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Remove bookmarklet page

Open nonamethanks opened this issue 2 years ago • 3 comments

It should redirect to a page that shows a link to the new extension, since the bookmarklet has become redundant.

nonamethanks avatar Feb 21 '22 13:02 nonamethanks

Not everyone can install the extension. Those that use browsers other than Chrome/Firefox would be one such group. Even outside that, there would be those that don't want to add such an extension to their browser. For all of those, they should still be pointed to an alternative option, i.e. the bookmarklet, which will work for them as well.

BrokenEagle avatar Feb 21 '22 18:02 BrokenEagle

What does the bookmarklet do again? I have never used it but I find copy-pasting the url onto the upload page much more convenient, and now that it readies up posts for upload automatically I don't think there's a reason it should remain if it means maintenance upkeep.

luni3359 avatar Feb 21 '22 21:02 luni3359

It's a bookmark you use when viewing supported sites that used to redirect you to the batch upload page (see https://danbooru.donmai.us/static/bookmarklet). Unfortunately it's very outdated and has been crippled by browser updates (you can see an example of an issue that can't be solved here), and it was always a pain in the ass to teach users how to use it. A browser extension is much more intuitive.

The bookmarklet can stay as a legacy method but it definitely doesn't cut it anymore as a main way to upload for the average user.

nonamethanks avatar Feb 21 '22 21:02 nonamethanks