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There are a few special | There are a few special URLs, which begin with '''about:''', that you can type into the Location Bar. | ||
* about: — The same page as Help -> About. | * about: — The same page as Help -> About. | ||
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===Extensions=== | ===Extensions=== | ||
Certain Firefox extensions add a few additional '''about:''' URLs. | Certain Firefox extensions add a few additional '''about:''' URLs. | ||
* [http://www.cosmicat.com/extensions/firesomething/ Firesomething] adds two excerpts from ''The Book of Mozilla, Extended edition''(about:firefox and about:firesomething). | * [http://www.cosmicat.com/extensions/firesomething/ Firesomething] adds two excerpts from ''The Book of Mozilla, Extended edition'' (about:firefox and about:firesomething). | ||
* [http://mozilla.doslash.org/infolister/ InfoLister] adds about:info, a listing of your extensions, themes, and plugins. | * [http://mozilla.doslash.org/infolister/ InfoLister] adds about:info, a listing of your extensions, themes, and plugins. | ||
===External Links=== | ===External Links=== | ||
* [http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/netwerk/build/nsNetModule.cpp#932 Place in Mozilla's code where these are listed] | * [http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/netwerk/build/nsNetModule.cpp#932 Place in Mozilla's code where these are listed] | ||
Revision as of 18:36, 30 January 2005
There are a few special URLs, which begin with about:, that you can type into the Location Bar.
- about: — The same page as Help -> About.
- about:about — Lists all these about: URLs (Mozilla Suite only).
- about:blank — A blank page. Useful for setting as your homepage.
- about:bloat — Displays BloatView output (disabled in release builds).
- about:bloat?new
- about:bloat?clear
- about:buildconfig — Reveals details about your Mozilla build options.
- about:cache — Displays cache statistics.
- about:cache?device=memory — Lists memory cache entries.
- about:cache?device=disk — Lists disk cache entries.
- about:cache-entry — Shows information about a cache entry. Used in about:cache links. Requires paramaters.
- about:config — GUI for modifying user preferences (prefs.js).
- about:credits — The list of contributors to the Mozilla projects.
- about:logo — Displays the Mozilla logo (Mozilla Suite only).
- about:kitchensink — Was never included in Mozilla for the reasons listed in Bug 122411 ("Mozilla does not have a kitchen sink").
- about:mozilla — The famous Book of Mozilla.
- about:plugins — Lists all your plugins as well as other useful information.
Extensions
Certain Firefox extensions add a few additional about: URLs.
- Firesomething adds two excerpts from The Book of Mozilla, Extended edition (about:firefox and about:firesomething).
- InfoLister adds about:info, a listing of your extensions, themes, and plugins.
