Since the topic seems to come up tangentially in other Firefox threads, I thought it deserves its own thread.
What are your favorite Firefox extensions and why? Include URLs to download them as well if possible.
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Since the topic seems to come up tangentially in other Firefox threads, I thought it deserves its own thread.
What are your favorite Firefox extensions and why? Include URLs to download them as well if possible.
Adblock
This is the only one I've actually bothered to check out but I love it. You can block nearly any ad, even some that other programs (like Admuncher) routinely missed.
Right click on the ad and choose "Adblock image" or "Adblock iframe". You'll be given a dialogue with the ad's URL. You can use *'s to basically block a whole ad-spewing domain at a time too, which is why it's so awesome.
Those are the ones I am currently running:
Adblock - As described above (it rooooocks!),
Close Tab On Double Click - This one is pretty self-expanatory,
MiniT - Adds tab dragging with drop place indicator,
Single Window - It pretty much adjusts your preferences so that you are browsing in a single window,
Tabbrowser Preferences - Some advanced controls for tab behaviour.
All of those can be found on the mozzila extensions site.
Alright here are mine:
Sage (RSS Feed)
Gmail Notifier
Browser timer (Cool because it's got John McEnroe screaming as one of the alarms.)
Calendar
All of these can be obtained by clicking on the "get more extensions" through Firefox.
Please don't forget to provide links, especially since their new extensions page doesn't seem to have a search function *grumble*.
So far all of the extensions mentioned can be found via "get more extensions" in Firefox.
Which takes you to a page without a search function.Quote:
Originally posted by Nazon
So far all of the extensions mentioned can be found via "get more extensions" in Firefox.
That's why the first post says "PROVIDE LINKS."
This is a thread about helping out folks using Firefox, so providing links is the most helpful.
For example, Caer linked to the AdBlock page at the main firefox extention page. That's very helpful as it makes it really easy for someone reading this thread to get that extension.
I went to that page and looked through the extensions and didn't find a bunch of the ones you mentioned. Either the name is slightly different or they are buried somewhere that I didn't see them.
If they had a search function, it would have been easy to search for them specifically. Since their page no longer has that (I have no idea why) the only option is to read through hundreds (if not thousands) of extensions. That isn't a very helpful process.
All right, I just had a look and most of the extensions I mentioned indeed are no longer showing when you click on "get more extensions" from inside Firefox. I was able to find them (on the same extensions site with the help of google), here are the links:
MiniT
Close Tab On Double Click
Single Window
Tabbrowser Preferences
BTW: if the site you are browsing does not have a search feature, use google. It works like this:
SearchWordHere site: www.DumbPageWithNoSearchFunction.com
And voila, google will do the work for you.
Btw, that URL doesn't load.
I use the google toolbar's "search within this site" function, but that's no replacement for an actual search function that ONLY searches extensions.
For example, when I searched the extension site for things, I would get crap like discussions about something for Mozilla (non-Firefox) and other useless stuff.
Speaking of extensions, anyone came across an extension that stops window/tab resizing? Pleeeeease?
First off I have to say that I'm -exceptionally- happy that I've made the switch. It's been going on 2 months now that I've given up IE in favor of Firefox, and boy am I a happy camper. Yay!
I did, however, get really annoyed that when I would click on a link, let's say something posted here on the forums, it would open a new instance of Firefox. Thanks to the "Single Window" link that Nazon posted in this thread, I'm now completely satisfied. I also had to go ahead and get the "Close tab on double click" link he posted as well, everything is complete. One extension that I really really like is the smooth scrolling mousewheel option, which can be found Here!
I never use the sliders on the right and use my mousewheel religiously, so this help make things, well, smoother! I like lots. It sorta reminds me of something like the tilt-a-whirl at a carnival, because of my wheel sensitivity, as you kinda see the scrolling come to a slow hault.
Does anyone use the mouse gestures extension at all?
There's three on the site and I'm curious if anyone has any input on which is the best?
-K
i have never seen the need for mouse gestures unless you have a disability or other impairment. this might stem from the fact that i hate having to switch to my mouse when a keyboard alternative is unavailable or extremely inconvenient. i gladly move from mouse to keyboard at any given point.
Damn, that's a pretty cruel burn on Khirmint.Quote:
Originally posted by karahd
i have never seen the need for mouse gestures unless you have a disability or other impairment.
What are you implying about the guy, Karahd? Hmmmmmmmmmm?
:eek :eek :eek :eek :eek
I have tried the mouse gestures in one of the previous versions of FF and I couldn't get used to them... And since my mouse has forwad and back buttons I don't really have the need. It is an interesting concept though. :)
Also, the single window extension I have mentioned previously has been replaced by Tab Clicking Options in the newer versions of FF.
THought you might find this tip on speeding up FIREFOX in broadband environments interesting:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1299854/posts
Wow! Now that's a nice speed up! :)
Thanks!
Homeland Security Threat Level - so you know when to panic.
Doh, I wonder why nobody has mentioned this before:
My number one favorite:Nuke Anything!
That sounds very promising. I am going to give that a shot.Quote:
Originally posted by ejda
Doh, I wonder why nobody has mentioned this before:
My number one favorite:Nuke Anything!
Lol. I have noticed that anything that has nuke in the title, people seem to flock to like moths to a flame.
Foxytunes!
Currently I am using it with xmms and I'm loving it. However it supports almost every popular player.
That old one is no longer maintained, but there is a replacement:Quote:
Originally posted by ejda
Doh, I wonder why nobody has mentioned this before:
My number one favorite:Nuke Anything!
Nuke Anything Enhanced
Is there anything out there to kill those goddamn macromedia flash ads? Argh.
I'm not positive, but I think that adblock might do the job. Even if it doesn't, it's a great extension!Quote:
Originally posted by Aristotle
Is there anything out there to kill those goddamn macromedia flash ads? Argh.
Forecastfox! is the new weather extension that I'm using. Love it!Quote:
I use Adblock, and its weapons are useless against annoying flash ad powers.
Two new extensions that I recently got and am liking:
IE Tab - Puts a button on the bottom bar of the firefox window to allow you to toggle between IE and Firefox to use to view the page you're currently on. The nice thing is it keep s the page in the firefox tab while letting you use IE to view the page. Very handy for pages that only work right in IE.
No Script - Blocks java (and other) scripts from running on sites. You choose which sites you want to allow scripts to run from!
FlashblockQuote:
Originally posted by Aristotle
I use Adblock, and its weapons are useless against annoying flash ad powers.
This one is sort of useful. The flash crap still downloads but at least you don't have to look at it. If you want to look at it you just click the area and there it is.
I'm the type of user who prefers maximum user space so I just hate all those space consuming toolbars and buttons. Now, I have found my solution to build a perfect firefox interface. The recipe is as follows!
Frist install the tiny menu extension. It gathers all the menu items under ONE menu button. So it gives you plenty of space on the menu bar.
Second, install one of the compact themes like micro firefox. It actually looks much better than its preview, at least on my linux.
Finally, right click on a toolbar and select "Customize" then move all the necessary buttons and etc. to the free space on the menu bar. Then hide the navigation and bookmarks toolbar.
At the end, you will have all the useful inferface items ready in one single bar (the menu bar!!). You will still have access to less commonly used items with one or two extra clicks which is fine.
Does anyone know of an extension that will prevent a website from resizing the window for you? I HATE when that happens. I keep my windows a certain size for a reason, so some webpage changing it really irks me.
Oh my god I hope someone knows of one because I absolutely despise that as well.
I imagine its is javascript or something. I can't believe browsers don't give you a way to selectively turn off specific types of behavior like that.
I don't have confirmation of this working, but I found a checkbox that gives me hope...Quote:
Originally posted by Aristotle
Oh my god I hope someone knows of one because I absolutely despise that as well.
I imagine its is javascript or something. I can't believe browsers don't give you a way to selectively turn off specific types of behavior like that.
Tools - Options brings up the options window. The "Content" tab gives you the option to allow java and there is an "Advanced..." button that brings up several options for what you will allow scripts to do, to include "Move or resize existing windows". This box was checked for me, and I unchecked it. I'm hoping that solves my problem, but I don't have it often and can't remember where I was surfing last I had it, so I can't test the feature.