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I can't address all of your questions, in particular for lack of time; sorr=
y.

=C2=A0

You can have any number of bookmark files. You can load them separately, sw=
itching from one to another, or you can load any number of them together.

=C2=A0

You can create a bookmark to a bookmark file, i.e., a bookmark that, when i=
nvoked ("jumped to") loads a particular bookmark file, either adding its bo=
okmarks to the current bookmark list or replacing the current list with its=
 bookmarks.=20

=C2=A0

You can create a bookmark to a sequence of any number of arbitrary actions,=
 any of which could be to load a particular bookmark file (either adding bo=
okmarks or replacing the current ones).

=C2=A0

There are lots of possibilities. It's up to you to figure out the best way =
to use the available features for your particular use context.

=C2=A0

Specifying your use context in detail to others, so that they might be able=
 to help you craft a solution that best meets them, is too much work for yo=
u and the others. It's better, I think, for you to get acquainted a bit wit=
h what the tools offer (reading and experimenting), and then to figure out =
what you might do with them to help you get your job done. If you run into =
a particular problem along the way, ask for specific help.=20

=C2=A0

Thx - Drew

=C2=A0

Drew:

Thank you for your response.=C2=A0 I have re-read that section now, and I c=
an see some ways that it could help me.=C2=A0 My chief concerns are:

=C2=A0 for transparency: i don't want to have to think about the mechanics =
of bookmarking or calling or saving them.=C2=A0=20
The dropbox bookmarks could, if possible, be stored in one bookmark file.=
=C2=A0 Any time I access the folder, using emacs, I would want to see the l=
ist in a listing such as "list-bookmarks" provides.=C2=A0=20
Each machine has a unique set of groupings and files, which would ideally b=
e stored in a single unique bookmarks file.=C2=A0=20
Saving bookmarks would (in my perfect world) put them into either the local=
 or the dropbox bookmarks file, perhaps through a regular expression recogn=
ition process.=C2=A0 Perhaps just recognition of "~/Dropbox" or whatever ot=
her top level directory name would make this possible?
If the previous is even possible, it would be sufficient (I think) for one =
bookmark file to load another.=C2=A0 Perhaps the idea of setting a bookmark=
 file bookmark would make this easy enough.=C2=A0 Still I wonder about the =
saving.=C2=A0=20

I am sorry if this is overly convoluted or if I have missed something obvio=
us.=C2=A0=20

(I might just go ahead and use the directory-wise bookmark files ploy.=C2=
=A0 Would there then be an easy way for these to be called by the directory=
 bookmark file in the toplevel subdir?=C2=A0 (And hence be visible at a gla=
nce.).

Thank you again,

Alan=20