December 01, 2003
Bookmarklet repositories
THIS WEEK NetSpeak takes a look at a simple JavaScript based tool called bookmarklet and a few repositories that host collections of them.
A web browser understands data transfer protocols such as http, ftp, file and the like. It picks up the protocol component from the URL and then takes the next step that depends on the identified protocol. For example, if you enter the URL http://www.hinduonnet.com, the browser identifies the data transfer protocol as `http' and proceeds to contact the web server for collecting the relevant web page. Likewise, when you type the URL file://c: into its address box, the browser displays the local files from the `C' drive.
A web browser understands data transfer protocols such as http, ftp, file and the like. It picks up the protocol component from the URL and then takes the next step that depends on the identified protocol. For example, if you enter the URL http://www.hinduonnet.com, the browser identifies the data transfer protocol as `http' and proceeds to contact the web server for collecting the relevant web page. Likewise, when you type the URL file://c: into its address box, the browser displays the local files from the `C' drive.
