Firefox 3: 10 tips and tricks
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Firefox 3 released. Marketing course with Mozilla download day justified, attention has been drawn. Now we need to find out what's new in the browser and most importantly, how it is convenient and easy to manage, because usability of the program at the big competition is sometimes decisive role in the selection. Let's talk about tweaks, tricks, Hacks and other Easter eggs, which are not covered by marketing department Mozilla.
Reducing the size of Super Back button
The first thing that catches the eye in the new interface of Firefox 3 - is a big back button. While it's actually quite handy-less chance to miss. However, if the button is just too big for your tastes, it's easy to fix. Simply right-click on the toolbar in Firefox, and select Customize. At the bottom of the dialog box, select "Use small icons".
Office Number of Suggestions in Smart Location Bar.
One of the features of Firefox 3 is the ability to anticipate your desires. When you type the address in the address bar, Firefox 3 offers you the options as you browse. However, this list may be very long, by default - 12. It's not always convenient. As it is configured? Enter about: config in the address bar and press Enter. Click "I pledge that I will be careful!" Browser.urlbar.maxRichResults in the filter field. Set the desired quantity you suggestions. In the example in the picture is selected 3.
Deleting typos when entering URL.
While the tips in the Smart Location bar is clever enough, but if you enter an incorrect URL-say, to a page that does not exist - Firefox 3 will remember it and suggest it again later with a warning that this page does not exist. (Garbage in, garbage out:) To remove a mistyped URL from your suggestion list forever, you must move the cursor to the proposal and press Del in Windows. This trick also works in any form auto-fill if you mistype a username into the form.
Obsolete extensions
Philosophy of Firefox, it seems, professes the principle of subsidiarity all extensions to third-party developers. Nevertheless, Firefox 3 does bake some functionality that makes it unnecessary to some of the extensions. Here are five extensions you will not need to Firefox 3:
- NoSquint
- Google Gears
- Resize Search Box
- DownThemAll
- Better Gmail and other Mailto: handler add-ons.
Return "AwesomeBar"
The so-called Smart location bar, offering completions in the drop-down list to have been more detailed, but more cumbersome, since it includes not only the URL, and page titles. If you are accustomed to the classics Firefox 2
help restore your "AwesomeBar".
Trick Out Your Smart Bookmarks
Similar to Smart Playlists in iTunes, Smart Bookmarks (Most popular in Russian translation) Firefox 3 - is a dynamic list of URL, sorted according to certain criteria. Here's how
Using the search parameters. Briefly: Ctrl-Shift-B -> Management -> New tab. Next in line "Address" enter 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 sites with Temin "search-bot":
place:queryType=0&sort=8&maxResults=10&terms=search-bot - 5 The 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, you enter into 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 link the type of file as the desktop, and with the online application. This opens the door for the possibility of automatic start Google mail, click the e-mail.
Here's how you can run Gmail , when you click on the link mailto.
Say hello to robots
In Firefox 3 came Easter egg, associated with a new way, a talisman in the form
. Type about: robots into the address bar and see the following items: 
Enable spell checking in a row
Enter 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 title of your e-mail headers and the title of the blog:)
Tenth Board relates only to users of Mac:
Add to Bookmarks Favicon
You can simply add web site icons from the toolbar, using
.
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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, is now making the reverse transition, as the FF under poppy cultivation has become 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 plug-ins have been updated. In chastnocti, SEOQuake and WebDeveloper, so long as she enjoyed 2.0.0.9
June 24, 2008 at 00:49
Already established, testing ...
24 June 2008 at 00:55
Spomoni: a successful test. Soon lay out a new interesting material on the plugins to the 3 rd Firefox.
June 24, 2008 at 12:01
In three rubles already works fine SeoQuake and WebDeveloper -)
June 24, 2008 at 12:05
Yes, already upgraded. I sit for FF3 now. By the way, added another .
A handy plug-Tab Mix Plus still does not work with FF3: (
June 24, 2008 at 12:32
No, I have almost collected baht, used very well)
A table mix would soon be released apdeyt, although if you do not come under the fuss other similar plug. Holy place is never empty),
June 24, 2008 at 12:52
There is not only e-mail. In all accounts. Although facebook account:)
July 15, 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 else in the account's user interface? or not?
July 16, 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 akkov chiat.
July 17, 2008 at 22:51
2 Kolia Shlapak: Better Gmail has not used. And recognize the mailto in conjunction with Gmail FF still have to learn:)
July 17, 2008 at 22:54
Today looked set Better Gmail, but there are enough opportunities. So I would not call this plugin useless)
July 18, 2008 in 00:42
Yes, it says "obsolete", it does not mean "useless". Cartoon Robots watching? :)
July 18, 2008 at 00:47
Nea)
September 14, 2008 at 18:37
Is it possible to adjust the opening of new tabs next to active? Are there any plugins to use the mouse, as in opera? How can I redirect the links to other applications?
September 14, 2008 at 18:49
Nick: From the default settings tabs in FF you can select only "switch on is revealed to tab or open it in the background. But after opening the tab can be dragged. It's awkward, so use Chrome: . As for plug-ins do not know. I'd rather go to the original easy to use program than spend time searching and studying lotions Correcting initially awkward interface.
But in general the most convenient of all - Maxthon. It is a pity that, under the Visto buggy, I would only use them.
Redirect links to third-party applications: what to have in mind?
September 14, 2008 at 19:28
Pro Drag know. Maxton compared with the Opera, did not find management arm, declined. In the first version of FF was not vladok, so long benefited from the opera. The new version faerfoksa suits: one row of open tabs (do not clutter up the screen as in the opera with a multiline display, and will not be narrowed down to zero, as in the same opera in a one-line); encryption support, as in s (not exactly sure what, but building our network operator is not working due to lack of such support).
Forward references: in particular - send a link to p2p emul.
September 14, 2008 at 19:37
Maxton, in fact, the add-on IE, I understand correctly? A FF - independent browser.
September 15, 2008 at 14:20
Yes, Maxton superstructure. Only at times more convenient than IE. By the way, strange that you did not find mouse control. It is supported from the time when he was called MyIE. It's called "Mouse Gestures" in the settings.