** 8 HIDDEN FIREFOX SECRETS REVEALED! by ROCKY13 2010/01/19 03:45
The best thing about
Firefox is that just when
you think you know
everything there is to
know about the browser,
something new comes
along and surprises you.
Here are few hidden tips
and tricks. Maybe these
are old hat and you know
them already. Or maybe
you had no idea these
could be done. Lets see
how many of these you
know already.
The best thing about
Firefox is that just when
you think you know
everything there is to
know about the browser,
something new comes
along and surprises you.
Here are few hidden tips
and tricks. Maybe these
are old hat and you know
them already. Or maybe
you had no idea these
could be done. Lets see
how many of these you
know already.
ROCKY13 2010/01/19 03:46
1. Open docx file using
Firefox without Office
2007: Now, you can view
docx files using Firefox by
installing OpenXMLViewer
which is available for
Windows, Mac and Linux
users. It is an useful
extension for users who
havent upgrade to
Microsoft Office 2007.
Basically, the extension
will convert docx
documents into HTML
format so that web
browsers can render and
display to users. So, the
extension is not able to
shows embedded objects.
1. Open docx file using
Firefox without Office
2007: Now, you can view
docx files using Firefox by
installing OpenXMLViewer
which is available for
Windows, Mac and Linux
users. It is an useful
extension for users who
havent upgrade to
Microsoft Office 2007.
Basically, the extension
will convert docx
documents into HTML
format so that web
browsers can render and
display to users. So, the
extension is not able to
shows embedded objects.
ROCKY13 2010/01/19 03:47
2. More screen space:
Make your icons small. Go
to View Toolbars
Customize and check the
Use small icons box.
2. More screen space:
Make your icons small. Go
to View Toolbars
Customize and check the
Use small icons box.
ROCKY13 2010/01/19 03:47
3. Mouse shortcuts: We
all are aware of the
Keyboard shortcuts. But
have you ever tried Mouse
Shortcuts. Sometimes you
are already using your
mouse and it is easier to
use a mouse shortcut
than to go back to the
keyboard. Master these
cool ones
Middle click on link
(opens in new tab)
Shift-scroll down (previous
page)
Shift-scroll up (next page)
Ctrl-scroll up (decrease
text size)
Ctrl-scroll down (increase
text size)
Middle click on a tab
(closes tab)
3. Mouse shortcuts: We
all are aware of the
Keyboard shortcuts. But
have you ever tried Mouse
Shortcuts. Sometimes you
are already using your
mouse and it is easier to
use a mouse shortcut
than to go back to the
keyboard. Master these
cool ones
Middle click on link
(opens in new tab)
Shift-scroll down (previous
page)
Shift-scroll up (next page)
Ctrl-scroll up (decrease
text size)
Ctrl-scroll down (increase
text size)
Middle click on a tab
(closes tab)
ROCKY13 2010/01/19 03:48
4. Limit RAM usage: If
Firefox takes up too much
memory on your
computer, you can limit
the amount of RAM it is
allowed to us. Go to
about:config, filter
browser.cache and
select
browser.cache.disk.capacity.
Its set to 50000, but you
can lower it, depending on
how much memory you
have. Try 15000 if you
have between 512MB and
1GB ram.
4. Limit RAM usage: If
Firefox takes up too much
memory on your
computer, you can limit
the amount of RAM it is
allowed to us. Go to
about:config, filter
browser.cache and
select
browser.cache.disk.capacity.
Its set to 50000, but you
can lower it, depending on
how much memory you
have. Try 15000 if you
have between 512MB and
1GB ram.
ROCKY13 2010/01/19 03:48
5. Reduce RAM usage
further for when Firefox
is minimized: This setting
will move Firefox to your
hard drive when you
minimize it, taking up
much less memory. And
there is no noticeable
difference in speed when
you restore Firefox, so its
definitely worth a go.
Again, go to about:config,
right-click anywhere and
select New-> Boolean.
Name it
config.trim_on_minimize
and set it to TRUE. You
have to restart Firefox for
these settings to take
effect.
5. Reduce RAM usage
further for when Firefox
is minimized: This setting
will move Firefox to your
hard drive when you
minimize it, taking up
much less memory. And
there is no noticeable
difference in speed when
you restore Firefox, so its
definitely worth a go.
Again, go to about:config,
right-click anywhere and
select New-> Boolean.
Name it
config.trim_on_minimize
and set it to TRUE. You
have to restart Firefox for
these settings to take
effect.
ROCKY13 2010/01/19 03:49
6. Move or remove the
close tab button: Do you
accidentally click on the
close button of Firefoxs
tabs? You can move them
or remove them, again
through about:config. Edit
the preference for
browser.tabs.closeButtons.
Here are the meanings of
each value:
0: Display a close button
on the active tab only
1: (Default) Display close
buttons on all tabs
2: Dont display any close
buttons
3: Display a single close
button at the end of the
tab bar (Firefox 1.x
behavior)
6. Move or remove the
close tab button: Do you
accidentally click on the
close button of Firefoxs
tabs? You can move them
or remove them, again
through about:config. Edit
the preference for
browser.tabs.closeButtons.
Here are the meanings of
each value:
0: Display a close button
on the active tab only
1: (Default) Display close
buttons on all tabs
2: Dont display any close
buttons
3: Display a single close
button at the end of the
tab bar (Firefox 1.x
behavior)
ROCKY13 2010/01/19 03:49
7. Smart keywords:
Smart keywords are an
easy way to search
specific websites directly
from the Firefox Location
bar. Instead of going to
the targeted website,
finding the search
function, and executing
the search, you can search
the website using Firefox,
while you are at any
website.
For example, suppose you
search The Internet Movie
Database (IMD
on a
regular basis. You can
define a smart keyword to
enable searching IMDB
through your browser. To
search IMDB for
information on William
Shatner, you would enter
the following in the
Firefox Location bar:
imdb William Shatner
7. Smart keywords:
Smart keywords are an
easy way to search
specific websites directly
from the Firefox Location
bar. Instead of going to
the targeted website,
finding the search
function, and executing
the search, you can search
the website using Firefox,
while you are at any
website.
For example, suppose you
search The Internet Movie
Database (IMD
on a
regular basis. You can
define a smart keyword to
enable searching IMDB
through your browser. To
search IMDB for
information on William
Shatner, you would enter
the following in the
Firefox Location bar:
imdb William Shatner
ROCKY13 2010/01/19 03:50
8. Firefox Optimizer:
Firefox Optimizers for
Mozilla Firefox v1.x / 2.x /
3.x was developed for an
easy and fast optimization
of your browsing
experience with Firefox. It
is based on a collection of
popular and well working
optimization settings used
and tested by the experts.
8. Firefox Optimizer:
Firefox Optimizers for
Mozilla Firefox v1.x / 2.x /
3.x was developed for an
easy and fast optimization
of your browsing
experience with Firefox. It
is based on a collection of
popular and well working
optimization settings used
and tested by the experts.
great information, never knew it..Thanks for sharing
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