Firefox Customization

[seekermeister]

There seems to be a lot of customizations available for Firefox...most of which I have yet to explore, but there are some differences between FF and Opera that I really miss. At the moment, I'm looking for a way to do a mouse flip, which is a means of either going back or forward within the pages of a website. When I Googled for this, I found Fox Tabs, which has something that they call mouse flip, but it was only for moving between tabs, not pages. Can what I want be done?

 

[zigzag3143]

There seems to be a lot of customizations available for Firefox...most of which I have yet to explore, but there are some differences between FF and Opera that I really miss. At the moment, I'm looking for a way to do a mouse flip, which is a means of either going back or forward within the pages of a website. When I Googled for this, I found Fox Tabs, which has something that they call mouse flip, but it was only for moving between tabs, not pages. Can what I want be done?

Sure with the right mouse and driver. Whats yours?

 

[Mike Connor]

There seems to be a lot of customizations available for Firefox...most of which I have yet to explore, but there are some differences between FF and Opera that I really miss. At the moment, I'm looking for a way to do a mouse flip, which is a means of either going back or forward within the pages of a website. When I Googled for this, I found Fox Tabs, which has something that they call mouse flip, but it was only for moving between tabs, not pages. Can what I want be done?

You can try this;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firegestures/

Takes a moment to get used to, but once you do you wont want to miss it.


This will do more or less what you want I think;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/neo-diggler/


This is useful too;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/locationbar%C2%B2/

and this is a "Must Have";

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fastestfox-browse-faster/

Just in case you find it useful, here is a dump of the addons I currently use in Firefox 4.0, all extensively tested;

Application: Firefox 4.0 (20110318052756)
Operating System: WINNT (x86-msvc)

March 30, 2011

Total number of items: 27

- 2 Pane Bookmarks 0.6.2011011701
{FD61379B-066A-4afc-89DE-89FB24D907C2}
http://piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/_bookmarks2pane.html.en
Firefox 3.5 - 4.0.*
shows the Bookmarks sidebar panel with 2 pane style like 0pera.
- Adblock Plus 1.3.5
{d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}
http://adblockplus.org/en/
Firefox 3.5 - 4.2a1pre
[email protected] 1.0b1 - 1.0.*
SeaMonkey 2.0 - 2.2a1pre
Songbird 1.9.0a - 1.10.0a
Thunderbird 3.0 - 3.3a4pre
{a23983c0-fd0e-11dc-95ff-0800200c9a66} 1.1 - 4.1a1pre
{a79fe89b-6662-4ff4-8e88-09950ad4dfde} 0.1 - 100.0
Ads were yesterday!
- Add to Search Bar 2.0
[email protected]
http://firefox.maltekraus.de/extensions/add-to-search-bar
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Add any search on any page to the Search Bar.
- All-in-One Sidebar 0.7.13
{097d3191-e6fa-4728-9826-b533d755359d}
http://addonlab.com
Firefox 3.6 - 4.0.*
Sidebar control with award-winning user experience!
- AutoPager 0.6.2.6
[email protected]
http://www.teesoft.info/
Firefox 1.5 - 4.0.*
Flock 0.5 - 2.5+
Mozilla 1.7 - 1.8+
SeaMonkey 1.0 - 2.1a3
{a23983c0-fd0e-11dc-95ff-0800200c9a66} 1.0a1 - 4.0b2pre
AutoPager is a Firefox/Mozilla extension to autoload the next page(s) in the background. You can also use it as an XPath generator.
- CheckPlaces 2.4.5
[email protected]
http://www.andyhalford.com/checkplaces/index.html
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Checks bookmarks are valid
- Click&Clean 3.6.5.0
[email protected]
http://www.hotcleaner.com
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Just one click to Delete private data, erase the internet history and other tracks on your computer.
- Download Statusbar 0.9.8
{D4DD63FA-01E4-46a7-B6B1-EDAB7D6AD389}
http://downloadstatusbar.mozdev.org/
Firefox 3.6 - 4.0.*
View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar
- DownloadHelper 4.8.4
{b9db16a4-6edc-47ec-a1f4-b86292ed211d}
http://www.downloadhelper.net
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Flock 0.4 - 2.5.*
SeaMonkey 2.0 - 2.0.*
Songbird 1.4.1 - 1.6a
Download videos and images from many sites
- Extension List Dumper 1.15.0
[email protected]
http://www.sogame.cat/
Firefox 1.5 - 4.0.*
Flock 1.0 - 2.*
Songbird 0.4 - 1.10.0a
Sunbird 0.3 - 0.9
Thunderbird 1.5 - 3.1.*
Dumps a list of the installed extensions.
- Extension Options Menu 1.13
{1feca320-6b4d-11df-a08a-0800200c9a66}
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=2141579
Firefox 3.7a5pre - 4.2a1pre
Thunderbird 3.3a1 - 3.3a4pre
Adds extension options dialogs to the Tools and Titlebar menus. Includes toolbar icon.
- FastestFox 4.3.5
[email protected]
http://smarterfox.com/
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
View "related articles" box on Wikipedia, search selected text from popup bubble and context menu, search from the Awesomebar, easily switch search engines for a search, and visit bookmarks with keyboard shortcuts!
- FireGestures 1.6.2
[email protected]
http://www.xuldev.org/firegestures/
Firefox 3.5 - 4.0.*
Executes various commands with mouse gestures.
- Google Shortcuts 2.1.6
{5C46D283-ABDE-4dce-B83C-08881401921C}
http://code.google.com/p/google-shortcuts/
Firefox 2.0a1 - 4.0.*
Display all Google services as buttons or as a space-saving dropdown menu next to your address bar. Reach services like Gmail, Google reader, Google maps, Google calendar, and many more in a single click from your browser.
- Hide Caption Titlebar Plus 2.1.6
[email protected]
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/13505/
Firefox 3.5 - 4.0.*
"Maximize your screen content space by controlling the presence of Firefox window Title bar (Caption) and borders!"
- Hide the caption of Firefox with 'smart' options (and key fixes and improvements). Now with new buttons always at topright corner! Tested with several Chromifox-like themes (see home page)
- LinkExtend 1.1.2
{cf47767d-5f3a-4e32-9fce-5d79565c9702}
http://www.linkextend.com/
Firefox 1.5 - 4.0.*
Flock 0.4+ - 1.5+
The Ultimate Link Tool!
- Locationbar² 1.0.6
[email protected]
http://en.design-noir.de/mozilla/locationbar2/
Firefox 3.6 - 4.0.*
Formats and linkifies addresses in your Location bar.
- Menu Icons Plus 2.1
[email protected]
http://www.codedawn.com/
Firefox 4.0b11 - 4.0.*
Menu icon sets and tweaks.
- Movable Firefox Button 1.3
[email protected]
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/movable-firefox-button/
Firefox 4.0b7pre - 4.0.*
Move Firefox Button to anywhere you want
- NoSquint 2.1
[email protected]
http://urandom.ca/nosquint/
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Manage site-specific zoom levels and color settings
- OptimizeGoogle 0.78.2
[email protected]
http://www.optimizegoogle.com/
[email protected] 1.0 - 1.*
Firefox 1.0 - 4.0.*
Flock 0.4 - 2.0.*
SeaMonkey 1.0 - 2.0.*
Songbird 0.4 - 0.9
Enhance Google search results and remove ads and spam
- ScrapBook 1.4.3
{53A03D43-5363-4669-8190-99061B2DEBA5}
http://amb.vis.ne.jp/mozilla/scrapbook/
Firefox 3.6 - 4.0.*
Helps you to save Web pages and organize the collection.
- Status-4-Evar 2011.03.21.22
[email protected]
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/?src=api
Firefox 4.0 - 4.2a1pre
Status widgets and progress indicators for Firefox 4+
- stf 1.6.2
{6ba00d3b-3a96-402a-ad28-d7281f781f93}
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8785/
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Save's selected text to local file.
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.8.5
{dc572301-7619-498c-a57d-39143191b318}
http://tmp.garyr.net
Firefox 3.5 - 4.0.*
Tab browsing with an added boost.
- Theme Font & Size Changer 0.8
{f69e22c7-bc50-414a-9269-0f5c344cd94c}
http://barisderin.com/?p=286
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
SeaMonkey 2.0 - 2.0.*
Thunderbird 3.0b4 - 3.1.*
Instantly changes the font family and size of all windows, menus, toolbars, etc within Firefox
- URL Tooltip 1.2.1
[email protected]
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/url-tooltip/?src=api
Firefox 3.0 - 4.2a1pre
Displays URL in hyperlink tooltips.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[seekermeister]

There seems to be a lot of customizations available for Firefox...most of which I have yet to explore, but there are some differences between FF and Opera that I really miss. At the moment, I'm looking for a way to do a mouse flip, which is a means of either going back or forward within the pages of a website. When I Googled for this, I found Fox Tabs, which has something that they call mouse flip, but it was only for moving between tabs, not pages. Can what I want be done?

Sure with the right mouse and driver. Whats yours?

It shouldn't matter which mouse that I have, but it is a Logitech Cordless Trackball Wheel mouse. In Opera, you simply use the right or left mouse button, while the other button is held down. It does not require any special mouse buttons to perform.

 

[Mike Connor]

There seems to be a lot of customizations available for Firefox...most of which I have yet to explore, but there are some differences between FF and Opera that I really miss. At the moment, I'm looking for a way to do a mouse flip, which is a means of either going back or forward within the pages of a website. When I Googled for this, I found Fox Tabs, which has something that they call mouse flip, but it was only for moving between tabs, not pages. Can what I want be done?

Sure with the right mouse and driver. Whats yours?

It shouldn't matter which mouse that I have, but it is a Logitech Cordless Trackball Wheel mouse. In Opera, you simply use the right or left mouse button, while the other button is held down. It does not require any special mouse buttons to perform.

It doesn't matter what mouse you have.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[seekermeister]

There seems to be a lot of customizations available for Firefox...most of which I have yet to explore, but there are some differences between FF and Opera that I really miss. At the moment, I'm looking for a way to do a mouse flip, which is a means of either going back or forward within the pages of a website. When I Googled for this, I found Fox Tabs, which has something that they call mouse flip, but it was only for moving between tabs, not pages. Can what I want be done?

You can try this;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firegestures/

Takes a moment to get used to, but once you do you wont want to miss it.


This will do more or less what you want I think;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/neo-diggler/


This is useful too;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/locationbar²/

and this is a "Must Have";

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fastestfox-browse-faster/

Just in case you find it useful, here is a dump of the addons I currently use in Firefox 4.0, all extensively tested;

Application: Firefox 4.0 (20110318052756)
Operating System: WINNT (x86-msvc)

March 30, 2011

Total number of items: 27

- 2 Pane Bookmarks 0.6.2011011701
{FD61379B-066A-4afc-89DE-89FB24D907C2}
XUL Apps > 2 Pane Bookmarks - outsider reflex
Firefox 3.5 - 4.0.*
shows the Bookmarks sidebar panel with 2 pane style like 0pera.
- Adblock Plus 1.3.5
{d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}
Adblock Plus — for annoyance-free web surfing
Firefox 3.5 - 4.2a1pre
[email protected] 1.0b1 - 1.0.*
SeaMonkey 2.0 - 2.2a1pre
Songbird 1.9.0a - 1.10.0a
Thunderbird 3.0 - 3.3a4pre
{a23983c0-fd0e-11dc-95ff-0800200c9a66} 1.1 - 4.1a1pre
{a79fe89b-6662-4ff4-8e88-09950ad4dfde} 0.1 - 100.0
Ads were yesterday!
- Add to Search Bar 2.0
[email protected]
http://firefox.maltekraus.de/extensions/add-to-search-bar
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Add any search on any page to the Search Bar.
- All-in-One Sidebar 0.7.13
{097d3191-e6fa-4728-9826-b533d755359d}
All-in-One Sidebar :: Sidebar Extension for Mozilla Firefox :: firefox.eXXile.net
Firefox 3.6 - 4.0.*
Sidebar control with award-winning user experience!
- AutoPager 0.6.2.6
[email protected]
Home - teesoft, make software to a tee
Firefox 1.5 - 4.0.*
Flock 0.5 - 2.5+
Mozilla 1.7 - 1.8+
SeaMonkey 1.0 - 2.1a3
{a23983c0-fd0e-11dc-95ff-0800200c9a66} 1.0a1 - 4.0b2pre
AutoPager is a Firefox/Mozilla extension to autoload the next page(s) in the background. You can also use it as an XPath generator.
- CheckPlaces 2.4.5
[email protected]
CheckPlaces Firefox Extension
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Checks bookmarks are valid
- Click&Clean 3.6.5.0
[email protected]
Homepage - Click&Clean
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Just one click to Delete private data, erase the internet history and other tracks on your computer.
- Download Statusbar 0.9.8
{D4DD63FA-01E4-46a7-B6B1-EDAB7D6AD389}
mozdev.org - downloadstatusbar: index
Firefox 3.6 - 4.0.*
View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar
- DownloadHelper 4.8.4
{b9db16a4-6edc-47ec-a1f4-b86292ed211d}
DownloadHelper - Media download Firefox extension
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Flock 0.4 - 2.5.*
SeaMonkey 2.0 - 2.0.*
Songbird 1.4.1 - 1.6a
Download videos and images from many sites
- Extension List Dumper 1.15.0
[email protected]
Sogame Add-ons
Firefox 1.5 - 4.0.*
Flock 1.0 - 2.*
Songbird 0.4 - 1.10.0a
Sunbird 0.3 - 0.9
Thunderbird 1.5 - 3.1.*
Dumps a list of the installed extensions.
- Extension Options Menu 1.13
{1feca320-6b4d-11df-a08a-0800200c9a66}
[Ext] Extension Options Menu • mozillaZine Forums
Firefox 3.7a5pre - 4.2a1pre
Thunderbird 3.3a1 - 3.3a4pre
Adds extension options dialogs to the Tools and Titlebar menus. Includes toolbar icon.
- FastestFox 4.3.5
[email protected]
FastestFox: Browse Faster
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
View "related articles" box on Wikipedia, search selected text from popup bubble and context menu, search from the Awesomebar, easily switch search engines for a search, and visit bookmarks with keyboard shortcuts!
- FireGestures 1.6.2
[email protected]
FireGestures :: Firefox Extension
Firefox 3.5 - 4.0.*
Executes various commands with mouse gestures.
- Google Shortcuts 2.1.6
{5C46D283-ABDE-4dce-B83C-08881401921C}
google-shortcuts - Display all Google services as buttons or as a space-saving dropdown menu next to your address bar. - Google Project Hosting
Firefox 2.0a1 - 4.0.*
Display all Google services as buttons or as a space-saving dropdown menu next to your address bar. Reach services like Gmail, Google reader, Google maps, Google calendar, and many more in a single click from your browser.
- Hide Caption Titlebar Plus 2.1.6
[email protected]
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/13505/
Firefox 3.5 - 4.0.*
"Maximize your screen content space by controlling the presence of Firefox window Title bar (Caption) and borders!"
- Hide the caption of Firefox with 'smart' options (and key fixes and improvements). Now with new buttons always at topright corner! Tested with several Chromifox-like themes (see home page)
- LinkExtend 1.1.2
{cf47767d-5f3a-4e32-9fce-5d79565c9702}
LinkExtend - The Ultimate Browsing Tool
Firefox 1.5 - 4.0.*
Flock 0.4+ - 1.5+
The Ultimate Link Tool!
- Locationbar² 1.0.6
[email protected]
design-noir | Mozilla | Locationbar²
Firefox 3.6 - 4.0.*
Formats and linkifies addresses in your Location bar.
- Menu Icons Plus 2.1
[email protected]
CodeDawn
Firefox 4.0b11 - 4.0.*
Menu icon sets and tweaks.
- Movable Firefox Button 1.3
[email protected]
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/movable-firefox-button/
Firefox 4.0b7pre - 4.0.*
Move Firefox Button to anywhere you want
- NoSquint 2.1
[email protected]
http://urandom.ca/nosquint/
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Manage site-specific zoom levels and color settings
- OptimizeGoogle 0.78.2
[email protected]
OptimizeGoogle for Firefox
[email protected] 1.0 - 1.*
Firefox 1.0 - 4.0.*
Flock 0.4 - 2.0.*
SeaMonkey 1.0 - 2.0.*
Songbird 0.4 - 0.9
Enhance Google search results and remove ads and spam
- ScrapBook 1.4.3
{53A03D43-5363-4669-8190-99061B2DEBA5}
SCRAPBOOK :: Firefox Extension
Firefox 3.6 - 4.0.*
Helps you to save Web pages and organize the collection.
- Status-4-Evar 2011.03.21.22
[email protected]
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/?src=api
Firefox 4.0 - 4.2a1pre
Status widgets and progress indicators for Firefox 4+
- stf 1.6.2
{6ba00d3b-3a96-402a-ad28-d7281f781f93}
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8785/
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
Save's selected text to local file.
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.8.5
{dc572301-7619-498c-a57d-39143191b318}
Tab Mix Plus
Firefox 3.5 - 4.0.*
Tab browsing with an added boost.
- Theme Font & Size Changer 0.8
{f69e22c7-bc50-414a-9269-0f5c344cd94c}
Theme Font & Size Changer « Baris Derin
Firefox 3.0 - 4.0.*
SeaMonkey 2.0 - 2.0.*
Thunderbird 3.0b4 - 3.1.*
Instantly changes the font family and size of all windows, menus, toolbars, etc within Firefox
- URL Tooltip 1.2.1
[email protected]
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/url-tooltip/?src=api
Firefox 3.0 - 4.2a1pre
Displays URL in hyperlink tooltips.

Regards....Mike Connor

I will admit than I went through those links pretty quickly, but from what I saw, the first two offered alternatives to mouse flip, but not in the fashion that I'm looking for. The latter two appeared to be for other functions and purposes than what I asked for, but I will consider them. EDIT: Sheesh! your list of links was longer than I realized. I seriously doubt that all of those pertain to my question.

 

[Mike Connor]

Also, of the addons I posted, one of the most useful is "Tab Mix Plus", the settings are important, because you can simply "hover" on a tab to select it. This saves an awful lot of clicking!

Here are the settings I use;



Regards....Mike Connor

 

[Mike Connor]

<SNIP>
I will admit than I went through those links pretty quickly, but from what I saw, the first two offered alternatives to mouse flip, but not in the fashion that I'm looking for. The latter two appeared to be for other functions and purposes than what I asked for, but I will consider them. EDIT: Sheesh! your list of links was longer than I realized. I seriously doubt that all of those pertain to my question.[/QUOTE]


No, I was just hoping to save you some time sorting and testing various addons. You might not want some of them.

Doesn't make any difference at all to Firefox speed by the way, even if you load all of them. I have had 114 addons running without any noticeable difference.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[seekermeister]

Something else that I have found that annoys me no end, while posting this thread, is that Firefox seems to ignore my paragraphs. I double space for a new paragraph and when I post, they are run together into one big one. How do I fix that?

 

[Mike Connor]

Something else that I have found that annoys me no end, while posting this thread, is that Firefox seems to ignore my paragraphs. I double space for a new paragraph and when I post, they are run together into one big one. How do I fix that?

I don't think that has anything to do with Firefox.

Has to do with the site editor if anything.



Here I hit <Enter> a few times.

Here I hit <Enter> once.

Screenshot;



Regards....Mike Connor

 

[seekermeister]

I have no idea of what you mean by site editor, all that I know is that unlike it works for you, it is not spacing paragraphs as it should. The only two things that I have changed are adding Speed Dial which shouldn't have anything to do with it, and NoScripts, which I'm beginning to think is the culprit. If it is, how is that rectified? Does it mean that I must enable scripts on any page that I'm posting on?

 

[Mike Connor]

I have no idea of what you mean by site editor, all that I know is that unlike it works for you, it is not spacing paragraphs as it should. The only two things that I have changed are adding Speed Dial which shouldn't have anything to do with it, and NoScripts, which I'm beginning to think is the culprit. If it is, how is that rectified? Does it mean that I must enable scripts on any page that I'm posting on?

The "Site Editor" is the editor that pops up when you post.

Yes. I stopped using NoScript, it caused me a lot of problems, But you can set it to allow trusted sites;

QUOTE
You can enable JavaScript, Java and plugin execution for sites you trust with a simple left-click on the NoScript status bar icon (look at the picture), or using the contextual menu, for easier operation in popup statusbar-less windows.
UNQUOTE

From;
NoScript - JavaScript/Java/Flash blocker for a safer Firefox experience! - what is it? - InformAction

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[seekermeister]

Okay, as a test, I have disabled noscripts, so we shall see if it is the problem. If so, there will be a space between these lines. EDIT: Apparently not, there is some other problem.

 

[seekermeister]

After the last post, I noticed that the noscript bar at the bottom of the browser was still displayed, even though I had disabled noscripts, so I will test again, with it set to allow all scripts on this page.

Test


Test

EDIT: That is it, I guess that the only solution is for me to uninstall it entirely, because I'm not inclined to contend with it on every page that I deal with.

 

[Mike Connor]

After the last post, I noticed that the noscript bar at the bottom of the browser was still displayed, even though I had disabled noscripts, so I will test again, with it set to allow all scripts on this page.

Test


Test

There you go............NoScript was the culprit.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[seekermeister]

I went into FF's extensions and selected to remove noscript, but even after closing the tab on this forum and reopening it, it still displays the noscript bar at the bottom. How do I get rid of it once and for all?

 

[Mike Connor]

I went into FF's extensions and selected to remove noscript, but even after closing the tab on this forum and reopening it, it still displays the noscript bar at the bottom. How do I get rid of it once and for all?

Exit Firefox after clicking on "Remove".

Then restart Firefox.

Regards....Mike Connor

QUOTE EDIT: That is it, I guess that the only solution is for me to uninstall it entirely, because I'm not inclined to contend with it on every page that I deal with.UNQUOTE

Precisely why I no longer use it, far too much messing on.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[seekermeister]

I went into FF's extensions and selected to remove noscript, but even after closing the tab on this forum and reopening it, it still displays the noscript bar at the bottom. How do I get rid of it once and for all?

Exit firefox after clicking on "Remove".

Regards....Mike Connor

Right, I thought of that after posting. I restarted FF and it is now gone. Thanks.

EDIT: I discovered that noscript was the cause for another problem on this forum. With it enabled, I was not able to access the dropdown menu on Quick Links, it simply added a couple of extra buttons on the UI, but none which would allow me to select to view my posts or threads that I had posted in.

Noscript is not a feature, it is a giant bug.

 

[Mike Connor]

[
Right, I thought of that after posting. I restarted FF and it is now gone. Thanks.

My pleasure.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[Mike Connor]

In order to get rid of it entirely, use CCleaner and check the box;



Regards....Mike Connor