The Bottom Line
Smart Bookmarks Bar is a Firefox add-on which consolidates room on your browser's bookmarks bar by displaying only icons and removing the bookmark names. These names can be displayed on mouse over, and other options such as spacing can be configured.
Pros
- Displaying only icons saves substantial room on your bookmarks bar.
- Bookmark names are not completely hidden, as they can be shown on mouse over.
- Bookmarks without icons can be displayed on the bar if desired.
Cons
- Does not function with a select few themes including iFox and rubyFox.
Description
- Smart Bookmarks Bar hides names in your Firefox bookmarks bar, showing only the icons associated with each bookmark.
- Bookmark names are displayed by mousing over each icon. This feature can be disabled.
- Bookmark folder names can be shown or hidden by modifying the add-on's options.
- Hovering over a bookmark's icon will show its name and URL in the form of rollover text.
- Bookmarks with no icon associated with them can be either shown or hidden in the bookmarks bar.
- Spacing on the bookmarks bar can be modified in the interest of conserving real estate.
Guide Review - Smart Bookmarks Bar
This is a nifty add-on for Firefox users who like to utilize the bookmarks bar. By default, items placed in the bookmarks bar display both a name and icon. This takes up a lot of unnecessary space and does not allow for a large number of bookmarks. Smart Bookmarks Bar removes this somewhat annoying limitation with Firefox and I recommend it to anyone who has encountered these space constraints.
