I did as a kind user suggested and moved my bookmarks.xml file then deleted the original in the Konqueror folder.
Size of bookmarks.xml Time to Open Konqueror (approximately) ---------------- ----------------------------- 6.5K 3 seconds 951K 11 seconds I think some work needs to be done in this area. I know I am not the only web junkie on this list. I've given bookmarks.xml a cursory examination with an editor and know that it can be compressed easily, but even that is not an answer. What is it about Netscape (the only application I am really accustomed to) that allows it to open quickly, regardless of bookmark file size? It can't be the simpler syntax of the file (HTML vs. XML) as the two are almost identical in structure. Any ideas? -- Robert Tilley [EMAIL PROTECTED]