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!! Useful Extensions Some extensions you may find useful: [Google Bar | http://update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=33]: An unofficial [Google] toolbar for MozillaFirefox. [Web Developer | http://update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=60]: Adds a menu and a toolbar to the browser with various web developer tools. Current tools include converting form <tt>POST</tt>s to <tt>GET</tt>s, hiding images, outlining block level elements, and disabling styles -- plus many more. [Download Manager Tweak | http://update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=256]: A modification of the MozillaFirefox download manager that changes its appearance and allows it to be opened in a separate window, a new tab, or the sidebar. [Download Sort | http://update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=25]: Automatically save downloads to different directories. [Gmail Notifier | http://update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=173]: A Gmail notifier that integrates into the browser's user interface. [TinyURL Creator | http://update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=126]: ~TinyUrl brings the http://tinyurl.com functionality into your browser. It takes a long [URL] as input, and gives you a short [URL] to use in its place. [Wikalong | http://update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=251]: A roaming wiki embedded in the sidebar of your browser, indexed off the [URL] of your current page. It is probably most simply described as a wiki-margin for the Internet. [Tab Mix Plus | https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1122]: A great add on to manage tabs - in particluar adds unclose in case you shut a tab down by accident. !!Help Firefox Will Not Load Poorly designed or incompatible Extensions can cause problems with your browser, including make it crash, slow down page display, etc. If you encounter strange problems relating to parts of the browser no longer working, the browser not starting, windows with strange or distorted appearance, degraded performance, etc, you may be suffering from Extension or Theme trouble. Restart the browser in Safe Mode. To start firefox in safe-mode: *firefox -safe-mode Perhaps also worth checking your [XSessionErrors]? !! Hidden settings If you type <tt>about:config</tt> into the address bar, you get a screen with all the browser settings and can change them by doubleclicking. Since 0.7, you can also filter the list to get at specific settings quicker. !! Exploit your connection for faster browsing These settings should give you a boost by themselves: * <tt>network.http.pipelining</tt>: true * <tt>network.http.proxy.pipelining</tt>: true This lets the browser request and receive documents asynchronously, reduncing latencies. You can get even more speed by allowing the browser to open more connections at once. Be aggressive here, the default settings are ''very'' conservative. * <tt>network.http.max-connections</tt>: 128 * <tt>network.http.max-connections-per-server</tt>: 64 * <tt>network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy</tt>: 128 * <tt>network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server</tt>: 24 * <tt>network.http.pipelining.maxrequests</tt>: 128 With a fast connection to the server, pages should now render blazingly fast. Note that this requires you to be on a fast connection. With a MoDem connection, too many simultaneous connections would be counterproductive. Pipelining is still beneficial, though, in fact, it will probably improve the browsing experience for MoDem users more than for those with broadband. !! Tweaking the render delay Firefox often feels snappier than the [Mozilla] WebBrowser because it has the <tt>nglayout.initialpaint.delay</tt> option (see "Hidden settings" above) set to around 250ms, as opposed to [Mozilla]'s 500-1200ms. This controls the delay between receiving intial page data and repainting, and is designed to give the web page layout time to settle so it doesn't jump around. By setting it lower, Firefox feels slightly quicker than [Mozilla]. Some people set it to 0. !! Restore plain (non-feeling lucky) [Google] search in the addressbar Change the value of the <tt>keyword.URL</tt> setting (see "Hidden settings" above) to <tt>~http://www.google.com/search?&q=</tt>. !! Have multiple home pages In the preferences, specify URLS seperated by <tt>|</tt> characters. (You can do this in [Mozilla] too.) Note that you can get an empty tab by putting two seperators together. !! Other available <tt>about:</tt> pages <tt>about:blank</tt>: A blank page… no kidding <tt>about:buildconfig</tt>: Build configuration and parameters <tt>about:cache</tt>: Detailed stats on your disk and memory cache, including the directory and the list of files/web pages accessed and stored there <tt>about:credits</tt>: The long list of people who have contributed to the browser <tt>about:mozilla</tt>: Try it and see! <tt>about:plugins</tt>: All the installed plug-ins in your browser !! The easy way to enable <tt>mailto:</tt> [URL] handling and vastly improve your Firefox experience [''Note: this tip is probably outdated.''] Install the [MozEx extension | http://mozex.mozdev.org/], bring up its options, enter the name of your [MUA] program in the appropriate box, possibly using %-expandos to pass the desired parameters in the desired locations, and enjoy life. Note that getting there takes some effort in versions past 0.8 -- the "official" [XPI] has not been adapted to the extension manager. You want to get the [repackaged MozEX 0.7 XPI from the Extensionmirror | http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/lofiversion/index.php/t70.html] instead. You can also define handlers for several other common protocols and a catch-all handler for not specifically handled protocols. F.ex, if you aren't using a particular NewsReader, try putting <verbatim> firefox -remote openURL(http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%m+%g, new-tab) </verbatim> in the News: field, and marvel at <tt>news:</tt> links taking you to the appropriate GoogleGroups page. Any changes you make take effect immediately, without restarting the browser. You can also define an external editor to be used for textareas in forms (invokable from the context menu in the textarea). That way you can bring the full power of [Vim] or [Emacs] to bear on web forms. !! The hard way to enable <tt>mailto:</tt> [URL] handling [''Note: this tip might be outdated.''] Old versions of MozillaFirefox don't have a working mailto handler out of the box, but this can be fixed by changing the <tt>network.protocol-handler.app.mailto</tt> setting. Its value should be the path to a helper script. The setting may not show up in <tt>about:config</tt> -- in that case, you have to place a line like <tt>user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mailto", "/path/to/helper-script.sh");</tt> in the <tt>[user.js | http://www.mozilla.org/catalog/end-user/customizing/briefprefs.html ]</tt> file in your profile directory. In either case, you have to restart MozillaFirefox for the setting to take effect. Here's a helper script which invokes MozillaThunderbird (Debian users will have to change "thunderbird" to "mozilla-thunderbird"): <verbatim> #!/bin/bash thunderbird -remote 'ping()' || exec thunderbird "$@" # exec thunderbird if there's no instance running thunderbird -remote "xfeDoCommand(openInbox)" # otherwise raise window, if [ "${1%%:*}" = 'mailto' ]; then thunderbird -remote "mailto(${1#!mailto:})" # and maybe send the mailto: else thunderbird -remote "mailto($1)" # or just the address if it doesn't start with mailto: </verbatim> Here's a helper script which invokes [PINE]: <verbatim> #!/bin/bash xterm -e pine ${1:+-url "$1"} </verbatim> See also: * http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/gerv/archives/007221.html !! Automatic deploying of Firefox on Windows I use and recommend the [FrontMotion Firefox .MSI | http://www.frontmotion.com/Firefox/] for ActiveDirectory deployment. For an installation that can be locked by GroupPolicy, check out the [WetDog | http://wetdog.sourceforge.net/] or [FirefoxADM | http://spaces.msn.com/members/in-cider/] addons. For automatically installing extensions, look at [Inside Track on Deploying Firefox Extensions | http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/ben/archives/008431.html]. !! Playing WindowsMedia Install [mplayerplug-in | http://mplayerplug-in.sourceforge.net/] (available in [Debian] and most derivatives as [Package] <tt>mozilla-mplayer</tt>). See [Xine] for another method. ---- Part of CategoryNotes.
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