Foxmarks: 常見問題集
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一般問題
Foxmarks 能做什麼？
Foxmarks 是一個 Firefox 用的擴充套件，能讓您在不同電腦間同步您的書籤。只要在每台電腦上安裝 Foxmarks，就能自動將某台電腦的書籤更動傳送到其他電腦上。
它怎麼運作？
Foxmarks 依靠伺服器(你可以自己設定一台，或者使用我們免費提供的 Foxcloud 伺服器)來儲存你的書籤。每次你更動你的書籤時，Foxmarks 上傳這些變更到伺服器，這樣你其它台執行 Foxmarks 的電腦就可以下載。
(嗯，講得太簡化了。但是主要的精神就是這樣。)
我該從哪建立帳號？
如果你想使用 Foxcloud 伺服器（專供 Foxmarks 使用），那麼安裝精靈（安裝 Foxmarks 後會自動啟動）會指示你如何建立新帳號。
如果你要用其他伺服器，請向該伺服器的管理員詢問該如何設定。
我要怎麼變更密碼？
如果您想變更密碼，請依下列步驟操作：
- 先用您現在的使用者名稱和密碼登入 http://sync.foxcloud.com/。
- 你會直接進入一個能讓您更新帳號資訊的網頁，請在這頁變更密碼。
- 再到 Firefox 的設定視窗 (從 Firefox 功能表中，點選 Foxmarks...) 將密碼改成您在上一步所變更的密碼。
- 按下 確定 鈕即可。
疑難排解
My account was working fine, but now I get a message saying that my username and password are invalid. What do I do?
On May 10th, we upgraded to a new version of our server software. Unfortunately, some accounts were lost in this process. If you think yours might be one of them, please follow the process outlined here to recreate your account.
當我試著下載時，出現一個訊息說 Foxmarks 不相容。我應該怎麼辦？
First, make sure that you are in fact running a compatible version of Firefox, either 1.5 or 1.5.0.1. You can check the version of Firefox you're running on the About menu (on Windows, in the Help menu; on Mac, on the Apple menu). If you aren't running a compatible version, upgrade Firefox by going here.
If you're running a compatible version of Firefox but Firefox still complains about version incompatibility, perform the following steps:
- In the address bar type "about:config".
- In the filter box type "version".
- If you see an entry that says "app.extensions.version", reset it by right-clicking on that entry and then select the "Reset" option.
After making these changes, try to install again.
(via Flashblock)
When I try to download, I get a message saying "Download Error." What should I do?
There are two possible causes for this problem stemming from your Firefox configuration. Check the following:
- Make sure that your cache size is greater than 0. In Firefox, go to Tools / Options / Privacy / Cache and make sure that the cache size is larger than zero.
- Make sure your cache is enabled. Perform the following steps:
- In the URL (address) bar type the following without the quotes: "about:config"
- In the filter box type "browser.cache".
- In the filtered list you should see an entry called: "browser.cache.disk.enable".Double-clicking on this option will toggle it between true and false. Make sure that it is set to "true".
(via Flashblock)
I created an account, but the Setup Wizard can't find it. What happened?
The only way to create an account for use with Foxmarks is by using the Setup Wizard. If you created an account some other way (e.g., by creating a Wiki Account), you have unfortunately gone down the wrong path. Use the Setup Wizard to create an account and the rest should go easily.
How do I restart the Setup Wizard?
The Setup Wizard runs automatically exactly once, and otherwise stays out of the way to avoid bothering you. If you need to start the Setup Wizard again, do the following:
- From the Firefox Bookmarks menu, click Foxmarks..., navigate to the Other tab and press Start Setup Wizard.
Help! Something strange happened to my bookmarks. What do I do?
If you believe you have discovered a bug, please let us know! Follow the instructions here to add your bug to our list so we can fix it. Or you could send mail to mailto:feedback@foxmarks.com.
If you've lost your bookmarks (sorry!), you can revert to the backup you made before you started using Foxmarks (you did make a backup, right?) or you can use one of the backups that Firefox automatically makes for you.
If you do restore your bookmarks from backup, it's important that you immediately perform an Upload (see below) in order for Foxmarks to know about your restored bookmarks.
What are the "Upload Now" and "Download Now" buttons for?
In normal operation, once you have performed initial synchronization, everything should be smooth sailing. Occasionally, though, you may encounter difficulties that will require you to perform some maintenance operation. The "Upload" and "Download" buttons allow you to force your synchronization into a known state. If you press "Upload Now," whatever bookmarks are on this machine will become the new annointed set of bookmarks to be synchronized across all other machines.
If you press "Download Now," the set of bookmarks on this machine will be erased, and the set of bookmarks on the server will be installed in their stead.
Note that neither of these are "Synchronization" operations -- changes that you might have made (on other machines in the case of "Upload Now" or on this machine in the case of "Download Now") will be lost. Tread lightly, and employ these options only when absolutely necessary. Normally, you shouldn't need to use these actions.
I get an annoying "Script is unresponsive" message when Foxmarks is running. How do I get rid of it?
If your bookmark set is large and especially if your computer is less-than-blazingly fast, it may take Foxmarks longer than the 5 seconds it's allotted by Firefox to complete synchronization, prompting Firefox to warn you that a script (in this case, Foxmarks) is taking too long. Until we make Foxmarks faster, you can make Firefox a bit more generous (and eliminate those annoying warnings) by following the procedure described here.
Update: Note that we have made Foxmarks quite a bit faster -- making this problem more rare. In our experience, it's associated with slower machines, somewhat tight memory resources, and lots of other processes running simultaneously on the same box.
What is Master Password for the Software Security Device?
This is a feature of Firefox, not Foxmarks. Firefox allows you to set a master password to protect all of your web passwords, including your password for your Foxcloud account. If you've enabled Firefox's Master Password, Firefox will ask you to supply this password in each Firefox session the first time that Foxmarks tries to sync. If you don't need to protect access to your passwords, disable the Master Password by going to Tools / Options / Privacy / Password in Firefox. If you need to keep your passwords secure (because, for instance, other people have physical access to your computer), you might consider disabling Foxmarks' automatic synchronization by going to Bookmarks / Foxmarks... and unchecking the checkbox.
Why do I get a "certificate error" whenever I sync?
Our sync server only doesn't really support HTTPS, so if you manually enable HTTPS, you'll get this warning message. When we move to our new hardware setup in the next few weeks, you'll find that HTTPS doesn't work at all. So we recommend sticking with the default HTTP. You can find this setting on the Foxmarks settings dialog under the "Other" tab.
其他伺服器
Can I use Foxmarks with my own server?
Foxmarks currently supports both FTP and WebDAV (via HTTP or HTTPS). Just fill in the appropriate server settings on the Foxmarks dialog (including the "Advanced Server Settings" on the "Other" tab) to connect Foxmarks with your server. In our experience, WebDAV is faster and more robust than FTP, but both work. Recently we've made some improvements to optimize network utilization, but those improvements are available only to WebDAV installations. Moving forward, FTP will probably not be so well supported, as it's just a more limited server.
If you use your own server, we're less able to help you with problems that you might encounter. Caveat switchor.
The Setup Wizard assumes that you're using the Foxcloud server, and knows how to set up accounts only on sync.foxcloud.com. If you're using your own server, don't use the Setup Wizard.
Can I run my own Foxcloud server?
You can run parts of it yourself. Foxcloud is based on the Open Source Application Foundation's Cosmo Server, which you can download and install yourself. We have not yet released the code that allows you to view your bookmarks remotely.
Foxmarks should also run relatively well with any WebDAV server and less well with any FTP server; see the question above. --Todd 11:06, 2 March 2006 (EST)
Can I view my bookmarks when I'm not at my own computer?
Yes! If you're traveling or otherwise away from your normal computers, just visit http://my.foxmarks.com/ and enter your username and password for your Foxcloud account. Press the "Display Bookmarks" button and you'll be able to access your bookmarks much like you can from your own computer.
At this time, you can only view (not add, modify, or delete) your bookmarks using this facility.
Note that this system is available only if you're using the Foxcloud server to store your bookmarks.
Sharing
Can I share (publish) bookmarks stored at http://my.foxmarks.com?
- We're working on some kind of simple sharing and will post more info when something is available. --Todd 15:49, 16 December 2005 (EST)
What's your privacy policy?
Our privacy policy can be found here. Our Terms of Service are here.
Getting Started
What happens to my existing bookmarks when I install Foxmarks? Will my bookmarks get overwritten?
Foxmarks works by creating a single master file which contains all your bookmarks. When you install Foxmarks on a first machine, the master file contains all the bookmarks on that computer. When you install Foxmarks on a second or subsequent machine, Foxmarks offers you several alternatives:
- Erase the bookmarks on the newly installed machine, replacing them with the bookmarks from the master file;
- Erase the bookmarks in the master file, and replace them with the bookmarks from the newly installed machine;
- Merge the bookmarks in the master file with the bookmarks on the newly installed computer.
Most people will choose the last option, as it's the one that guarantees that you won't lose any bookmarks. But sometimes you'll install Foxmarks on a machine that doesn't have any bookmarks that you want to keep; in that case, one of the other two options becomes more useful.
If you choose to merge the master file with the bookmarks on the newly installed computer, Foxmarks will join the two sets together, attempting to match up bookmarks that it finds in both sets so as to eliminate duplicates. More precisely, it will use one set of bookmarks as the initial list of bookmarks and will add to that any new bookmarks or folders found in the second (or subsequent) set of bookmarks. (Thanks, Enzo.)
Which of the bookmark fields are synchronized (name, location, keyword, description)?
We synchronize essentially everything we can -- with the exception of favicons, which will generally be retrieved by Firefox the first time you access a bookmark. Specifically, for bookmarks we sync:
- name
- description
- location (url)
- keyword
- open-in-sidebar toggle
- bookmark added date
For folders:
- name
- description
- folder added date
- folder contents and position of contents within the folder
For Livemarks:
- name
- description
- feed url
For separators:
- name
Is encryption supported? If not currently, are there future plans for it?
Encryption isn't currently supported on the foxcloud server. We likely will support encryption at some point in the not-too-distant future, but there is no formal plan in place yet.
Other
How do I change my account information?
Log in at http://sync.foxcloud.com/. You'll be directed to a page that will allow you to edit your account information. If you use this page to change your password, make sure that you change it within Foxmarks, too. (Go to Bookmarks / Foxmarks... to edit your Foxmarks password.)
Note that you can't change your username once it's created. If need be, you can send us email asking to delete your account and then you can create a new one with the new name.
How do I delete my Foxcloud account?
There's no automatic way to delete your account -- we haven't gotten around to implementing that feature yet. In the meantime, if you want to delete your account:
From the email address that you used when you registered your account, send us an email identifying your Foxcloud account name and requesting that your account be deleted and we'll delete it for you by hand.
How does automatic synchronization work?
Foxmarks works hard to keep your bookmarks synchronized across all of your computers with minimal involvement on your part. Here's how.
Every minute, Foxmarks checks to see whether you've made any changes to bookmarks on your computer. If you have, it automatically initiates synchronization.
Every hour, Foxmarks initiates synchronization regardless of whether there are changes detected locally in order to synchronize with changes that may have originated on other computers that you're syncing with.
The net result is that any bookmark changes you make are available to other computers within 60 seconds. And those changes are automatically synchronized into every other computer within 60 minutes, or sooner if you synchronize manually.
Note that if there are no changes to synchronize, the synchronization process is extremely quick, so fast that you might not even notice it happening.
If you want, you can disable automatic synchronization by turning off the checkbox in the Foxmarks Settings dialog. At this time, there are no other controls that affect how automatic synchronization operates.
How do I upgrade to the latest version of Foxmarks?
Getting the latest version of Foxmarks is easy. Follow the procedure outlined here.
