I have several Linux machines and one Windows 7 machine. I sync my Firefox bookmarks between all machines by syncing the "places.sqlite" file among all platforms.
On the Linux machines, I have a folder
/home/user/favs
that contains various files that I like to open using my browser. The Windows machine contains said files in its
C:\Users\user\My Documents\synced\favs
folder.
Almost all of my work is done on the Linux machines, so naturally the file locations in the bookmarks of said browser-referenced files all reflect their Linux pathnames.
I cannot open these files via Firefox on the Windows machine, as the file URI's of the files are different across the Windows and Linux platforms.
For example, the location (for the browser's purposes) of a particular file I want to open with the browser (by clicking on its bookmark) is
file:///home/user/favs/foo.txt
while in Windows, the equivalent file URI would, of course, be
file:///C:/Users/user/My Documents/synced/favs/foo.txt
What can I do to the above Windows favs folder so that my browser will open that file, keeping in mind that the subject bookmark is indicating said target file's Linux file URI?
I've fiddled around with the Windows subst and join commands, as well as mount point folder paths. I've also looked at drive mapping and absolute path guidance without success.
Ever since adopting Linux several years ago, my Windows knowledge has flagged badly (the Windows 7 machine is my wife's).
