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---+ Tips on Using Firefox %TOC% Here are some tips about using Firefox on Linux. ---++ Keyboard Shortcuts Some useful keyboard shortcuts: | *Shortcut* | *Action* | | Ctrl+T | Open a new tab | | Ctrl+Shift+T | Re-open the tab you just closed | | Ctrl+PageUp/PageDown | Switch to the next tab to the left/right | | Alt+1,Alt+2,... | Switch to the Nth tab | For a full list, click [[http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/keyboard][here]]. ---++ Extensions You can install Firefox extensions to add more functionality to it. To see what extensions you have installed, go to the *Tools* menu and click *Addons*, then go to the *Extensions* tab. A few useful extensions: | *Name* | *Description* | | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10][Adblock]] | Block advertisements | | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3615/][del.icious Bookmarks]] | del.icio.us bookmark integration | | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/398][Forecast Fox]] | Get weather updates on your status bar | | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/173][Gmail Notifier]] | Get notifications when your Gmail account has new mail | | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748/][Greasemonkey]] | Customize webpages using !JavaScript | | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4125][It's All Text!]] | Use an external editor to edit text boxes (useful for TWiki) | | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108/][Stylish]] | Manipulate webpages with CSS | | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122][Tab Mix Plus]] | More powerful tabbed browsing | | [[http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/FirefoxExtensionAddOn][TWiki Firefox Extension]] | TWiki editing menus | | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/394][ViewSourceWith]] | Another external editor addon with some other features | | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60][Web Developer]] | Tools for web developing | The full list of extensions can be found [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1][here]]. ---++ Themes Firefox has the capability to install spiffy themes to make things look groovy. To see what themes you have installed, go to the *Tools* menu and click *Addons*, then go to the *Themes* tab. The full list of themes can be found [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:2][here]]. ---++ Search Engines You can add more search engines to be used in your toolbar. Go [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:4][here]] for a full list. Here are a couple of search engines for use with our TWiki: ---+++ Jump To Topic This is a searchbar plugin that lets you jump to a TWiki topic from the Firefox search bar. It will also automatically suggest topic names as you type. This is similar to JumpAutoComplete, except that you don't have to visit the TWiki first. <img src="%PUBURL%/Main/TWikiBrowserPlugins/jump-screenshot.png" style="border: 1px dashed black"/> To install it, simply click <a href="javascript:window.external.AddSearchProvider('%PUBURL%/Main/TWikiBrowserPlugins/biostat-twiki-jump.xml');">here</a>. ---+++ Search This search plugin lets you search the TWiki from the Firefox search bar. To install, click <a href="javascript:window.external.AddSearchProvider('%PUBURL%/Main/TWikiBrowserPlugins/biostat-twiki-search.xml');">here</a>. ---++ Miscellaneous Firefox 3 may be really slow because it creates a large sqlite file in ~/.firefox/default/PROFILE/urlclassifier3.sqlite. This file contains a list of phishing sites (see [[http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=640383][here]] for more info). However, you may go to Edit->Preferences->Security and turn off the option to check for phishing sites, quit firefox, and delete the file. ---++ Other resources | *Page* | *Description* | | [[ModdingMozilla#Firefox][ModdingMozilla]] | Modding Mozilla workshop page | | JavaSetup | Installing Java for Firefox | | [[DalesNotes#Firefox_and_Printing][Firefox and Printing]] | Using KDE's print system with Firefox | | [[DalesNotes#Firefox_and_pdf_files][Firefox and PDFs]] | Using Adobe Acrobat to open PDF file from Firefox | | [[FrequentlyAskedQuestionsFAQ#Firefox_Questions][Firefox FAQ]] | Frequently asked questions about Firefox |
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