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How to add a bookmarks button to your Google Chrome toolbar
Just right click your Chrome shortcut and choose properties. In the target box, add a space and --bookmark-menu after chrome.exe. the result should something look like this:
This works on versions 2, 3, and 4 of Google Chrome, so it's a tweak anyone can use. That is, as long as you're running Windows - my Linux and Mac versions don't seem to be able to add the button yet.C:\Users\LeeM\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --bookmark-menu
Netbook users, enjoy your extra 28 vertical pixels!
Note: as mentioned in the comments, yes, you CAN add multiple switches - just put a space in between each one like so:
chrome.exe --enable-user-scripts --enable-sync --bookmark-menu
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Fred said 2:19PM on 9-01-2009
THANK YOU.
This was my one complaint regarding Chrome, that it does so well at getting read of, well, chrome, but almost forces you to have a bookmark bar open, just for the menu.
Now, it's minimal and functional, and I don't have to mash ctrl-B all the time! (and yes I am on a netbook)
Has this always been there? a recent update?
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Money Mike said 2:30PM on 9-01-2009
It would be cool if you also explained to people that you can add multiple switches, and how to add them.
I've figured out that it's possible to add more than one switch by separating them with a space, but this isn't the first switch you've written about, so it's logical that people will want to use more than one.
My target line now looks like:
"C:\Documents and Settings\...\Local Settings\Application Data\Chromium\Application\chrome.exe" --enable-extensions --enable-user-scripts --bookmark-menu
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Lee Mathews said 2:32PM on 9-01-2009
Pro tip, Mike! Added.
phez said 2:49PM on 9-01-2009
Also, if you're like me - who can't fathom the concept of accessing bookmarks from the right side of the screen, just add a new folder to the bookmark manager called, say, Bookmarks, put all your bookmarks in there, and add it to the bookmark bar. Voila, left-aligned bookmark menu.
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62nvon said 12:32PM on 9-02-2009
That is cool, but it does not solve the problem of having the bookmark bar showing to access bookmarks, which this tip eliminates.
216 said 5:11PM on 9-01-2009
WOW why isn't this the default setting? My netbook and I will gladly accept our 28 pixels back
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Brian said 10:55AM on 9-02-2009
Are there more useful switches?
Also the userscript one doesn't work for me.
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Lee Mathews said 10:57AM on 9-02-2009
Brian, do you have a dash between user-scripts?
Check the Chromium dev notes page and see if you've missed something. It's the top part of the page you need to look at: http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/user-scripts
Matthew said 10:56AM on 9-02-2009
Sorry to be a little dense.
tried this several times; reread the directions, etc
I keep getting a "Problem with my shortcut" box that says:
The name 'C:\Documents and Sett....\Application\chrome.exe. --bookmark-menu' specified in the Target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct.
(Is there some reason Google can't just allow us to turn this function on and off? Some of us take the small yellow school bus to the internet each day!)
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Lee Mathews said 10:57AM on 9-02-2009
try putting quotes around the first part, then add your switches:
"C:\[...]\chrome.exe" --bookmark-menu
Matthew said 11:15AM on 9-02-2009
LM
-thx for your reply
Unfortunately, it didn't work.
I'm wondering if my "start-In" field is the issue?:
"C:\Documents and Settings\Matt\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application"
any other ideas
thx in advance for your time
M
SifJar said 3:10PM on 9-02-2009
Is there somewhere with a list of all current Chrome switches and their functions?
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Joseph said 2:23PM on 9-02-2009
Matthew, Your "startin field" looks fine. After Playing around with this a bit, this is what worked for me--My "target field" now looks like this-"C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --bookmark-menu". (Quotation marks after exe"& Menu" made this super dupper tip from Lee work for me). Thanks Lee.
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gordon55y said 7:26PM on 9-02-2009
Is there a switch to reduce the number of blank pixels between
the top of the tab and the top of the window?
I reckon it is about 20 pixels.
gordon
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Arsen Yeremin said 6:59PM on 11-10-2009
Wish I could access this menu using a keyboard shortcut. Looking at autoit and autohotkey to have this function.
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Arsen Yeremin said 7:39PM on 11-10-2009
In AutoHotkey (http://www.autohotkey.com/download/)
MouseClick, left, 1346, 56
ExitApp
I assigned a global shortcut to this function. It's crude, but it works. I hope chrome adds a stand shortcut for this menu in the next few months.
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