Firefox 3: 10 tips and tricks
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Firefox 3 is released. Mozilla marketing ploy paid off with the day of loading, attention is drawn. Now we need to find out what's new in your browser, and most importantly, how it is convenient and easy to manage, because usability of the program for the big competition is sometimes decisive role in choosing. Let's talk about tweaks, tricks, Hacks and other Easter eggs, which are not covered by the marketing department of Mozilla.
Reducing the size of Great buttons "Back"
The first thing that catches your eye in the new interface Firefox 3 - is a large button "back". Although actually very comfortable, less likely to miss. But if the button is simply too big for your taste, it's easy to fix. Simply right-click on the toolbar in Firefox, and select Customize. At the bottom of the dialog box check "Small icons".
Management of guessed values in Smart Location Bar.
One of the features of Firefox 3 is the ability to anticipate your needs. When you type in the address bar, Firefox 3 offers you the options you have already viewed pages. However, this list may be very long, the default - 12. It's not always convenient. How does it set? Type about: config in the address bar and press Enter. Click "I promise that I'll be careful!" Find the line browser.urlbar.maxRichResults in the filter field. Set your desired number of sentences. In the example, the image is chosen 3.
Remove typos when typing URL.
Although the clues in Smart Location bar are smart enough, but if you enter an incorrect URL-say, a page that does not exist - Firefox 3 will remember it and offer it later with a warning that this page does not exist. (Garbage in, garbage out :) To remove an erroneous URL from the list of suggestions for good, place the cursor on the proposal and press Del in Windows. This trick also works in any form of auto-complete, if you're wrong user name in the form.
Obsolete extensions
The philosophy of Firefox, seems to profess the principle of delegating all the extensions to third-party developers. However, Firefox 3, enriched by some of the features, which makes unnecessary the presence of some of the extensions. Here are five extensions that you do not need to Firefox 3:
- NoSquint
- Google Gears
- Resize Search Box
- DownThemAll
- Better Gmail and other Mailto: handler add-ons.
Return of "AwesomeBar"
The so-called Smart location bar, which offers options for autocomplete drop-down list, Bole was detailed, but more cumbersome, because now not only shows the URL, and page headers. If you're used to the classic Firefox 2
will help get you back "AwesomeBar".
Sort your collection of Bookmarks
Like Smart Playlists in iTunes, Smart Bookmarks (most popular in Russian translation) Firefox 3 - is a dynamic list of URL, sorted according to specific criteria. Here's how to
Using the search parameters. In short: Ctrl-Shift-B -> Manage -> New tab. Next in the line "Address" type the following:
- 10 most visited bookmarks:
place:queryType=0&sort=8&maxResults=10 - 10 last bookmarks:
place:queryType=1&sort=12&maxResults=10 - 10 most visited websites Temin "search-bot":
place:queryType=0&sort=8&maxResults=10&terms=search-bot - Five most visited sites in the domain yandex.ru:
place:queryType=0&sort=8&maxResults=5&domain=yandex.ru
Hint: To add your most frequently visited pages on the search-bot.net, must be entered in the Address bar:
place: queryType = 0 & sort = 8 & maxResults = 5 & domain = search-bot.net.
Set Gmail as your email client by default.
In Firefox 3, you can associate a file type with both desktop and the online application. This opens the door for the possibility of automatic start Google mail, by clicking on a link e-mail.
Here's how to run Gmail , when you click on this link mailto.
Say hello to Robots
In Firefox 3 came Easter egg, associated with a new way-as a mascot
. Type about: robots into the address bar and you will see the following: 
Enable spell checking in a single row
Type about: config and set layout.spellcheckDefault, equal to 2, to spell check was conducted in a single line of input. (There will be fewer errors in the headers of your e-mail headers, and the title of the blog :)
Tenth advice applies only to users of Mac:
Add to Bookmarks Favicon
You can simply add a site icon from the toolbar, using the
.
This is my photo for Your Face. Show yourself!
Black and white photo, unfortunately. But authentic :)
June 20, 2008 at 20:15
What can I say? - Spa-si-bo!
June 21, 2008 at 15:57
A year ago, switched from FireFox to Safari, now making the reverse transition, since the FF under poppy cultivation is much better than before :)
June 21, 2008 at 16:01
Under Mac FF better than the original?
Complete victory :)
By the way, FF 3 is not all critical plugins have been updated. In chastnocti, SEOQuake and WebDeveloper, so long as the benefit 2.0.0.9
June 24, 2008 at 00:49
Already established, testing ...
June 24, 2008 at 00:55
Spomoni: a successful test. Soon lay out a new and interesting material on the plug-ins to the 3 rd Firefox.
June 24, 2008 at 12:01
In treshke already works fine SeoQuake and WebDeveloper -)
June 24, 2008 at 12:05
Yes, already updated. I'm sitting in FF3 now. By the way, added another .
A handy plug-in Tab Mix Plus still works with FF3: (
June 24, 2008 at 12:32
No, I collect mail baht, we are so accustomed to)
A table will soon release a mix apdeyt, although if you do not come under the busybodies other similar plug. The holy place is never empty)
June 24, 2008 at 12:52
There's not just mail. In all accounts. Although VKontakte :)
July 15th, 2008 at 12:15
The issue of Better Gmail ... FF now he can see links meyltu, but this is not the only function of Better Gmail, as I recall plugin modifies something in the account's user interface? or not?
July 16th, 2008 at 03:06
Thanks, by the way, Del, and works under Linux, just cleaned :)
I do not understand why DTA is no longer needed ... I went about a few chiat akkov.
July 17th, 2008 at 22:51
2 Kolia Shlapak: Better Gmail is not used. And recognize the mailto in conjunction with Gmail FF still have to learn :)
July 17th, 2008 at 22:54
Today, looking setup Better Gmail, but there are enough opportunities. So I would not call this plugin unnecessary)
July 18th, 2008 at 00:42
Yes, it says "obsolete" is not "unnecessary." Cartoon "Robots" looking? :)
July 18th, 2008 at 00:47
Nope)
September 14th, 2008 at 18:37
Is it possible to adjust the opening of the new tab next to active? Is there any plug-ins for mouse control, like in Opera? How can I redirect the links to other applications?
September 14th, 2008 at 18:49
Nick: From the standard settings tab in FF you can only select "Switch to tab is selected," or open it in the background. But after the opening of the tab can be dragged. Uncomfortable, so I use Chrome: . As for plug-ins do not know. Easier for me to go to the original user-friendly application than to spend time searching and exploring lotions, correcting initially awkward interface.
In general, the best place of all - Maxthon. It is a pity that under Vista is buggy, so be used only to them.
Redirect links to third-party applications: what to have in mind?
September 14th, 2008 at 19:28
About dragging know. Maxtone compared with the Opera, did not find the mouse controls, declined. In the first version of the FF was not vladok so long enjoyed the opera. The new version faerfoks satisfied: a line of open tabs (do not clutter the screen, as in the opera with a multiline display and tapers down to zero, as in the same opera with a one-line); encryption support, as in s (not exactly sure what, but our corp network operator does not work because of the lack of such support).
Redirect references: in particular - send a link to the p2p emul.
September 14th, 2008 at 19:37
Maxtone, in fact, add-on IE, I understand correctly? A FF - an independent browser.
September 15th, 2008 at 14:20
Yes, Maxthon add-in. Only at times more convenient than IE. By the way, it is strange that you do not get control of the mouse. It is supported from the time when he was called MyIE. Called the "Mouse Gestures" in the settings.