Adding Machine Tags Made Easy

Gnizr supports Machine Tag. When you edit the description of a saved bookmark, you can use "gn:geoname=[place_name]" to add geo-location property, use "gn:for=[user]" to suggest the bookmark to another user, use "gn:folder=" to save the bookmark into a specific folder, and use "gn:subscribe=this" to import RSS feed items as new bookmarks.

Sometimes entering those Machine Tag strings can be a bit of pain, especially, when you have to enter the preceding Machine Tag string, e.g., "gn:geonames=" multiple times. While you can use the shorthand syntax -- [predicate]:[value] for predicates that don't have conflicting namespace values, but it still requires some keyboard exercises.

In gnizr 2.3, we are introducing a new feature for adding well-known Machine Tags. In the "Edit Bookmark" page, above the "Tags" input area on the right, you see a row of icons. Click on one of these icons will invoke a Machine Tag Helper tool.



An Example: add location property

To add location property (i.e., add "gn:geonames="), you click on the "globe" icon (see above). You then enter a place name in the pop-up dialog box.



Click on "Okay". The desired Machine Tag is automatically added to the tag description.



What's that '_' (underscore) I saw?

Tags in gnizr are separated by white-spaces. In order to represent a whitespace in a tag, '_' (underscore) is used.