XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: address@is.invalid   
      
   VanguardLH,   
      
   > Firefox will not pend the batch script until it exits.   
      
   Actually ?  Yes, it does.   
      
   At least it did when I tried it just two days ago - which was why I (found   
   and) mentioned the "start" command.   
      
   > Loading lots of Firefox windows or tabs is overkill.   
      
   Indeed.  But as long as it was what the user wanted that to happen to   
   himself, who's to judge ?   
      
   ... and as you might have noticed, as soon as the OP made it clear *others*   
   where expected to run the script my suggestion changed quite a bit.   
      
   > He has not reduced his effort, or that of his students, by   
   > using a script.   
      
   As far as I understood his "load all the tabs" script was generated*.  So,   
   just a click for him and a click for his students.  I do not see much of an   
   effort in that.   
      
   * if it wasn't there are already suggestions to how to do that, including   
   mine.  As for how he got the list of websites itself ?  The OP has not   
   mentioned that yet.   
      
   > Maintain and distribute a .json file   
      
   Someone else already mentioned that an export of the bookmarks or a   
   batchfile are limited to Windows and FF.  IOW, rather limiting.   
      
   And at least my version of FF doesn't seem to have the capability to export   
   a sub-section (a branch?) of the bookmarks. - and I think you will agree   
   that exporting and sending off *everything* is't really a good idea.   
      
   Besides the question of if those students do actually like to have the   
   teachers (ever-changing?) links stored in their browsers.  I know I would   
   not.   
      
   > In addition, his students will only be able to read the books   
   > in the order he decides.   
      
   :-)  By using a script ?   With enough students there is bound to be at   
   least one who opens the script and "breaks" it to do whatever (s)he pleases.   
   Starting with just copying any of the URLS mentioned in it and paste it into   
   the browser themselves. And ofcourse tell it to the others.   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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