Recommended Firefox Addons

_raVan_ · 7th August 2009, 16:07

Hi,

Here the list of firefox addons which I would recommend. Please feel free to add to the list

1. Adblock Plus: Helps in blocking of ads. Moreover, you can add to the list of blocked contents. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

2. Tab Mix Plus: Customizes your firefox in a variety of ways. Mouse gestures, tab behaviours, sessions, menu editing, etc are supported. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122

3. IE Tab: Helps in rendering pages using IE engine as some webpages are designed keeping IE in mind. It works only in windows though. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419

4. FoxClocks: Displays various timezones in the bottom of the firefox. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1117

5. Tab Preview: Helps you view the content of the tab without actually clicking on it. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6132

6. Ctrl-Tab: Gives the display as the ALT-TAB of windows vista. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5244

7: PDF Download: Helps you to download and save the PDF instead of directly opening it in the browser. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636

_raVan_ · 7th August 2009, 19:39

Tweaks to Firefox config:

Open a new tab and type "about:config". Click ok in the next window.
Look for the below values:
a) network.http.pipelining -> set it to true
b) network.http.pipelining.requests -> set it to some integer value like 20. This means that it would be firing 20 requests at once
c) Right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it as “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

gd1418 · 7th August 2009, 20:32

All I get when I do this is a blank page. BTW, I'm typing this in the address bar of the new tab

Quote:

Originally Posted by _raVan_

Tweaks to Firefox config:

Open a new tab and type "about:config". Click ok in the next window.
Look for the below values:
a) network.http.pipelining -> set it to true
b) network.http.pipelining.requests -> set it to some integer value like 20. This means that it would be firing 20 requests at once
c) Right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it as “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

RX135 · 7th August 2009, 20:37

Nice thread!

Here is my addition to existing list:

Autopager (a must for any forum browser).
BugMeNot (Hate those "register first" sites?)
CoolIris (Excellent companion for google images)
StumbleUpon (Discover really good sites)
Xmarks (If you use firefox from multiple machines).

There are few others installed in my Firefox, but not everyone would be interested in them.

Thad E Ginathom · 7th August 2009, 20:45

Flashblock

Next to adblock-plus, that is my favourite. Stops all those wretched flash animations on pages from playing unless you want them to.

Stop Autoplay

Helps too. Unfortunately I am yet to find a way to completely disable all sound on all websites that I do not choose to listen to.

Configuration Mania

Helps to tweak stuff without going through about:config wondering what everything means!

Forecast Fox

For the weather

British English Dictionary

Because I can't spell

I have a few others too, but those are my favourites, apart from one new favourite I've only had for a couple of days so far: DownloadHelper which is for saving flash videos (eg Youtube). Seems very good.

TabMixPlus is not compatable with later versions; some functionality has been included anyway.

lancer_rit · 7th August 2009, 20:51

Nice thread :-) I use several of the addons. Some additional nice ones are:

* SwitchProxy (does not yet work with FF3.5)
* Forecastfox (weather forecastst from accuweather.com in status bar etc)
* All-in-one Sidebar - Sidebar to show all addons, history, bookmarks, downloads etc etc : very useful
* Image Zoom - zoom in/out images, and various possibilities

Cheers,

Raj1008 · 7th August 2009, 21:01

Thad just install a script blocker, nothing will ever play/load without your ok. Super way to secure the system too

Thad E Ginathom · 7th August 2009, 21:20

Raj... thanks; I tried that a while back. Security-wise, it seems to be the obvious thing to do, and is recommended by many.

I'm afraid that I found it so frustrating, given that so very many sites do use scripts, that I gave up on it

There's a thing called Greesemonkey too, but it seems to be for those who can program

quickdraw · 7th August 2009, 21:24

I've got

Greasemonkey, personas & twitterfox apart from those already mentioned.

Raj1008 · 7th August 2009, 21:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Raj... thanks; I tried that a while back. Security-wise, it seems to be the obvious thing to do, and is recommended by many.

I'm afraid that I found it so frustrating, given that so very many sites do use scripts, that I gave up on it

There's a thing called Greesemonkey too, but it seems to be for those who can program

I just add the sites I use often to safe list so that way it gets easier. No need to give an ok each time you visit them then.

Anyone knows an add on for US proxy servers? I like to listen to some US radio stations and watch hulu.com but they dont stream outside US.

mclaren1885 · 7th August 2009, 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by RX135

Autopager (a must for any forum browser)

Could you post a step by step process on how to configure this for TBHP? It works only for the new posts page and not for an thread that I open

.

Raajiv · 7th August 2009, 22:15

Here are the Addons in Firefox that i use at work

1.Selenium IDE
2.FireBUG
3.Gtranslate
4.Yslow
5.Grease Monkey

I am into web automation testing.

Thad E Ginathom · 7th August 2009, 22:43

I tried autopager, and could not get on with it at all.

What I'd most like to do with forums like this is have a next-page/previous-page key combination

Going off to find out what cooliris is!

A few minutes later... Oh! Neat! Thanks

sukiwa · 7th August 2009, 22:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Flashblock

Next to adblock-plus, that is my favourite. Stops all those wretched flash animations on pages from playing unless you want them to.

Will try this one, never searched for such add-on. Hence hadn't installed flash player and have used IE for viewing any flash content.

Personally, don't like to overdo with plug-ins or add-ons. adblock-plus is default & only one add-on for me.

Thad E Ginathom · 7th August 2009, 22:56

The more addons the more cumbersome, but I do enjoy experimenting with new ones; one can always discard them!

One that I miss (no update for current FF versions) is digger --- which facilitates going up the pathname tree of the URL. Quite often a link takes one to a page deep within a site, but one wants to look around.

7th August 2009, 16:07	#1
_raVan_ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 1,074 Thanked: 660 Times	Recommended Firefox Addons Hi, Here the list of firefox addons which I would recommend. Please feel free to add to the list 1. Adblock Plus: Helps in blocking of ads. Moreover, you can add to the list of blocked contents. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 2. Tab Mix Plus: Customizes your firefox in a variety of ways. Mouse gestures, tab behaviours, sessions, menu editing, etc are supported. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122 3. IE Tab: Helps in rendering pages using IE engine as some webpages are designed keeping IE in mind. It works only in windows though. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419 4. FoxClocks: Displays various timezones in the bottom of the firefox. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1117 5. Tab Preview: Helps you view the content of the tab without actually clicking on it. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6132 6. Ctrl-Tab: Gives the display as the ALT-TAB of windows vista. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5244 7: PDF Download: Helps you to download and save the PDF instead of directly opening it in the browser. Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636
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7th August 2009, 19:39	#2
_raVan_ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 1,074 Thanked: 660 Times	Tweaks to Firefox config: Open a new tab and type "about:config". Click ok in the next window. Look for the below values: a) network.http.pipelining -> set it to true b) network.http.pipelining.requests -> set it to some integer value like 20. This means that it would be firing 20 requests at once c) Right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it as “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
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7th August 2009, 20:37	#4
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	Nice thread! Here is my addition to existing list: Autopager (a must for any forum browser). BugMeNot (Hate those "register first" sites?) CoolIris (Excellent companion for google images) StumbleUpon (Discover really good sites) Xmarks (If you use firefox from multiple machines). There are few others installed in my Firefox, but not everyone would be interested in them.
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7th August 2009, 20:45	#5
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,020 Thanked: 26,599 Times	Flashblock Next to adblock-plus, that is my favourite. Stops all those wretched flash animations on pages from playing unless you want them to. Stop Autoplay Helps too. Unfortunately I am yet to find a way to completely disable all sound on all websites that I do not choose to listen to. Configuration Mania Helps to tweak stuff without going through about:config wondering what everything means! Forecast Fox For the weather British English Dictionary Because I can't spell I have a few others too, but those are my favourites, apart from one new favourite I've only had for a couple of days so far: DownloadHelper which is for saving flash videos (eg Youtube). Seems very good. TabMixPlus is not compatable with later versions; some functionality has been included anyway.
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7th August 2009, 20:51	#6
lancer_rit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 1,266 Thanked: 309 Times	Nice thread :-) I use several of the addons. Some additional nice ones are: * SwitchProxy (does not yet work with FF3.5) * Forecastfox (weather forecastst from accuweather.com in status bar etc) * All-in-one Sidebar - Sidebar to show all addons, history, bookmarks, downloads etc etc : very useful * Image Zoom - zoom in/out images, and various possibilities Cheers,
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7th August 2009, 21:01	#7
Raj1008 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 119 Thanked: 64 Times View My Garage	Thad just install a script blocker, nothing will ever play/load without your ok. Super way to secure the system too
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7th August 2009, 21:20	#8
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,020 Thanked: 26,599 Times	Raj... thanks; I tried that a while back. Security-wise, it seems to be the obvious thing to do, and is recommended by many. I'm afraid that I found it so frustrating, given that so very many sites do use scripts, that I gave up on it There's a thing called Greesemonkey too, but it seems to be for those who can program Last edited by Thad E Ginathom : 7th August 2009 at 21:22.
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7th August 2009, 21:24	#9
quickdraw Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,287 Thanked: 2,696 Times View My Garage	I've got Greasemonkey, personas & twitterfox apart from those already mentioned.
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7th August 2009, 22:15	#12
Raajiv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Monterey Bay,CA Posts: 263 Thanked: 5 Times	Here are the Addons in Firefox that i use at work 1.Selenium IDE 2.FireBUG 3.Gtranslate 4.Yslow 5.Grease Monkey I am into web automation testing.
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7th August 2009, 22:43	#13
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,020 Thanked: 26,599 Times	I tried autopager, and could not get on with it at all. What I'd most like to do with forums like this is have a next-page/previous-page key combination Going off to find out what cooliris is! A few minutes later... Oh! Neat! Thanks Last edited by Thad E Ginathom : 7th August 2009 at 22:54.
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7th August 2009, 22:56	#15
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,020 Thanked: 26,599 Times	The more addons the more cumbersome, but I do enjoy experimenting with new ones; one can always discard them! One that I miss (no update for current FF versions) is digger --- which facilitates going up the pathname tree of the URL. Quite often a link takes one to a page deep within a site, but one wants to look around.
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