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There are a few special strings, which begin with '''about:''', that you can type into your Location Bar. | There are a few special strings, which begin with '''about:''', that you can type into your Location Bar. | ||
[http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/netwerk/build/nsNetModule.cpp#932 | They are listed in Mozilla source [http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/netwerk/build/nsNetModule.cpp#932 here]. | ||
* about: — Same page as Help > About. | * about: — Same page as Help > About. | ||
* about:about — Not used any more. It may have, at one point, listed all these about: URLs. | * about:about — Not used any more. It may have, at one point, listed all these about: URLs. | ||
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* about:mozilla — The famous Book of Mozilla. | * about:mozilla — The famous Book of Mozilla. | ||
* about:plugins — Lists all your plugins as well as other useful information. | * about:plugins — Lists all your plugins as well as other useful information. | ||
===Extensions=== | ===Extensions=== | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 1 December 2004
There are a few special strings, which begin with about:, that you can type into your Location Bar.
They are listed in Mozilla source here.
- about: — Same page as Help > About.
- about:about — Not used any more. It may have, at one point, listed all these about: URLs.
- about:blank — A blank page. Useful for setting as your homepage.
- about:bloat — Unknown. (trunk mozilla builds?)
- about:buildconfig — Reveals details about how your Mozilla build was compiled.
- about:cache — See cache statistics and browse the cache.
- about:cache-entry — Shows information about a cache entry. Used in about:cache links. Requires params.
- about:config — GUI for modifying user preferences (prefs.js).
- about:credits — Contributors, developers, and more.
- about:logo — Displays the Mozilla logo. (Mozilla Suite only).
- about:kitchensink — Only appeared for a short time. Still viewable from the patches on the bug.
- about:mozilla — The famous Book of Mozilla.
- about:plugins — Lists all your plugins as well as other useful information.
Extensions
Firefox extensions add a few additional about: URIs, namely:
- Firesomething adds two excerpts from The Book of Mozilla, Extended edition, available at about:firefox and about:firesomething.
- InfoLister adds about:info — listing of your extensions, themes and plugins.
