarks

https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/323#issuecomment-666901198

multiple account logins within a single domain

Works for me, with the Container Bookmarks extension.

Extension conflict https://github.com/piroor/treestyletab/issues/2730 was swiftly fixed.

https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/854#issuecomment-629916434

appears not to support containers with spaces

Works for me. Supports doo dad.

break bookmarks that have a fragment

Works for me. My doo dad container bookmark for https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/854#issuecomment-629916434 is not broken.

https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/854#issuecomment-657348112

Set up a rule which opened all my bookmarks, linls and external links for a url in 1 container.

No such problem here.

lcorsini commented 3 years ago

the bookmarklet above is the simplest solution, but this basic function should be really merged into the containers extension It is immensely useful to work with containers (especially if you have multiple identities) and using the domain only to assign a site to a container has many limits (for example, I work on gcp console with multiple identities, still the url is always console.cloud.google.com)

extremegf commented 3 years ago

This requires extensive permissions...

Container Bookmarks

This add-on needs to:

Read and modify bookmarks Access your data for all websites

E1k3 commented 3 years ago

Install this extension it requires no permissions.

While the execution is a little clunky, in principle it is pretty much exactly what I proposed in #1302. If this was natively implemented, it would fix most of the issues I've seen regarding URL and bookmark tagging.

This requires extensive permissions...

Container Bookmarks

For this to be safe and convenient, it has to be implemented / maintained by a trusted source, i.e. Mozilla.

grahamperrin commented 3 years ago

https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/854#issuecomment-773251638

… extensive permissions …

https://github.com/rafaelgomesxyz/container-bookmarks/issues/11

Roy-Orbison commented 3 years ago

As a stop-gap measure, could an Open in Container Tab submenu be added to the context menu of bookmarks? Between the Open in a New Tab and Open in a New Window items would be congruent with the main menu's File > New Container Tab.

E1k3 commented 3 years ago

As far as I know, you can already enable this in the container-addon preferences.

Roy-Orbison commented 3 years ago

Thanks @E1k3, I had looked in about:preferences#containers but not about:addons > Firefox Multi-Account Containers > Preferences

grahamperrin commented 3 years ago

https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/854#issuecomment-773729610

As far as I know, you can already enable this in the container-addon preferences.

If you mean Mozilla's extension: there's the Bookmark Menus feature, but that's not page-specific (not bookmark-specific).

Roy-Orbison commented 3 years ago

Yes, @grahamperrin, it does not resolve this issue. It just makes life a little easier for average users to open a bookmark in a specific container.

It's so unintrusive, I don't know why the add-on doesn't enable it by default.

extremegf commented 3 years ago

#854 (comment)

… extensive permissions …

rafaelgomesxyz/container-bookmarks#11

I see that this commit clarifies the use of permissions. But that's not the issue - I trust the developer doesn't do anything wrong with the data. The real issue is that if an extension is hacked and attacker pushes a malicious update, then he'll be able to leverage the permission I've granted when I installed the extension. Therefore, I as a security concous user, try to minimize any privlages granted to any extension. I very often forgo installing extensions on my main profile for this reason.

oscar230 commented 2 years ago

You still get this feature by opening the page in its container and then clicking on the Containers button (last time I checked anyway ☺️)

I don't think that is what he was looking for.

You need to open the page in a specific container you want to bind and them click in the plugin icon and check the option "always open in container".

But this only work to bind and address to one single container, so everytime you open that address it will go to a tab from that specific container. If you want to use the same page on multiple containers with distinct accounts them you need to open a container tab and them open the bookmark for each container.

I would like to be able to have bookmark set to a specific container without binding the address to a container so i can have multiple bookmarks for the same address each opening in a distinct container.

You described it perfectly, that is what I am looking for as well.

Anyone know if this feature is considered? :)

extremegf commented 2 years ago

@oscar230 I use this semi-manual method. It works 100% and is completely secure.

https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/854#issuecomment-710020845

josharrington commented 2 years ago

I'm attempting to use the solution in https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/854#issuecomment-710020845 and I'm not having any success. It provides me with a link like below:

ext+container:name=TestContainer&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

However, clicking a bookmark with this set as the url results in a page saying

The address wasn’t understood

Firefox doesn’t know how to open this address, because one of the following protocols (ext container) isn’t associated with any program or is not allowed in this context.

I definitely have the extension installed and am able to use it manually. This specific container also exists. Is this a new regression or has someone encountered this before?

extremegf commented 2 years ago

Just verified

FF 97.0 Open external links in a container: 1.0.3 Firefox Multi-Account Containers: 8.0.5

Bookmarked your link, clicked it from the bookmarksidebar and it opened in TestContainer. Is your setup different in any way?

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