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URLwell

URLwell

menu bar item temporarily stores URLs

Version:  1.2.1

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Sorely lacking in all departments. But yes, it's free.

Feedback Type:  Review

Contributed by: redsox--2008 Wednesday, February 23 2005 @ 11:29 PM PST

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Less than a month

Recommend Product: NO

Very simple but very limited & limiting. Free because it couldn't possibly be not free.

Why this app is better than merely having a URL folder in your Dock into which to save URL clippings is beyond me, except for the novelty of the sound effects.

- Cannot edit bookmark titles after adding via drag 'n' drop.
- Cannot edit bookmark URLS after adding via drag 'n' drop.
(I'm not even sure where the URL are kept.)
- No uninstaller.
- Lack of window means needing to juggle your other menu items around to see it when in a browser on small screens (1024).
- Preferences are limited to just "Viewed Items: Remove or Make as checked". - Why no option to do neither?
- Lacks application icon.
- About box shows up only in Finder.
- Sound for non-URL drag 'n' drop attempts is awful and punishing if using headphones or have good speakers attached.
- Clear Items dialog box is poorly worded:
[b]This action will remove all items from the URLwell menu. Do you want to proceed?[/b] Do you want to clear all items? (Don't Clear) (Clear)

You've said 3 verbs, "remove", "proceed" and "clear". Keep it simple.
[b]This action will permanently remove all items from the URLwell menu. Do you want to proceed?[/b](Cancel) (Remove All Items) or even just (Cancel) (OK).

Oh well.   
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Sorely lacking in all departments. But yes, it's free. - sooloo

You need to read the HIG. The button wording is exactly how it's supposed to be done. 'OK/Cancel' is even demonstrated as wrong, IIRC. Verbs are <i>good</i>

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Thursday, February 24 2005 @ 07:31 AM PST