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Here are some tips for anything you could want to do with Firefox. Some tips just propose and explain a feature of Firefox, some show how to change the code to do something, some explain how to customize. If you don't find how to do what you want here, look for an [[Firefox : FAQs : Extensions | extension]] that does it.
===Profile===
===Profile===
* Always [[Firefox : Tips : Backup | backup]] your profile.
* [[Firefox : Tips : Backup | Backup]] your profile.
* When something's amiss, create a new [[Profile Folder | profile]].
* When something's amiss, create a new [[Profile Folder | profile]].
* [[Firefox : Tips : Profile without .slt |Create a profile ]] without the random xxxxxxxx.slt.
* [[Firefox : Tips : Profile without .slt |Create a profile ]] without the random xxxxxxxx.slt.
===Extensions===
* [[Firefox : FAQs : Extensions]]
* [[Favorite extensions | Community favorite extensions]]
** [http://adblock.mozdev.org/ Adblock] allows you to selectively block advertisements.
** [http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/chatzilla/ Chatzilla] adds IRC capability.
** [http://pikey.me.uk/mozilla/#ss Session Saver] restores tabs from last session.
* [[Firefox : Tips : Extensions That Replace TBE | Extensions that replace TBE with smaller extensions]].
* Try a new [http://themes.mozdev.org theme] to make your browser look different.
* [[Newbie-guide to update compatible, but not installable extensions for a new FireFox-version.]]


===Display===
===Display===
* Install [http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/ nicer-looking fonts on Linux].
* Install [http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/ nicer-looking fonts on Linux].
* Disable [[Firefox : Tips : Animated Images | animated GIFs and images]].
* Disable [[Firefox : Tips : Animated Images | animated GIFs and images]].
* [[Firefox : Tips : Changing the Words Mozilla Firefox in Window Title | Change the phrase "Mozilla Firefox" in the window title.]]
 
* [http://minimizetotray.mozdev.org/ Minimize Firefox to tray (Windows)]
===Tabs===
* [[Tabbed browsing | About tabbed browsing.]]
* [[Change the style of tab markers | Italicize the title of unread background tabs]]
* [[Change the style of tab markers | Italicize the title of unread background tabs]]


===Tabs===
===Customizations===
* [[Move the tabbar (Firefox) | How to move the tabbar]]
* [[Move the tabbar (Firefox) | How to move the tabbar]]
* [[Tabbed browsing | About tabbed browsing.]]
* [[Firefox : Tips : Customize context menu | Customize context menu]].
* [[Firefox : Tips : Changing the Words Mozilla Firefox in Window Title | Change the phrase "Mozilla Firefox" in the window title.]]
* Try a new [http://themes.mozdev.org theme] to make your browser look different.


===Misc===
===Misc===
* [[About:config | Access hidden preferences]]
* [[Firefox : Tips : Making external programs in Linux use Firefox|Making external programs in Linux use Firefox]] for opening urls.
* [[Firefox : Tips : Making external programs in Linux use Firefox|Making external programs in Linux use Firefox]] for opening urls.
* [http://minimizetotray.mozdev.org/ Minimize Firefox to tray (Windows)]
* [[Firefox : Tips : Using The Search Bar | Using the search bar.]]
* [[Firefox : Tips : Using The Search Bar | Using the search bar.]]
* Perform [[Firefox_:_Tips_:_Quick_searches | quick searches]].
* Perform [[Firefox_:_Tips_:_Quick_searches | quick searches]].
* [[Firefox : Tips : Import Cookies From IE to Firefox | Import cookies from IE to Firefox]].
* [[Firefox : Tips : Import Cookies From IE to Firefox | Import cookies from IE to Firefox]].
* [[Firefox : Tips : Customize context menu | Customize context menu]].
* [[Move plugins to an another location (Firefox) | Move Firefox plugins to a location where it won't be erased by manual uninstalls]].
* [[Firefox : Tips : Disable Location bar autocomplete | Disable Location bar autocomplete]]
* [[Move plugins to an another location (Firefox) | Move Firefox plugins to a location where it won't be erased by manual uninstallls]].
* [[Emacs Keybindings (Firefox) | Use Emacs keybindings instead on Linux]].
* [[Emacs Keybindings (Firefox) | Use Emacs keybindings instead on Linux]].
* [[About:config | Access hidden preferences]].
* [[Firefox : Tips : Send Link | Sending the Current Page or a Link to it to a friend using Firefox]].
* [[Firefox : Tips : Send Link | Sending the Current Page or a Link to it to a friend using Firefox]].
* [[Firefox : Tips : Streaming Media | How to make media stream instead of downloading then playing]].
* [[Firefox : Tips : Streaming Media | Make media stream instead of downloading then playing]].
* [[Chrome URLs | How can I access managers, dialog boxes, etc. in a tab or a window]]?
* [[Chrome URLs | Access managers, dialog boxes, etc. in a tab or a window]]

Revision as of 09:00, 25 November 2004